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Papercutters Hall of Fame

(click on the names below for more about each!)

This page is dedicated to all those, within and without the Guild of American Papercutters, around the world, who have advanced the art and craft of papercutting over the years. This “Hall of Fame” owes its existence to the labor of love that has been carried out for so long by David Dorfmüller, himself a longtime Guild member and wonderful papercut artist, who created and maintains a sister page to this, papercutters.info. We hope eventually to meld the two pages. See also the ongoing wonderful compilation of papercutting artists by Elsa Mora Horberg, the artistic director and curator of ArtYard, on her site All About Papercutting. For silhouettes by UK artists, see the impressive work of the Profiles of the Past initiative, which is focused on British portrait silhouette history. Please send tips, suggestions for inclusion, photos or images of artwork that may be shown here, or even whole biographies or articles for possible inclusion! Email us: GAP@papercutters.org

  • David Alexander (1943-2010)
  • Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
  • Deborah Baird (. -2011)
  • Paul D. Beal (1929-2014)
  • Joseph Thomas Budziak (Budd-Jack) (ca. 1900-1961)
  • Mary A. Delany (née Granville) (14 May 1700-15 April 1788)
  • Sister Mary Jean Dorcy (Frances Emma Dorcy) (1914-1988)
  • Auguste Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart (1789-1861)
  • Brian Ross Flora (1950-2002)
  • John Field (1772-1848)
  • Helen Fisher (1909-1993)
  • Peggy Gleason (1933-2012)
  • Mary Lou “Sukey” Harris (4 Sept 1934 – 29 Dec 2019)
  • Friedrich Kaskeline (1863-post 1931)
  • Britta Kling (1935-2011)
  • Joanna Koerten (1650-1715)
  • Anne Leslie (1931-2010)
  • Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801)
  • Cai Lun (c. 50–62 – 121 CE)
  • Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (1869-1954)
  • John Miers (1756-1821)
  • Ugo Mochi (1889-1977)
  • Henry Niles (born Niebrzydowski) (1922 – 2011)
  • Jan Ormerod (23 Sept 1946-23 Jan 2013)
  • Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
  • Henry “X” Ackley Sackett (1859-1938)
  • Luise Adelaide Lavinia (Adele) Schopenhauer (1797-1849)
  • Étienne de Silhouette (de Zulueta) (1709-1767)
  • Beatrix (Beatrice) Sherman (1894-1975)
  • Paul H. Trattner (1942-2013)
  • Dai “The Professor” Vernon (1894-1992)
  • Moses Williams (1777-c. 1825)
  • David Wisniewski (1953-2002)
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Through its publications, traveling exhibits, papercutting conferences, workshops, and demonstrations, members of the Guild of American Papercutters (GAP) seek to spread and celebrate the art of cutting paper. Whether you actively design and cut in paper, or simply appreciate the finished works of papercutters, we invite you to join our community. Our worldwide membership embraces all styles, materials, cutting methods, and experience levels. However you work, whatever your style, you will find kindred artists in the Guild of American Papercutters.

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