This article describes numerous examples of the Craft Revival in western North Carolina. Written by Annie Creelman, it appeared in the June 1, 1923 edition of "Southern Agriculturist." The article gives an overview of the generalized interest in...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Amanda Crowe. Crowe was born on July 16, 1928 and started carving at the age of four. Crowe is perhaps most famous for her bear carvings, which have become her signature pieces. Crowe taught...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Amanda Crowe. Crowe was born on July 16, 1928 and started carving at the age of four. Crowe is perhaps most famous for her bear carvings, which have become her signature pieces. Crowe taught...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Adam Welch. Welch was born in the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Boundary May 22, 1925. It was not until Mr. Welch retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he discovered his...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Adam Welch. Welch was born in the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Boundary May 22, 1925. It was not until Mr. Welch retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he discovered his...
This paper gives an overview of the newly created Southern Highlanders, Inc. and places its purpose and mission in context of the history and revival or traditional craft in the southern Appalachian region. The paper was written by Clementine...
This photographic postcard shows two women (left) making splint baskets and a third feeding fiber on to her spinning wheel. There are numerous baskets about the porch and ceramic items on the shelf in the background. This postcard was produced by...
This photographic postcard depicts a woman putting the finishing edge on a small basket, while other baskets are displayed beside her on the porch. This postcard was produced by the Blue Ridge Weavers most likely for tourists visiting the region...
This photographic postcard depicts a woman in a rustic cabin working the edging on a decorative basket. This postcard was produced by the Blue Ridge Weavers most likely for tourists visiting the region around the 1920s. Blue Ridge Weavers was...
This photograph of Quentin Clayton carving a duck was taken by Doris Ulmann in the Brasstown, N.C. area, in the summer of 1933. Eleanor Roosevelt purchased one of Clayton's carvings at the Mountain Handicrafts exhibit sponsored by the Southern...
Furniture -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Eleanor Vance worked with Charlotte Yale in Tryon, North Carolina where the two founded Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood-Carvers in 1915. They had previously worked together managing Biltmore Estate Industries which they founded with Edith Vanderbilt in...
This signed photograph of potter Oscar Louis Bachelder (1852-1935) was taken by Doris Ulmann around 1933 or 1934. This portrait depicts Bachelder holding a piece of pottery. He operated the Omar Khayyam Pottery in Candler, North Carolina from...
This unsigned photograph of "Aunt" Molly Laney carding wool was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Laney is using cards to pull the wool fiber into line before it is spun. Laney family members were early students at the John C. Campbell Folk...
This photograph of Hayden Hensley with several carving blanks was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or1934. Hensley was one of the first woodcarvers trained at the John C. Campbell Folk School, participating in the...
This photograph of William Julius Martin carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Martin, also known as W. J. Martin or "Preacher" Martin, was a farmer in Brasstown, N.C. who supplemented his income with woodcarving prior...
This photograph of William Julius Martin carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in the summer of 1933. Martin, also known as W. J. Martin or "Preacher" Martin, was a farmer in Brasstown, N.C. who supplemented his income with woodcarving...
This photograph of Gwen Cornwell carving a small animal was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. Cornwell was one of the first woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk School participating in the cooperative that...
This photograph of Gwen Cornwell (left) and William "Gyp" Johnson (right) carving, was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. Cornwell and Johnson were some of the first woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk...
This photograph of Quentin Clayton with a small carving was taken by Doris Ulmann in the Brasstown, N.C. area, in 1933 or 1934. Eleanor Roosevelt purchased one of Clayton's carvings at the Mountain Handicrafts exhibit sponsored by the Southern...
John C. Campbell Folk School was one of the leaders in the crafts revival period and served as a model for other craft enterprises. At the time of this survey, the school offered classes in woodworking, woodcarving, weaving, and vegetable or...
