These documents pertain to the life and work of Hardy Davidson, a woodcarver from Swannanoa, N.C. Included are a brief profile written for the publicity department of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in 1948 and a transcription of an...
The Spinning Wheel was a weaving and craft shop operated by Clementine Douglas in Asheville, N.C. It first opened in 1925. At the time of the survey, the shop was located in a log cabin in South Asheville, which is still in use today. Douglas...
This is a transcript of an interview of weaver Virginia Dare Strother conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Strother grew up in Sugar Grove, N.C. and was descended from a long line of weavers. In the interview she talks about...
Carved from apple wood, this finely carved deer is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied...
Carved from apple wood, these finely carved deer are the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied...
Carved from apple wood, this finely carved doe is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied at...
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This photograph of Allen Eaton was taken by Doris Ulmann in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Often referred to as 'Dean of American Crafts,' Eaton observed, studied, supported, and promoted the Craft Revival. Eaton's thoughts regarding the infusion...
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...
Nolan Beaver (1916-1998) studied woodcarving at the John C. Campbell Folk School under Murray Martin in the mid-1930s. He carved from the 1930s through the 1970s and sold his work through the school's woodcarving cooperative, which came to be...
This shopping basket, a double weave rivercane basket with a white oak handle, was made by accomplished Cherokee basket weaver, Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1968. The 18" high basket is made...
This two-handled purse basket, or "shopper" as it is known locally, was made by accomplished Cherokee basket weaver, Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) and photographed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969. The 14" high basket was woven in a...
Basket maker Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) is shown here working on a double weave rivercane basket in this Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph from 1969.
Living and working in the Big Cove community northeast of Cherokee, Eva Wolfe was a master...
In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) is shown splitting rivercane in preparation for making a rivercane basket. Wolfe is shown on the porch of her home in Big Cove.
Living...
In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) is peeling rivercane in preparation for making a rivercane basket. Wolfe is shown on the porch of her house in Big Cove.
Living and...
This undated photograph of Cherokee basket weaver Eva Queen Wolfe (1922-2004) was made by photographer Edward DuPuy. Wolfe is shown working on a single weave rivercane basket on the porch of her home in Big Cove.
Living and working in the Big...
This finely detailed pair of figures, exact dates unknown, is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County, North Carolina. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so...
Carved from holly and date unknown, this highly detailed figure is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made...
This undated photograph, by an unknown photographer, depicts a copper serving set believed to be made by Arch Miller. Its design is traditional early American, rather than Native American, although Miller often worked in small Indian motifs, like...
This undated photograph, by an unknown photographer, depicts two candlesticks believed to be made by Arch Miller. They are identical, except for their material; one is made from copper, the other from sheet steel. Arch Miller belonged to the...
This undated photograph, by an unknown photographer, depicts two small ash trays that are believed to have been made by Arch Miller. To make items like these, sheet copper is cut and then hammered into shape, leaving the texture of the hammer...
