Clementine Douglas was interested in every stage of the process from creating fiber to finished weaving. As part of this interest she grew a small plot of flax. This page of samples was created to illustrate the various stages of processing linen...
This lidded doubleweave rivercane basket was made by Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. The basket is modeled after an 18th century Cherokee basket in the collection of the British Museum. In...
Historical markers -- Georgia; Signs and signboards -- Georgia;
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Cherokee Indians -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Arts --...
Amy tells a story from her Uncle Sterling about breaking in horses to start the show. “Keep on the Firing Line” by the Cockman Family follows the story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Mike Potts, whose father owned the Rebel Restaurant...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This sound recording is an excerpt from an interview with Oscar Cantrell talking about teaching blacksmithing to GIs after World War II. Cantrell worked at the John C. Campbell Folk School and also taught blacksmiting. George Armstrong conducted...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph of Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) was taken by Doris Ulmann around 1933 or 1934. Hilton pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery, originally located in Catawba...
This painted stoneware figure of Mary with the Christ child was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The...
This pottery figure of an angel is one of a pair and was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery,...
This painted stoneware figure of a young man carrying an armful of wood was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil...
This painted stoneware sugar and creamer set with dogwoods was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) in the early 1940s. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery,...
This painted stoneware case was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) in the early 1940s. The off-white clay has been painted with a house and garden. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the...
This pottery covered dish was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) during the 1930s. The hen is made from red clay, possibly local, which has been painted and coated with a clear glaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made...
This painted stoneware figure of a woman was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. The clay body is painted with a clear over glaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting...
This pottery figure of a woman with a hat was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably during the 1920s. This early figure is roughly painted with a clear overglaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery...
These angels were carved in relief out of holly wood by Ruth Fleming Hawkins. After a friend brought Hawkins a napkin ring carved at the John C. Campbell Folk School, she began to carve herself. Hawkins sold her work through the Folk School's...
These two boys with cups were carved out of holly wood by Ruth Fleming Hawkins. After a friend brought Hawkins a napkin ring carved at the John C. Campbell Folk School, she began to carve herself. Hawkins sold her work through the Folk School's...
This undated photograph, taken by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, shows Julia Ned Taylor (1902-1991) at home on her porch in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. Taylor is trimming white oak splits to prepare for basket weaving. A...
This 1895 photograph from the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives shows a group of students a few months after their arrival at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia. Founded as a Freedman's Bureau school...
This photograph, taken in 1932 by an unknown photographer, is from the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 133, published in 1943. It is titled, "Wiliwesti's Artifacts" and shows a variety of Cherokee craft items...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a white oak storage basket made by Carol Welch, utilizing techniques and patterns usually associated with rivercane. Its pattern is the Chief’s Daughter. Carol Smith Welch was the...
