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Title
[John
Jacob
Niles
and
Olive
Dame
Campbell
looking
at
wood
carvings]
Creator
Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1933/1934
Dimensions
8" x 6"
Description
This
photograph
,
taken
by
Doris
Ulmann
in
1933
or
1934
,
shows
John
Jacob
Niles
and
Olive
Dame
Campbell
examining
hand
carved
animals
produced
at the
John
C
.
Campbell
Folk
School
during
the
early
1930s
. These
carvings
were
most
likely
produced
and
sold
through
the
school's
woodcarving
cooperative
that
later
became
known
as the
Brasstown
Carvers
.
Campbell
was
founded
and
director
of the
Folk
School
.
Niles
(1892-1980)
was a
folksinger
,
instrument
maker
, and
ballad
collector
who
accompanied
and
assisted
Doris
Ulmann
on her
photography
trips
through
Appalachia
.
Niles
and
Ulmann
came
to the
Brasstown
,
N.C
.
area
in
1933
and
1934
.
Niles
also
served
as
Music
Director
at the
Folk
School
in
1935
.
Subject - Topic
Educators -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group
John C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown Carvers
Craft Category
woodwork
Time Period
1930s
Source Institution
John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection
Doris
Ulmann
Photograph
Collection
Inventory Number
JCCFS_U5-204
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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