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Title
[Craftsman's
Fair
,
1948
:
Charlotte
Welch
Bigmeat]
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1948-07-26
Dimensions
9.5" x 7.5"
Description
This
photograph
was
taken
at the
1948
Craftsman's
Fair
of the
Southern
Highlands
while
it
was
held
in
Gatlinburg
,
Tennessee
. The
photograph
shows
potter
Charlotte
Welch
Bigmeat
(1887-1959)
while
she
is
demonstrating
at the
fair
.
Bigmeat
is
shaping
and
smoothing
the
exterior
of a
handbuilt
pot
. On the
table
in
front
of her are
two
wedding
vases
and a
carved
Indian
head
.
Bigmeat
wears
a
nametag
that
reads
“Cherokee
School
Pottery.”
Charlotte
Bigmeat
was
mother
to
five
daughters
,
all
of
whom
made
pottery
:
Tinie
Bigmeat
Thompson
(1913-1999)
,
Ethel
Bigmeat
Queen
(1916-1942)
,
Elizabeth
Bigmeat
Jackson
(1919-2008)
,
Mabel
Bigmeat
Swimmer
(1925-1991)
, and
Louise
Bigmeat
Maney
(1932-2001)
.
Subject - Topic
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Pottery craft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group
Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands (1948 : Gatlinburg, Tenn.)
Craft Category
pottery
Time Period
1940s
Source Institution
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection
Southern
Highland
Craft
Guild
Records
.
Photographic
Media
.
Craft
Fair
subseries
.
Inventory Number
SHCG_PhoCF4_5_2
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
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