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From profile at Anton Haardt Gallery website: "Fred Webster was a native Alabamian who took up wood carving as a hobby when he retired from his position as a high school principal [ca. 1976]. The hobby soon became a passion, and Webster is now recognized as one of the state’s most accomplished folk carvers. His primary subject matter is biblical, such as the Temptation of Adam or Jonah and the Whale, or figures like angels in concert. There is a striking sense of whimsy to his small figural groupings, particularly the devils engaged in playful scenes of temptation. . . . Fred Webster is now a well known folk artist . . . most well known for his religious subjects, as he was a reverent Methodist Church member. His work contained reference to Old and New Testaments, Adam and Eve, Angel Gabriel, and more. Webster's carvings, like his Noah's Ark, are elaborate and complex structures.. . "