"Views from Summit of Smokies, near Hall Cabin (The perpetual haze from which the Smoky Mts. derive their name makes long-range photography difficult.)"
"Views from Summit of Smokies, near Hall Cabin (The perpetual haze from which the Smoky Mts. derive their name makes long-range photography difficult.)"
The back of the photograph has handwritten caption that is very light and difficult to read, "Kep in winter leaning against mt. laurel a foot thick." The Album caption identifies this photograph as "Laurel near mine." This looks very much like the...
The pattern name of this color image is a variation of the Tennessee Blazing Star. Several distinctive qualities of this commercially woven coverlet indicate that an unidentified source or weaver produced it in the early twentieth century. Warp...
In this paper written by Raymond E. Pippin in the early 1930s, Pippin puts forward a plan for a craft cooperative system which would support crafts people across the United States. He outlines the problems of "Chaos and Ruin" resulting from the...
These wrenches were found in the tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Wrenches or spanners are used to tighten bolts and nuts. Longer wrenches produce more power in turning. The wrench in the back is stamped "7/18" "3/8" "N&B"...
During 1944, Marian Heard collected information of the crafts of the mountain area - usually as a questionnaire. Minnie Klar writes that the rationing of materials for World War II has made it difficult to obtain items needed for quilting. She...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
This goose, carved in apple wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first...
Sue McClure was a carver who specialized in animal carvings and preferred to use apple wood. These carved possums, however, are made from walnut, a particularly difficult wood to carve. McClure learned to carve at the John C. Campbell Folk School...
This swan, carved in holly wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first...
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 goose was made of holly wood by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter...
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...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 4, 1943. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
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 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...
