Golden Globe for Promoting International Understanding. Art With no formal training, Papashvily began carving in 1940. He soon developed a signature style that was a combination of naive and modern. He carved directly in wood and stone, sculpting free-standing figures and bas relief. His favorite subjects came from nature: animals, flowers, and an occasional human figure. Among his most famous works are: War's End (1946) Pigeons (1948, Hazleton Art League) Ram (1951) Butterfly (1952, Woodmere Art Gallery) Horse (1955, National Art Gallery of the Republic of Georgia) Animal (1957, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery) Apple (1959) Library Bears (1966, Fox Chase Branch, Free Library of Philadelphia) Bear Cub with Frog (1966, West Oak Lane Branch, Free Library of Philadelphia) Otter (1975, Children's Literature Research Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia) Papashvily exhibited widely in solo exhibitions and with painters who were his friends. See also List of Georgians List of Georgian writers List of sculptors Culture of Georgia References External links Finding Aid for the George and Helen Papashvily Archives, Special Collections, Linderman Library, Lehigh University Dictionary of Georgian National Biography Literature about George Papashvily American Artist magazine, October, 1955. George Papashvily: Sculptor, a retrospective catalogue with an introduction by Charles H. Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania, 1979. 1898 births 1978 deaths American people of Georgian (country) descent Sculptors from Georgia (country) Male writers from Georgia (country) 20th-century sculptors 20th-century artists from Georgia (country) Soviet emigrants to the United States People from Mtskheta-Mtianeti Russian military personnel of World War I American male novelists American male sculptors 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists 20th-century American male writers