title: Conversations with Wood, The Collection of Ruth and David Waterbury
author: Ruth and David Waterbury
description: Catalog of the Ruth and David Waterbury Collection of wood art, featuring 522 images of objects made by 130 artists collected by the Waterburys since 1984. Published by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the volume includes essays by four curators of major museum collections which provide historical perspective on the development of wood art since the 1930's. Comments by the artists accompany the images sharing their memories, challenges and perspectives on the objects.
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  The World Walker
  
  
  Ian W.Sainsbury
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  Copyright © 2016 Ian W.Sainsbury
  
  
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  For Ruth
  
  
  # **Contents**
  
  
    
  
  
  [Title Page](part0000.html#1-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Copyright](part0001.html#UGI1-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Dedication](part0002.html#1T141-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0004.html#3Q281-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0005.html#4OIQ1-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0006.html#5N3C1-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0007.html#6LJU1-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0008.html#7K4G1-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0009.html#8IL21-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0010.html#9H5K1-118cfc489eca4ebcac97367d15607083)
  
  
  [Chapter 8](p