Barry Biesanz Explained

Barry Charles Biesanz, also known as Barry Biesanz Hiltunen (born September 1, 1948, in New Orleans) is a woodturner who became a Costa Rican citizen in 1998.

Life

As a 17 year old Detroit high school student, Barry received national press coverage for protesting the Vietnam war.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Newsweek quoted him in a 1966 article on "The Teenagers" as saying "I got my hair cut. But now they are regulating ideas and I can't get my ideas cut."[11] Another publication on the attitudes of 1966 teenagers, The young adult; identity and awareness also quoted him on this.[12]

Barry Biesanz moved to Costa Rica in 1971 and founded Biesanz Woodworks in 1972.[13]

Woodturning Press Coverage

External links

Notes and References

  1. Sell . Barry . January 9, 1965 . Detroit Opponents of War Fight School Suspensions . Bring the Troops Home Now Newsletter . 1 . 3 . 13.
  2. Web site: Detroit Free Press 17 Dec 1965, page Page 3 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  3. Web site: The Miami Herald 18 Dec 1965, page 92 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  4. Web site: Detroit Free Press 18 Dec 1965, page Page 5 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  5. Web site: The South Bend Tribune 17 Dec 1965, page 1 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  6. Web site: The Daily Sentinel-Tribune 20 Dec 1965, page 12 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  7. Web site: The Holland Evening Sentinel 17 Dec 1965, page Page 4 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  8. Web site: Lexington Herald-Leader 17 Dec 1965, page 23 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  9. Web site: Lansing State Journal 18 Dec 1965, page Page 13 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  10. Web site: Fort Lauderdale News 18 Dec 1965, page 28 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  11. Web site: 'The Teen-Agers,' 1966 PDF . 2023-04-02 . Scribd . en.
  12. Book: Winter . Gerald D. (Gerald David) . The young adult; identity and awareness . Nuss . Eugene M. . 1969 . [Glenview, Ill.] . Scott, Foresman .
  13. 2005 Woodturning Design Spring 2005 "Barry Biesanz He Found Woodturner's Heaven" by Sandy Gregor Issue #5 pages 32 - 35
  14. Web site: The Tico Times 18 Aug 2006, page 53 . 2023-03-31 . ticotimes.net . 18 August 2006 . en.
  15. Web site: Woodturning Design Spring 2005 . 2023-03-31 . en . 2005-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050502041948/http://www.woodturningdesign.com/issues/currentissue.html . bot: unknown .
  16. Web site: Artist Profile – Barry Biesanz: He Found Woodturner's Heaven – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  17. Book: Christensen, Dale L. . Beneath the Bark: Twenty Five Years of Woodturning . Utah Woodturning Symposium . 2004 . 978-0974978901 . Provo, Utah . en.
  18. Web site: The Leader-Post 31 May 2002, page 53 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  19. Web site: Edmonton Journal May 25 2002 . 2023-03-31 . en.
  20. Web site: Harbour City Star 05 Jun 2002, page 39 . 2023-03-31 . Newspapers.com . en.
  21. Web site: Wood from start to finish stars in tour – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  22. Web site: Costa Rica Today – "Crafts with the Scent of Wood" 1997 – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  23. Web site: American Woodturner – Un Encuentro Feliz 1995 – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  24. Web site: Dallas Morning News – Excerpt on Barry Biesanz – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  25. Web site: Arbolitos a su alcance – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  26. News: Downer . Sorrel . April 29, 1993 . Biesanz: A Master Craftsman in Wood . 8–9 . Costa Rica Today.
  27. Web site: Biesanz- A Master Craftsman in Wood – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  28. Book: Executive Yuan . Taipei International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts: Selected Overseas Exhibits . Council for Cultural Planning and Development . 1993 . 957-8515-94-4 . The Cetra Exhibition Hall at Sungshan Airport, Taiwan . 96 . en, zh.
  29. Web site: Taipei international exhibition of traditional art – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  30. Web site: Barry Biesanz Master Woodworker – Guide Magazine 1993 – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  31. News: Gonzalez . Gilda . 15 September 1992 . Magia de Madera . 8 . La Nacion.
  32. Web site: La Nacion – Magia de Madera – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  33. Web site: Tico Times – Noted Woodworker Backs Need to Conserve Forests – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  34. Web site: Queen Sofia of Spain collects Biesanz Art – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  35. Web site: Join Us Magazine – God Creates them, Biesanz Works Them – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  36. Knorr . Marge . 1989 . Featuring the Work of Barry Biesanz Costa Rica's Master Woodworker . International Woodworking Magazine . VI . 3 . 4–5.
  37. Web site: Featuring the Work of Barry Biesanz, International Woodworking – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  38. Book: West Art 1989-04-14: Vol 27 Iss 14 . 1989-04-14 . West Art . en.
  39. Web site: 1989-April-14-West-Art-pg-15-Oregon-School-of-Arts-and-Crafts – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.
  40. News: Fleming . Jeanie Puleston . 1987-08-23 . SHOPPER'S WORLD; Costa Rican Wood, Carved and Painted . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-31 . 0362-4331.
  41. News: Fleming . Jeanie . August 28, 1987 . Shopping for Costa Rican Handicrafts . 7 . International Herald Tribune . April 10, 2023.
  42. Web site: Barry Biesanz – Tico Times – June 1, 1984 – Biesanz Woodworks . 2023-08-22 . www.biesanz.com.