|
[Craftsman's Fair, 1952: Cherokee basket demonstration]
|
|
|
|
|
| Title | [Craftsman's Fair, 1952: Cherokee basket demonstration] |
| Identifier | SHCG_PhoCF6_6_82 |
| Format | photograph
|
| Date Created | 1952-07-21 |
| Dimensions | 10" x 8" |
| Description | Cherokee basket makers demonstrated their craft at the Craftsman's Fairs of the Southern Highlands, here they are depicted at the 1952 fair in Asheville, North Carolina. On the left, Lucy George demonstrates weaving with honeysuckle vine. In the middle, Caroline Wolfe makes a split white oak basket. On the right, Lottie Queen Stamper weaves strips of river cane to make a double weave basket. This photograph was taken by Edward L. Dupuy. |
| Subject - Topic | Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
|
| Subject - Craft | Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
|
| Subject - Group | Craftman's Fair of the Southern Highlands (1952 : Asheville, N.C.)
|
| Craft Category | basketry
|
| Decade | 1950s
|
| County | Buncombe County, N.C.
|
| Creator | DuPuy, Edward L.
|
| Source Institution | Southern Highland Craft Guild
|
| Collection | Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Photographic Media. Craft Fair subseries. |
| Copyright Information | All rights reserved. For use permission, contact library@craftguild.org or Southern Highland Craft Guild, P. O. Box 9545, Ashev; |
|
|
|
|
|
