In 1870, a woodcarver used the bones of 40,000 people, many of whom died from the bubonic plague, to create unspeakably bizarre decorations and furnishings for the crypt.
In the late 1870's a woodcarver named Dirks left his home in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, and shipped himself, wife and nine children to the New World where he settled down in.
Mestrovic was the sole architect, sculptor, woodcarver, mosaic worker, decorator.
Bob Guge Benefit Night set for Saturday in Elgin Elgin: Bob Guge Benefit Night set for Saturday The Bob Guge Benefit Night will be held Saturday starting at 6 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2700 W. Highland Ave., Elgin. The event is a benefit for the family of Bob Guge, a world-renowned woodcarver from Gilberts who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer. According to his family, Guge has only been given 18 to 24 months to live ...
June 24, 2013 - The Courier News