Marcus charles illions biography

marcus charles illions biography

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      Marcus Charles Illions, considered the world's greatest carousel carver, was born in Russia where he began an apprenticeship building circus wagons.

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  • Marcus Charles Illions was a master carver of wooden carousel horses and other figures at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City in the early 20th century.
    • Born of Eastern European Jewish ancestry, he immigrated as a teenager first to England, where he honed his carving skills, and then to the United States in
    Marcus Charles Illions, considered the world's greatest carousel carver, was born in Russia where he began an apprenticeship building circus wagons.
    Marcus Charles Illions () was a master carver of wooden carousel horses and other figures who flourished in the Coney Island.

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      Marcus Charles Illions (1874-1949) was a master carver of wooden carousel horses and other figures who flourished in the Coney Island section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn in the early 20th Century.

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  • Marcus Charles Illions () was a master carver of wooden carousel horses and other figures who flourished in the Coney Island section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn in the early 20th Century.

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    Marcus Charles Illions (1865/74-1949)

    Brooklyn, New York

    1910

    Paint on wood with glass eyes

    51 x 84 x 20"

    Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York

    Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler from the Mary Lawrence and Walter Youree Collection, Oregon, 2008.2.1

    Photo by Paul Foster

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    In the age of industrialization, mechanical ingenuity was also applied to the amusement industries that arose to capitalize on leisure time and the discretionary income newly available to fill those hours. One such amusement was the carousel. Although mechanized carousels were introduced into America by the 1860s, it was not until the innovation that allowed the horses to move up and down, patented by Coney Island manufacturer William F. Man