Find results with:

Search by date

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

[Woodcarving: possum family]

View Description

Download

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Title	[Woodcarving: possum family]
Creator	Brasstown Carvers McClure, Sue
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	1940/1969
Dimensions	4" x 9" x 2"
Description	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 in 1945 and sold her work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. McClure's preference was apple wood, a wood that was abundant when the Tennessee Valley Authority cleared land, including local orchards, for rural electrification. Although apple is a very hard wood, its grain is smooth.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Brasstown Carvers John C. Campbell Folk School
Craft Category	woodwork
Time Period	1940s 1950s 1960s
Location	Clay County (N.C.)
Source Institution	John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection	Artifact Collection. Brasstown Carvings, ca. 1930s-1950s.
Inventory Number	JCCFS_W266
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 28902
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723