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[John Jacob Niles and Olive Dame Campbell looking at wood carvings]
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| Title | [John Jacob Niles and Olive Dame Campbell looking at wood carvings] |
| Identifier | JCCFS_U5-204 |
| Format | photograph
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| Date Created | 1933/1934 |
| Dimensions | 8" x 6" |
| Description | This photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, shows John Jacob Niles and Olive Dame Campbell examining hand carved animals produced at the John C. Campbell Folk School during the early 1930s. These carvings were most likely produced and sold through the school's woodcarving cooperative that later became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Campbell was founded and director of the Folk School. Niles (1892-1980) was a folksinger, instrument maker, and ballad collector who accompanied and assisted Doris Ulmann on her photography trips through Appalachia. Niles and Ulmann came to the Brasstown, N.C. area in 1933 and 1934. Niles also served as Music Director at the Folk School in 1935. |
| Subject - Topic | Educators -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Craft | Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Group | John C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown Carvers
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| Craft Category | woodwork
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| Decade | 1930s
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| Creator | Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934
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| Source Institution | John C. Campbell Folk School
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| Collection | Doris Ulmann 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 Folks Road, Brasstown, NC 28902 or 1/800-365-5724.; |
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