Lucy Nola George (1897-1978) was a basket maker from the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. She often demonstrated her craft at the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands. This photograph, taken by Edward L. Dupuy, is from the 1953...
Three of the John C. Campbell Folk School's Brasstown Carvers are shown here demonstrating for at the 1953 Craftsman's Fair. The photograph verso identifies the carvers from left to right as Mrs. Sue Reese, Mr. A. Ben Hall, and Jack Hall; but...
This color photograph was taken by Bernice Stevens at the 1949 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It shows Southern Highland Handicraft Guild member, Lawrence Boone demonstrating blacksmith work. Boone was a...
A. Ben Hall was one of the early Brasstown Carvers. This color photograph was taken in July of 1949 by Bernice Stevens at the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
This color photograph by Bernice Stevens shows Jack Hall (1920-1984) and an unidentified woman demonstrating carving at the 1949 Craftsman's Fair in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Hall was born into a family of carvers living in the Warne community east...
Mary Frances Davidson was an expert using vegetable dyes to color fiber. She taught at Penland Craft School and was connected with the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Fairs for many, many years. This photograph was taken by Bernice Stevens at...
Mary Frances Davidson was an expert at using vegetable dyes to color fiber. She taught at Penland Craft School and was a regular at Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Fairs for many, many years. She is shown here transferring yarn from a bobbin...
The woman on the right in the photograph is Murrial Martin, who came to Brasstown, North Carolina from Baltimore, Maryland in order to teaching woodcarving at the John C. Campbell Folk School. She is shown here with an unidentified Brasstown...
Ossie Phillips taught weaving at the Crossnore School in North Carolina. She also demonstrated weaving at the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in July 1949. She is doing an open-work table runner on an 8-harness...
Walter Benjamin Stephen (1875-1961) came to North Carolina from Nebraska. He established the Pisgah Pottery in Arden, North Carolina, which was especially known for its turquoise glazes. This photograph was taken by Bernice Stevens at the...
These unidentified demonstrators are probably Helen Wilmer Stone Viner (ca. 1891-1978) and her son. Viner was born in Louisiana and came to Appalachia as a teacher at the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky. She later moved to Saluda,...
Mr.& Mrs. William Perry Smith were carvers and dollmakers who often demonstrated at Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Fairs. William Smith, more commonly known as Willie Smith, taught himself woodcarving after he lost both of his legs in a...
Herman Estes taught wood working skills at John C. Campbell Folk School. This photograph, taken by Edward L. DuPuy, shows Estes demonstrating wood-turning at the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Asheville, North Carolina in July, 1951.
Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual was always represented at the Craftsman's Fairs of the Southern Highlands. This display of Cherokee baskets appeared at the 1951 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville,...
Cherokee craftspeople produced a variety of items that were sold at the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands. This display from the 1952 fair in Asheville, North Carolina shows items of wood, metal, and clay that were made on the Qualla...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. In this photograph, taken by Clem Kalischer, Stamper demonstrates her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. She demonstrated her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In this photograph, taken by Clem Kalischer,...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. She demonstrated her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In this photograph, taken by Clem Kalischer,...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. She demonstrated her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In this photograph, taken by Clem Kalischer,...
Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) was a Cherokee basket maker who made double weave baskets. In this photograph, by an unknown photographer, Stamper demonstrates her art at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg,...
