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Title
[Stone
carving
:
figure]
Creator
unknown
Wilnoty, John Julius, 1940-
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1970/1971
Dimensions
10'' x 8''
Description
This
photograph
is
of a
sculpture
titled
"
Struggler
" by
John
Julius
Wilnoty
(b
.
1940)
. The
sculpture
,
made
in
1970
, was
made
of
stone
and
is
8
inches
long
.
It
was
pictured
in a
1971
brochure
published
by the
Indian
Arts
and
Crafts
Board
and
Qualla
Arts
and
Crafts
Mutual
to
accompany
an
exhibition
of
Wilnoty's
carvings
. A
member
of the
Eastern
Band
,
Wilnoty
was
born
in the
Cherokee
community
of
Bigwitch
.
Known
for
carvings
displaying
a
rich
and
complex
mythology
,
Wilnoty
was
completely
self
taught
. He
worked
primarily
in
steatite
, a
dark-hued
pipestone
. The
1971
exhibition
included
21
carvings
on
loan
from a
variety
of
collections
,
including
the
Indian
Arts
and
Crafts
Board
,
Qualla
Arts
and
Crafts
Mutual
,
Burgess
Indian
Museum
, and the
Medicine
Man
Craft
Shop
. The
brochure
includes
quotes
from the
artist
and a
brief
biography
.
Several
photographs
are
included
, as
well
as a
list
of the
works
on
display
.
Subject - Topic
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Stone carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category
other
Time Period
1970s
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual
Collection
Photograph
Collection
Inventory Number
QACM_Wilnoty_JohnJulius_02
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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