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	Search results for Brown, Glen    Refine your search Subject - Craft Wood-carving -- Appala... (3) Date Created 1940/1979 (2) 1939/1949 (1) results 1-3 of 3 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Creator: Format: Description: 1. [Woodcarving: goose hissing and large bird] Brown, Glen; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This hissing goose (back left ) and large bird (front right) were carved out of buckeye by Glenn Brown and Hope Caler Brown, respectively. The large bird is marked "pattern," indicating an original prototype. Glen Brown was known for his carvings of geese, guinea fowl, and other birds. He began carving in 1939 with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and sold his work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. He was joined a year later by his wife, Hope. Having raised eight children, Hope Brown has said that carving kept the family off welfare. In 1942 Glenn Brown earned $161 from carving, a substantial sum at the time. In 1944, when the school woodshop burned, the Browns lost their carving patterns. They moved temporarily to take up factory work, but later returned to Brasstown. 2. [Woodcarving: goose] Brown, Glen; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This goose was carved by Glenn Brown out of butternut wood in the late 1930s or 1940s. Brown was known for his carvings of geese, guinea fowl, and other birds. He began carving in 1939 with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and sold his work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. 3. [Woodcarving: guinea hen] Brown, Glen; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This large guinea hen was carved in basswood by Glenn Brown. Brown was known for his carvings of geese, guinea fowl, and other birds. He began carving in 1939 with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and sold his work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. He was joined a year later by his wife, Hope. Having raised eight children, Hope Brown has said that carving kept the family off welfare. In 1942 Glenn Brown earned $161 from sales through the woodcarving cooperative. In 1944, when the school woodshop burned, the Browns lost their carving patterns. They moved temporarily to take up factory work, but later returned to Brasstown. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-3 of 3 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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