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	[John Hall carving] Title [John Hall carving] Identifier JCCFS_429 Format photograph Date Created 1930/1939 Dimensions 10"x8" Description This mounted black and white photograph depicts John Hall carving a mule on his front porch, circa 1930s. John Hall was a member of the woodcarving cooperative founded at the John C. Campbell Folk School which later became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Hall was most known for what he called his "mad mules." John Hall also carved the figures from the nativity scenes known as "crèches, " with wise men as a specialty. The Hall family is legendary for the quality of their woodcarvings. "John Hall's Mules Are Famous" was written on the back of this photograph. Subject - Topic Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern Subject - Craft Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern Subject - Group John C. Campbell Folk School Brasstown Carvers Craft Category woodwork Decade 1930s County Cherokee County, N.C. Creator North Carolina State News Bureau Source Institution John C. Campbell Folk School Collection Historical Photograph Collection Copyright Information All rights reserved. John C. Campbell Folk School. For permission to reproduce items, contact Folklorist/John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902 or 1/800-365-5724.;
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