William Henry Fry was a wood carver and gilder

Gilder

Gilder may refer to :* A craftsman who performs gilding* A character in the video game Skies of Arcadia; see Skies of Arcadia characters.* A program by MDY designed to assist players in World of Warcraft in collecting in game valuables.-People:...

 of the Aesthetic Movement born in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. In the 1850s Fry moved to Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

 to work in a shop run by his father, Henry Fry

Henry Fry

Henry Kenneth Fry BSc, BSc, MBBS, MD, DSO : Rhodes Scholar, physician and anthropologist, Medical Officer for the City of Adelaide.*1886: Born 25 May 1886 North Adelaide, South Australia*Educated Prince Alfred College...

. In the 1870s the family began giving private instruction to Cincinnatians on woodcarving techniques. His father, incidentally, carved the throne of Queen Victoria. Many of his wood pieces can be viewed at the Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati Art Museum

The Cincinnati Art Museum is one of the oldest art museums in the United States. Founded in 1881, it was the first purpose-built art museum west of the Alleghenies. Its collection of over 60,000 works make it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Midwest.Museum founders debated locating...

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