Raymond Coins was born in 1904 in Stuart, Virginia and moved to an area near Winston Salem North Carolina when he was 10. he emerged as one of the finest folk carvers of his time. His wooden and stone carvings have found their way into virtually every important private collection. Coins stopped carving in 1990 because of his advanced age and passed away in 1998. He was acknowledged for his work and received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award in 1995. His carvings have been widely included in museum exhibitions like "Baking in the Sun: Visionary Images from the South", and "Signs and Wonders: Outsider Art Inside North Carolina".
Turtle 16" long $1,800 SOLD The Crucifixion 18 x 24 $9,000
