Adelaide Hancock learned to do metalwork at the Federal Arts School in Asheville, North Carolina. She seems to have preferred doing pewterwork, but the Second World War had made many metals scarce so she worked in silver. Questionnaires like this...
Allanstand Cottage Industries was founded as a sales outlet for regional craft artists. Founded in Madison County, North Carolina in 1896 by Frances Goodrich, the shop later moved to a storefront in Asheville. Goodrich donated the shop to the...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Anthony Lord was a college trained architect and metalworker. He taught blacksmith Lawrence Boone in Asheville, N.C. At the time of the survey, Lord was producing forge work only in his spare time or as it related to his architectural work. ...
Ashe is a self-taught weaver with 6-7 women working with her. She made table linens and rag rugs. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the Southern...
Bessie Lee Blauvelt (Mrs. William) made collages from natural materials which she sold as wall plaques, greeting cards, and jewelry. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint...
Brown Pottery was a family business "until taken over by commercial firm 3 or 4 years ago" (Valor Ware). D.P. Brown's son, Louis, was the fifth generation to work in clay. "Louis, the son, modeled little clay pigs, and Ruth, the daughter, made a...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Charlotte Yale worked with Eleanor Vance 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...
D.S. Trammell was self-taught. He gathered lichen "from all the country round about" and made boutonnieres. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the...
Daniel Boone IV, a direct descendant of the pioneer explorer, learned blacksmithing from his father. He also worked with Anthony Lord, an Arts & Craft metalworker, who settled in western North Carolina. Questionnaires like this one were the raw...
David Webb was a self-taught jewelry designer. At the time of the survey, he was in the army. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the Southern Highland...
Edward DuPuy was a self taught woodworker. He did very fine furniture making. He started the Village Workshop in 1932. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- 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...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Elizabeth Lord was college educated and taught weaving at Western Carolina Teacher's College (now Appalachian State University). At the time of this survey, Lord was director of Watauga Industries, a production weaving center. Questionnaires like...
Elsa Deutsch was raised in Vienna, Austria. She was trained as a metal sculptor. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the Southern Highland Handicraft...
Hardy Davidson was apparently self-taught. He taught woodcarving at Warren Wilson College [previously Dorland-Bell]. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by...
Harry Jenkins did woodwork and carving for "15 years or more." He served in the Army during World War II and did not think he would return to doing woodwork. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft...
Helen Hickman wove for many years and worked with Dorland Bell/Warren Wilson College. A note at the end of her papers reads "We are close to Moore General Hosital for wounded soldiers. I could help there if needed. Could give two or three...
Hilton pottery was a family operation that made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery, originally located in Catawba County, moved to McDowell County in 1934. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the...
Howard Ford, also known as Toni Ford, was raised in the mid-west and received extensive training in various craft media. His resume includes a long list of instruction books and equipment he was involved in creating. He worked for the Penland...
In 1944, the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders, Inc. received a $6,000 grant from the General Education Board to study the field of crafts as an income-producing venture in the southern Appalachian area. Grant staff...
