1960s Florida Tiki Carver - Frank Schmudde - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Mon, May 11, 2009 11:56 AM Man, is that man still alive!? An unsung American pop sculpture hero. When comparing these photos... ....it becomes evident that he was the artiste that carved all those amazing gods at the Tahitian resort: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=29685&forum=2 ...and probably the Tikis at the Makai restaurant at the Tahitian Gardens development: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=32239&forum=2 "...However, the exterior had really cool human-sized abstract (almost 50s biomorphic style) tikis carved of lava that were set into the exterior walls. There was also plenty of Polynesian-style wood trim (tiki totems, etc.)...." That SOUNDS like his work, now if we could only get good photos of it! [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-05-11 13:06 ]

Man, is that man still alive!? An unsung American pop sculpture hero. When comparing these photos...

....it becomes evident that he was the artiste that carved all those amazing gods at the Tahitian resort:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=29685&forum=2

...and probably the Tikis at the Makai restaurant at the Tahitian Gardens development:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=32239&forum=2

"...However, the exterior had really cool human-sized abstract (almost 50s biomorphic style) tikis carved of lava that were set into the exterior walls. There was also plenty of Polynesian-style wood trim (tiki totems, etc.)...."

That SOUNDS like his work, now if we could only get good photos of it!

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-05-11 13:06 ]

Post #453118 by bigbrotiki on Mon, May 11, 2009 11:56 AM