Rude Osolnik
United States, 1915–2001
Place of BirthDawson, New Mexico, United States
Place of DeathBerea, Kentucky, United States
BiographyRude Osolnik first learned crafts in high school, from his industrial arts teacher. He studied several craft media in college, specializing in woodturning. After marrying his wife in 1937, the two created a successful business called Osolnik Originals. In addition to crafting woodturned objects, Osolnik taught for more than fifty years; he spent many years (1937 through 1978) at Berea College in Kentucky, where he founded the furniture-making program. Education: B.F.A., Bradley University, 1937; M.F.A., Bradley University, 1950
Years: United States, 1920–2006
Years: France, 1896 – 1985
