This photograph of an Allanstand Cottage Industries display includes baskets, brooms, and metal fireplace tools. There are also two oval mats made from cornhusks to be used as doormats. The photograph was made on October 3, 1935 to be used for...
This interior photograph of the Allanstand Cottage Industries salesroom was taken probably in the 1920s by Asheville photographer Herbert W. Pelton. The view shows the diversity of handmade items for sale. At the time the photograph was taken, the...
Carmen Beaver Fleming (1919-1995) started carving in 1937. She was self taught, encouraged initially by her brother, Nolan Beaver, and other family members. She sold her work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative known as the...
This photograph taken by Edward L. DuPuy, Jr. shows a group of Cherokee rivercane doubleweave baskets arranged on a handwoven blanket. Writing on the verso reads: "Taken 1952. Double weave baskets of river cane, drapery showing Road to Soco...
This photograph depicts Dexter Dockery and wife Hazel Dockery carving in their home. Dexter learned to carve under Murray Martin and Jack Hall at the John C. Campbell Folk School. After years of sanding Dexter's carvings, Hazel learned to carve...
This photograph shows Doris Reece carving small animals. Known as Dot Reece or "Mamma Dot," Doris Reese was first exposed to woodcarving through her neighbors Hope and Glen Brown who carved and sold their work through the woodcarving cooperative...
This is a 1937 invitation to an annual exhibit and sale of crafts from the John C. Campbell Folk School. The invitation emphasizes the popular woodcarvings, but also mentions other woodwork, vegetable dyed textiles, ironwork, and brooms. This...
This is an invitation to an annual exhibit and sale of crafts from the John C. Campbell Folk School, held at the Russell Sage Foundation in the 1930s. Special features were the music of John Jacob Niles and a presentation of the photographs of...
This is an invitation to an annual exhibit and sale of crafts from the John C. Campbell Folk School, held in New Jersey in the 1930s. The invitation briefly describes the purpose of the Folk School and how the practice of traditional handicraft...
This photograph depicts Helen Gibson starting to carve on a blank. Gibson learned to carve under John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and took additional lessons from Jack Hall. She has sold her work through the school's...
Hope and Glen Brown learned to carve from instructor Murrial Martin at the John C. Campbell Folk School in 1939 and 1940. They sold their carvings through the school's woodcarving cooperative which became known as the Brasstown Carvers. They...
This photograph shows J.A. Morris carving on the porch. Morris began carving in the 1940s. He studied under Murray Martin, one of the Folk School's first carving instructors. His first carvings were in apple, but he also carved in black walnut...
This photograph shows Janice Anderson (left) and Christine Gilbert (right) carving small animals. Christine is the daughter of the long-time Brasstown carver, Verda Anderson, and Janice is Verda's daughter-in-law. The women were introduced to...
This promotional brochure describes the purpose, philosophy, history, and activities of the John C. Campbell Folk School. It was produced by Georg Bidstrup when he became director of the school in 1952, although much of the information pertains to...
This postcard, titled "When day is done, we gather for song and fellowship", is part of a promotional packet of postcards was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School upon its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1950. The folder contains ten...
This postcard, titled "To intelligently tilll the soil is a sacred calling", is part of a promotional packet of postcards was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School upon its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1950. The folder contains ten...
This postcard, titled "The mind and the hand grow skillful under chisel and turning lathe", is part of a promotional packet of postcards was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School upon its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1950. The folder...
This postcard, titled "From native herbs, vegetables, and flowers, we gather colors of the rainbow", is part of a promotional packet of postcards was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School upon its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1950. The...
This postcard, titled "Better to teach and live. We maintain a 2000 unit poultry house", is part of a promotional packet of postcards was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School upon its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1950. The folder contains...
This postcard, titled "From copper and iron we create objects of beauty and utility", is part of a promotional packet of postcards was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School upon its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1950. The folder contains ten...
