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Title
[Virgil
Ledford]
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1968-10-01
Dimensions
1.5" x 1"
Description
This
October
1968
photograph
was
taken
of
Virgil
Ledford
while
he was
sanding
the
neck
of a
nearly
completed
wooden
giraffe
.
Virgil
Ledford
(b
.
1940)
was
born
in the
Birdtown
Community
on the
Qualla
Boundary
. He
is
a
member
of the
Eastern
Band
of
Cherokee
Indians
.
Ledford
began
carving
as a
child
while
still
in
elementary
school
; his
grandfather
was also a
carver
.
Later
, he
studied
with
famed
sculptor
Amanda
Crowe
.
Throughout
his
life
,
Ledford
carved
detailed
images
of
wildlife
animals
. In
1974
, he was
honored
with a
solo
exhibition
at
Qualla
Arts
and
Crafts
Mutual
,
where
he
exhibited
21
pieces
in
cherry
,
buckeye
,
walnut
, and
mahogany
. The
exhibition
was
accompanied
by a
four-page
brochure
produced
by
Qualla
Arts
, the
Indian
Arts
and
Craft
Board
, and the
North
Carolina
Arts
Council
. The
photographer's
name
is
unknown
.
Subject - Topic
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category
woodwork
Time Period
1960s
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection
Southern
Highland
Craft
Guild
Records
.
Permanent
Collection
Inventory Number
SHCG_PhoSl_Case3_1_1
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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