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	Search results for Beaver, Nolan, 1916-1998    Refine your search Subject - Craft Wood-carving -- Appala... (5) Date Created 1930/1979 (3) Unknown (2) results 1-5 of 5 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Creator: Format: Description: 1. [Woodcarving: deer] Brasstown Carvers; Beaver, Nolan, 1916-1998; craft object Carved from apple wood, this finely carved deer is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1930s with carving teacher Murrial Martin. He sold work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. In 1942 he earned over $300 from sales through the woodcarving cooperative. An industrial pattern maker and cabinetmaker, Beaver continued to carve throughout his life, developing a personal style of graceful figures with fine detail. 2. [Woodcarving: doe grazing] Beaver, Nolan, 1916-1998; Brasstown Carvers; craft object Carved from apple wood, this finely carved doe is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1930s with carving teacher Murrial Martin. He sold work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. In 1942 he earned over $300 from sales through the woodcarving cooperative. An industrial pattern maker and cabinetmaker, Beaver continued to carve throughout his life, developing a personal style of graceful figures with fine detail. 3. [Woodcarving: does] Beaver, Nolan, 1916-1998; Brasstown Carvers; craft object Carved from apple wood, these finely carved deer are the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1930s with carving teacher Murrial Martin. He sold work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. In 1942 he earned over $300 from sales through the woodcarving cooperative. An industrial pattern maker and cabinetmaker, Beaver continued to carve throughout his life, developing a personal style of graceful figures with fine detail. 4. [Woodcarving: girl and boy] Beaver, Nolan, 1916-1998; craft object; This finely detailed pair of figures, exact dates unknown, is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County, North Carolina. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1930s with carving teacher Murrial Martin. Later, an industrial pattern maker and cabinetmaker, Beaver continued to carve throughout his life, developing a personal style of graceful figures with fine detail. In 1942 he earned over $300 from carving, a substantial sum in those days. The pair is carved in fir, a wood rarely used by Folk School carvers. The Brasstown Carvers can trace their beginnings to 1929 when a local craft guild was organized in cooperation with the John C. Campbell Folk School. By the mid 1930s, craft production at the school focused on carving and, by the 1950s, the group became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Today's Brasstown Carvers, some of them second and third generation makers from the same families as the original carvers, continue to produce work for the school's sales shop. 5. [Woodcarving: man on stump] Beaver, Nolan, 1916-1998; craft object; Carved from holly and date unknown, this highly detailed figure is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1930s with carving teacher Murrial Martin. Later, an industrial pattern maker and cabinetmaker, Beaver continued to carve throughout his life, developing a personal style of graceful figures with fine detail. In 1942 he earned over $300 from carving, a substantial sum in those days. The Brasstown Carvers can trace their beginnings to 1929 when a local craft guild was organized in cooperation with the John C. Campbell Folk School. By the mid 1930s, craft production at the school focused on carving and, by the 1950s, the group became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Today's Brasstown Carvers, some of them second and third generation makers from the same families as the original carvers, continue to produce work for the school's sales shop. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-5 of 5 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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