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Title	Woodcarving: St. Francis
Creator	Dockery, Dexter Brasstown Carvers
Medium of Original	crafts (art genres)
Date of Orginal	1940/1979
Dimensions	10" x 3" x 2"
Description	This St. Francis sculpture was carved by Dexter Dockery in walnut, a difficult wood to work. Dockery learned to carve at the John C. Campbell Folk School under instructor Murrial Martin along with Jack Hall sold his work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. In the 1930s and 1940s, St. Francis was a favorite motif among Craft Revival leaders; Olive Campbell collected several. John C. Campbell Folk School teacher, Murrial Martin recalled that the first St. Francis was made at the request of Rev. Rufus Morgan, an Episcopal minister and brother of craft promoter Lucy Morgan
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
Inventory Number	JCCFS_W790
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

Woodcarving: St. Francis