This column on the art of the carousel is in response to readers who asked how volunteers actually carved the horses on the Berkshire Carousel. Figure carving for carousels became a lost art in 1930.

An image of an ugly carousel horse has gone viral across social media, with users posting the goofy creature into iconic film images. Where Did The ‘Ugly Carousel Horse’ Meme Come From? On X (Twitter) ...

In a secret storage locker in North Portland, Stephanie Brown pulls back dusty plastic sheeting to reveal a herd of painted ponies. They’re members of the Jantzen Beach carousel menagerie, and they’ve ...

The Looff Carousel's painted ponies have been spinning for a century at the -- a triumph of tradition in a field dominated by the pursuit of new thrills. "I love it," says Gerry Watt, 57, of ...