This small scale quilt is presumably a doll quilt. Composed of fabrics including cotton, wool, and a mixed rayon, the quilt is pieced by hand in a "Log Cabin and String" pattern. The backing is of pink fabric and the quilt's three layers are tied,...
Lucy Morgan learned weaving at Berea College and founded Penland Weavers and Potters which had grown into the Penland School of Handicrafts by the time of this survey. The final remarks, written by intake staff, read: "An informal teacher, good...
This letter was written by woodcarver Hope Caler Brown to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which...
This photograph of Tom Barnett with his fiddle was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Barnett lived in Peachtree, N.C. and contributed many of the songs that appear in Olive Dame Campbell's ballad collection. Among others he contributed the...
This wild turkey hen, or guinea hen, is signed "JH," and is presumed to have been carved by John Hall (1875-1962) in the 1930s. Hall was one of several carvers in the extended Hall family of Clay County, N.C. and was among the earliest carvers...
This letter was written by woodcarver Doris or Dot Reese to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative...
This letter was written by woodcarver Ethel Hogsed to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which...
This letter was written by woodcarver Fannie Ivester to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which...
This letter was written by woodcarver W.T. Massey to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which...
This letter was written by woodcarver Sue McClure to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which...
This letter was written by woodcarver J.H. (John) Hall to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which...
This letter was written by woodcarver Ben Hall to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which became...
This steer was carved in holly wood by John Hall (1875-1962), one of several carvers in the extended Hall family. His two brothers, Ben and Elisha, were both carvers. John Hall was among the earliest carvers working in the Brasstown area. He...
This mule was carved in cherry wood by John Hall (1875-1962), one of several carvers in the extended Hall family. His two brothers, Ben and Elisha, were both carvers. The "mad mule" became a signature piece of the Hall family. John Hall was among...
This St. Francis sculpture was carved by Dexter Dockery in walnut, a difficult wood to work. Dockery learned to carve at the John C. Campbell Folk School under instructor Murrial Martin along with Jack Hall sold his work through the Folk School's...
This St. Francis sculpture was carved by Dexter Dockery in walnut, a difficult wood to work. Dockery learned to carve at the John C. Campbell Folk School under instructor Murrial Martin along with Jack Hall sold his work through the Folk School's...
This sculpture of a possum family was carved in walnut, a difficult wood to carve. The piece was made by John Hall (1875-1962), one of several carvers in the extended Hall family. His two brothers, Ben and Elisha, were both carvers. John Hall...
This fox, made by Ben Hall (1885-1963), was made from cherry, a hard wood to carve. Hall was one of several carvers in the extended Hall family that lived in the Warne community east of Brasstown. Born Aaron Ben Hall, but known to all as Ben, he...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 7, 1941. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
These carved farm animals are a rarity among John C. Campbell Folk School carvings in that they are painted. Carvings sold through the school's woodcarving cooperative, known as the Brasstown Carvers, were typically farm animals that were carved,...
