This promotional postcard was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1940s. It features woodcarvings done by the school's woodcarving cooperative which became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The original photograph was taken by Betty...
This photograph taken in the 1920s shows John Hall and his wife carving wood on the porch of their home. John Hall was a member of the woodcarving cooperative founded at the John C. Campbell Folk School which later became known as the Brasstown...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph features several carved animals and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. The larger hand-carved bird figure was made by...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph features an arrangement of handmade craft items and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. This photograph features several...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph features several carved animals and was taken by John Jacob Niles, in the 1930s. Niles (1892-1980) accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. These hand-carved animal figures were made at the...
This photograph illustrates woodcarvings made by the woodcarvers' cooperative which was one of the first economic development projects for the John C. Campbell Folk School. This group later became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The photograph...
This photograph of William Julius Martin carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in the summer of 1933. Martin, also known as W. J. Martin or "Preacher" Martin, was a farmer in Brasstown, N.C. who supplemented his income with woodcarving...
This photograph illustrates woodcarvings made by the woodcarvers' cooperative which was one of the first economic development projects for the John C. Campbell Folk School. This group later became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The photograph...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was taken circa 1935 and illustrates the sanding and finishing work of woodcarvings. In the early 1930's a cooperative for woodcarvers developed at the John C. Campbell Folk School; this group eventually became known as the...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This mounted black and white photograph depicts John Hall carving a mule on his front porch, circa 1930s. John Hall was a member of the woodcarving cooperative founded at the John C. Campbell Folk School which later became known as the Brasstown...
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 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...
This photograph, taken around 1929, shows John C. Campbell Folk School students Ruth Young (left) and Bonnie Logan Hensley (right) performing general house-cleaning duties such as window-washing at Keith House. Students were involved in daily...
This photograph was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, and depicts animal woodcarvings made by the carvers at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. These carvings are representative of the work produced and sold through the...
This photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, depicts Park Fisher holding hand-made hearth bellows. Fisher was in charge of the woodshop at the John C. Campbell Folk School when the shop was located at the Mill House. Note the...
This undated photograph of an array of woodcarvings and baskets was featured on the cover of a brochure titled Traditional Craftsmanship by Butch & Louise Goings. The brochure was printed to accompany an exhibition at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual...
A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Virgil Crowe is known for realistically detailed woodcarvings. He studied woodcarving with Amanda Crowe during high school and, later, began to carve animal forms. He uses local animals as models,...
