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[Craftsman's Fair, 1953: Lucy George]

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Title	[Craftsman's Fair, 1953: Lucy George]
Creator	DuPuy, Edward L.
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1953-07-20
Dimensions	10" x 8"
Description	Lucy Nola George (1897-1978) was a basket maker from the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. She often demonstrated her craft at the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands. This photograph, taken by Edward L. Dupuy, is from the 1953 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Asheville, North Carolina and shows George making a basket from honeysuckle.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands (1953 : Asheville, N.C.)
Craft Category	basketry
Time Period	1950s
Location	Buncombe County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Photographic Media. Craft Fair subseries.
Inventory Number	SHCG_PhoCF6_10_185
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Southern Highland Craft Guild Archives, Asheville, NC 28815
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723