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Title
[Janet
Anderson
and
Christine
Gilbert
carving]
Creator
Kahn, Werner
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1980/1989
Dimensions
5" x 7"
Description
This
photograph
shows
Janice
Anderson
(left)
and
Christine
Gilbert
(right)
carving
small
animals
.
Christine
is
the
daughter
of the
long-time
Brasstown
carver
,
Verda
Anderson
, and
Janice
is
Verda's
daughter-in-law
. The
women
were
introduced
to
carving
through
Verda
, and
both
eventually
learned
to
carve
under
John
C
.
Campbell
Folk
School
instructor
Murrial
Martin
.
Janice
also
took
a
class
from
carving
instructor
Jack
Hall
.
Both
worked
at
Folk
School
preparing
meals
and
carved
whenever
they
got
the
chance
. They
both
started
with
napkin
rings
and
worked
with
doves
,
pecking
birds
to
ducklings
, then
Christmas
ornaments
.
Both
women
have
demonstrated
carving
throughout
the
region
and have
carved
for the
Folk
School's
Fall
Festival
. This
photograph
was
taken
from a
booklet
published
by the
John
C
.
Campbell
Folk
School
in
1990
titled
"The
Brasstown
Carvers
" with
text
by
Bill
Biggers
,
photographs
by
Werner
Kahn
and
Bill
Biggers
Subject - Topic
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group
Brasstown Carvers
John C. Campbell Folk School
Craft Category
woodwork
Time Period
1980s
Location
Clay County (N.C.)
Source Institution
John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection
John
C
.
Campbell
Folk
School
Records
.
Brochures
,
Publicity
and
publication
,
1925-1954
.
Inventory Number
JCCFS_biggers_anderson_gilbert
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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