This photograph was made on June 7, 1977 on the occasion of the ground breaking of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. Attending the event was Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Mondale. A delegation of...
In this photograph Miss Cherokee, Debbie Conseen stands before a display of Cherokee baskets. The photograph was made on June 7, 1977 on the occasion of the ground breaking of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North...
Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Businesswomen -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Frontier and pioneer life; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Indians of North America...
Amy describes the upcoming Catch the Spirit of Appalachia Writer’s Celebration to be held at the Jarrett House in Dillsboro on November 9th. The event highlights regional writers. “Oh Perfect Love” by Jo Northup and Richard Birt plays in the...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Choral conductors -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Festivals -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Farm life...
Amy begins the show with her story “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” which is about the home her family lived in during the 1950s, in Cullowhee and how the song the story is named after helped her with difficulties in her life. The story is...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ammons family; Music students -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Western Carolina University. Fine & Performing Arts Center; Arts administrators -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County...
The show begins with Amy talking about her sister Doreyl and her interest in arts and crafts and how it was nurtured by her grandfather. The story is accompanied by “Shout to the Lord” performed by David Bauer. Doreyl’s guest on Creative...
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 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 in New Jersey in the 1930s. The invitation briefly describes the purpose of the Folk School and how the practice of traditional handicraft...
This is a 1942 invitation to an annual exhibit and sale of crafts from the John C. Campbell Folk School. The invitation describes the importance of the handicraft work of the John C. Campbell Folk School for supplementing farm income, especially...
This is a 1938 invitation to an annual exhibit and sale of crafts from the John C. Campbell Folk School. The invitation briefly describes the purpose of the John C. Campbell Folk School and the crafts produced, such as iron work, vegetable dyed...
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...
In this 1927 photograph, handmade chairs are set up in the Community Room of the John C. Campbell Folk School awaiting the Dedication Day ceremony. Jason Reed, a chair maker from Blairsville, Georgia, was commissioned by the school to produce...
Written by President Louise L. Pitman, this announcement describes upcoming events planned for a 1941 meeting of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild. Such a meeting was held each spring in Knoxville, Tennessee since the Guild’s founding in...
Frances Goodrich subtitled this early 1900s photograph "Granny Banks at the White Rock Fair." Banks holds two basket handles - one may be used as her purse. The White Rock Fair was an early community event in Madison County, North Carolina. ...
Frances Goodrich subtitled this early 1900s photograph "White Rock Picnic & Fair." The White Rock Fair was an early community event in Madison County, North Carolina. It is difficult to tell what is being displayed on the tables. Goodrich...
This early 20th century photograph shows a scene at the Cherokee Indian Fair, and event that has historically been an important social gathering in the life of the Cherokee community and a significant draw to tourists. First formally established...
This photograph shows the original site of annual Cherokee Indian Fair. The fair was originally held in Big Cove, beginning in 1914, later moving to the fairgrounds in Cherokee. The Cherokee Indian Fair is an event that has historically been an...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the...
