Robert Witt Ames / Collection

Sculptures & Figures

Carved in wood with extraordinary precision, Ames' figures range from intimate devotional objects to commanding full-length statues. Each piece bears the marks of the artist's hand and the grain of the material.

Miner relief carving

Wood

This is a carving made of wood. Roxanne Nieman.

Hippies Hitchhikers

Wood

These are hippies hitchhiking. ’BIG’ of Big Sur on the sign fell off and was lost. Price Tag on bottom $200/ea. Someone tried to scratch off. Acquired from Jo Merryfield’s estate Aug 1995. Measures 12 inches high and 4 x 3 inches wide. Jana Corey

Mexican Laborer & Indigenous Person Bookends

Carved pine, painted

Bookends of these two personas, Mexican-6”x 6-1/4” & Indigenous-5-3/4” x 6-1/4”. Amy Merryfield

4-piece Black Jazz Band Wagon & Driver

Carved wood

The "4-piece Black Jazz Band Wagon & Driver" includes four jazz players, two horses, a wagon and a driver. It measures 42 inches long and is 10 inches high. Amy Merryfield.

Thinker

Carved wood

Measures 13.5 inches tall, 7 x 4 wide. Weighs 2 pounds, 7 oz. Acquired from Jo Merryfield’s estate Aug 1995. Amy Merryfield

Black Slave

Carved wood

Measures 13 inches tall, 3.25 x 3.25 inches wide. Weighs 1 pound, 2.1. oz. Date on item 1966. Amy Merryfield.