What is David Esterly?
[[File:Esterly mounting exihibition (cropped).jpg|200px|right]] '''David Esterly''' (May 10, 1944 – June 15, 2019) was an American [[limewood]] carver, self-described sculptor<ref name=201906cbs>{{cite news |last1=Salie |first1=Faith |last2=Laudato |first2=Anthony |title=The delicate craft of wood carver David Esterly |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-delicate-craft-of-wood-carver-david-esterly/ |access-date=2019-06-02 |agency=CBS Sunday Morning |publisher=CBS News |date=2019-06-02}}</ref> and writer. He was known for his naturalistic style of the British carver [[Grinling Gibbons]] (1648–1721). He was born in [[Akron, Ohio]]. Esterly’s own carving began as decorative [[foliage]] work. He was a guest artist at the [[American Academy in Rome]]. He worked on commission for patrons in the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom|Britain]], and [[Europe]]. His works are at the [[Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute]] in [[Utica, New York|Utica]]. In early 2019, he was diagnosed with [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]]. Esterly died at his home in [[Barneveld, Wisconsin]] from the disease on June 15, 2019, aged 75.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/uticaod/obituary.aspx?n=david-esterly&pid=193163769 David Esterly obituary]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Esterly, David}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from motor neurone disease]] [[Category:American artists]] [[Category:Writers from Akron, Ohio]] [[Category:Writers from New York (state)]] {{US-bio-stub}}