Albert Hoffman (1915-1993)  - New Testament. Two-sided carved walnut. 
H 49-1/4 in. (Base) W 15-1/4 in. D 5 in.
Provenance: Andrew Edlin Gallery, 2009.
Hoffman was an American painter and wood carver. Never progressing beyond a sixth-grade education, Hoffman earned his living operating a junkyard in Galloway Township, New Jersey, near Atlantic City. A self-taught artist, he found inspiration in narratives from the Torah and Nevi'im; over his lifetime he produced over 250 carvings whose subjects were drawn from the Bible or from his Jewish background. Hoffman's work has been shown across the eastern United States and a number of American museums hold public collections, including the American Folk Art Museum, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, and the Noyes Museum of Art.