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Title
[Woodcarving
:
goose
hissing
and
large
bird]
Creator
Brown, Glen
Brasstown Carvers
Medium of Original
crafts
Date of Orginal
1940/1979
Dimensions
5.5" x 12" x 3"
Description
This
hissing
goose
(back
left
)
and
large
bird
(front
right)
were
carved
out
of
buckeye
by
Glenn
Brown
and
Hope
Caler
Brown
,
respectively
. The
large
bird
is
marked
"
pattern
"
indicating
an
original
prototype
.
Glen
Brown
was
known
for his
carvings
of
geese
,
guinea
fowl
, and
other
birds
. He
began
carving
in
1939
with
John
C
.
Campbell
Folk
School
instructor
Murrial
Martin
and
sold
his
work
through
the
Folk
School's
woodcarving
cooperative
that
became
known
as the
Brasstown
Carvers
. He was
joined
a
year
later
by his
wife
,
Hope
.
Having
raised
eight
children
,
Hope
Brown
has
said
that
carving
kept
the
family
off
welfare
. In
1942
Glenn
Brown
earned
$161
from
carving
, a
substantial
sum
at the
time
. In
1944
,
when
the
school
woodshop
burned
, the
Browns
lost
their
carving
patterns
. They
moved
temporarily
to
take
up
factory
work
, but
later
returned
to
Brasstown
.
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
1970s
Location
Clay County (N.C.)
Source Institution
John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection
Artifact
Collection
.
Brasstown
Carvings
, ca.
1930s-1950s
.
Inventory Number
JCCFS_W1140
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
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