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Thomas Langan was born in 1942. He is a self-taught artist; his first carvings were decoys,
known as gunning birds and his style was influenced by the functional design of early
American decoys. Tom began carving full time at age 35 when his subjects grew to include
domestic, farm and forest animals; trade signs; whirligigs, salt water fish and weathervanes.
Most pieces are life size or larger. Tom's Whistling Swan is in the permanent collection of the
Museum of American Folk Art in Manhattan. His work has gone on world tour including
exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute and at American embassies in Moscow and Bolivia. Film
Documentary: 'Art in America' Commissions: General Foods Corporation; Carillon Importers
(Absolut Vodka); Merrill-Lynch Private Collections: Robert Bishop; William J. Casey; John
Cleese; Roger Karas; Penny Marshall; Casper Wineburger; Charles Wysocki Publications:
Country Home Magazine; The Absolut Book; New York Times; Newsday; American Folk Art of
the 20th Century; American Country; Weathervanes. Tom's studio is in Roslyn Harbor, Long
Island where he lives with his wife, Penelope, two Beagles and an American Water Spaniel.
known as gunning birds and his style was influenced by the functional design of early
American decoys. Tom began carving full time at age 35 when his subjects grew to include
domestic, farm and forest animals; trade signs; whirligigs, salt water fish and weathervanes.
Most pieces are life size or larger. Tom's Whistling Swan is in the permanent collection of the
Museum of American Folk Art in Manhattan. His work has gone on world tour including
exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute and at American embassies in Moscow and Bolivia. Film
Documentary: 'Art in America' Commissions: General Foods Corporation; Carillon Importers
(Absolut Vodka); Merrill-Lynch Private Collections: Robert Bishop; William J. Casey; John
Cleese; Roger Karas; Penny Marshall; Casper Wineburger; Charles Wysocki Publications:
Country Home Magazine; The Absolut Book; New York Times; Newsday; American Folk Art of
the 20th Century; American Country; Weathervanes. Tom's studio is in Roslyn Harbor, Long
Island where he lives with his wife, Penelope, two Beagles and an American Water Spaniel.
Thomas Langan
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