Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here demonstrating carving for a group of children at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Hall often carved horses, and at least one horse carving can be seen on the table...
Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here carving a wooden horse at the 1951 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Asheville, North Carolina. Hall is known for carving horses, as shown in this photograph; other rough-cut carved figures are on...
Stone carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern
This undated small effigy figure is made of steatite, more commonly known as soapstone, and is shown here on a wooden base. It was made by John Julius Wilnoty (b. 1940), a self-taught carver and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The...
This color photograph by Bernice Stevens shows Jack Hall (1920-1984) and an unidentified woman demonstrating carving at the 1949 Craftsman's Fair in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Hall was born into a family of carvers living in the Warne community east...
Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here demonstrating carving and talking to a group of boys at the 1953 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Asheville, North Carolina. Carvings in various stages of completion are on display around the...
This goose and wild turkey, exact dates unknown, were carved from apple wood by W. J. Martin. The figures are sanded to a smooth finish, typical of the Folk School carvings. Carving well before the school's formal carving program was started, it...
Jack Hall (1920-1984) is shown here demonstrating carving at a table displaying finished animals and rough-cut items in progress. This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer at the 1950 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in...
This grouping of otters, carved by W. J. Martin, is made from apple wood. The figures are sanded to a smooth finish, typical of the folk school carvings. Carving well before the school's formal carving program was started, it may well be that...
This bull was carved from cherry wood by Jack Hall (1920-1984). Hall was born into a family of carvers living in the Warne community east of Brasstown. His father, A. Ben Hall, and uncles, John and Elisha, were well-respected carvers. With...
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 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 page provides an overview of the woodcarving cooperative that started at the John C. Campbell Folk School in the early 1930s and later became known as the Brasstown Carvers. It briefly mentions the origin of the carving group in Brasstown,...
Hayden Hensley and wife, Bonnie Logan Hensley, were some of the first students and woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk School. They sold their work through the school's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. This...
This camel in buckeye was carved by Jack Hall (1920-1984) as part of a collaborative nativity scene. Murrial Martin, a teacher at the John C. Campbell Folk School, originally designed crèche figures to be made by different carvers, each crèche...
This hissing goose (back left ) and large bird (front right) were carved out of buckeye by Glenn Brown and Hope Caler Brown, respectively. The large bird is marked "pattern," indicating an original prototype. Glen Brown was known for his carvings...
These two wise men were carved in holly wood by Jack Hall (1920-1984) as part of a nativity scene. Murrial Martin, a teacher at the John C. Campbell Folk School, originally designed crèche figures to be made by different carvers so that each...
This photograph of Bonnie Logan Hensley and Hayden Hensley sitting next to a box of carving blanks and carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. The Hensleys were some of the first...
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 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 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...
