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Title
[Amanda
Crowe]
Creator
United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1978
Dimensions
10" x 8"
Description
This
1978
photograph
by the
Indian
Arts
and
Crafts
Board
shows
Cherokee
woodcarver
Amanda
Crowe
. A
member
of the
Eastern
Band
of
Cherokee
,
Crowe
(1928-2004)
is
known
for
figurative
wood
sculptures
; she was
particularly
known
for her
expressive
bears
. Her
animal
figures
are
highly
stylized
and
smoothly
carved
. In this
photograph
,
Crowe
stands
beside
a
rough
carving
of a
standing
bear
.
Born
and
raised
in the
Panther
Town
community
on the
Qualla
Boundary
in
North
Carolina
, she
started
drawing
and
carving
at the
age
of
four
. She
later
earned
a
scholarship
to
study
at the
Art
Institute
of
Chicago
,
where
she
received
a
Master
of
Fine
Arts
degree
. She also
studied
at the
Instituto
Allende
in
San
Miguel
de
Allende
,
Mexico
.
After
twelve
years
away
from
home
,
Crowe
returned
to
Cherokee
to
teach
art
and
wood
carving
at
Cherokee
High
School
. She
taught
over
2,000
Cherokee
students
over
the
course
of
almost
40
years
. In
2000
, she was the
recipient
of a
North
Carolina
Folk
Heritage
Award
.
Subject - Topic
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category
woodwork
Time Period
1970s
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Collection
Photograph
Collection
Inventory Number
QACM_Crowe_Amanda_03
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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