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1. [Allen Eaton portrait] [Allen Eaton portrait] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of Allen Eaton was taken by Doris Ulmann in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Often referred to as 'Dean of American Crafts,' Eaton observed, studied, supported, and promoted the Craft Revival. Eaton's thoughts regarding the infusion of art and beauty in everyday life widely influenced virtually every person or organization associated with the movement. Several photographs by Doris Ulmann appear posthumously in Eaton's 1937 book "Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands."
2. [Appalachian family] [Appalachian family] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, the two summers she spent in North Carolina, primarily in the Brasstown area. The portrait depicts an unidentified family seated out of doors performing daily activities. Ulmann found much beauty and value in the daily work of the Appalachian people.
3. [Arminda Curtis with spinning wheel] [Arminda Curtis with spinning wheel] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph This photograph of Arminda Anderson Curtis depicts her standing in front of a spinning wheel in front of an outdoor fireplace. Curtis, also know as "Aunt Mindy," was the wife of Amos Curtis. She lived in the community of Green Cove, N.C. The photograph was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934.
4. [Arminda Curtis with spinning wheel] [Arminda Curtis with spinning wheel] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of Arminda Anderson Curtis depicts her standing in front of a spinning wheel in front of an outdoor fireplace. Curtis, also know as "Aunt Mindy," was the wife of Amos Curtis. She lived in the community of Green Cove, N.C. The photograph was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934.
5. [Basket weaver] [Basket weaver] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This unsigned photograph of a woman is making a split-oak egg basket was taken by Doris Ulmann around 1930. Although the basket maker and location are unidentified, the photograph was most likely taken in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, North Carolina, or Tennessee prior to 1931. This type of basket is typical of those made and sold in western North Carolina during the Craft Revival period.
6. [Beehives] [Beehives] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This unsigned photograph depicting a cluster of beehives was taken by Doris Ulmann in the early 1930s at an unidentified Appalachian location. The 4 logs and 2 boxes were used as beehives. Note the holes cut into the bottom of the containers. Rocks and logs on top hold the lids in place until the farmer is ready to harvest the honey. This small shed would have been an out building on the farm.
7. [Bill Clayton] [Bill Clayton] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of Bill Clayton of the Brasstown community was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. The Clayton family was one of several who gave gifts of time and labor to help the John C. Campbell Folk School get started. Bill Clayton was active in the Little Brasstown Baptist Church, a congregation that adjoins the Folk School and often shared participation in programs and activities. William Clayton was born January 23, 1879. He married Carrie Belle Brendle in 1911.
8. [Bonnie Logan Hensley with baby John Hensley] [Bonnie Logan Hensley with baby John Hensley] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of Bonnie Logan Hensley holding her son John was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Bonnie Hensley and her husband Hayden Hensley were some of the first woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk School participating in the cooperative that later came to be known as the Brasstown Carvers. Their woodcarving supplemented farm income and made it possible for them to purchase a house, often referred to as "the house that carving built."
9. [Carrie Belle Brendle Clayton and Dimples Clayton] [Carrie Belle Brendle Clayton and Dimples Clayton] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of Carrie Belle Brendle Clayton and Dimples Clayton was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. The Clayton family was one of several who gave gifts of time and labor to help the John C. Campbell Folk School get started. Carrie Clayton served as secretary of the Brasstown committee formed to support the creation of the John C. Campbell Folk School in 1925. Carrie Belle Brendle was born January 15, 1881 and married Bill Clayton in 1911.
10. [Carringer family] [Carringer family] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of Sam Carringer with two grandchildren, Jack and Roberta, was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. The Carringer family was one of several families in the Brasstown, N.C. area who donated time and labor to help the John C. Campbell Folk School get started. The family lived in Carringer Cove near the Folk School and took part in school classes, dances, and activities.
11. [Carving wood at table] [Carving wood at table] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of two hands carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933. The hands on the right belong to Olive Dame Campbell, founder of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. The hands on the left belong to John Jacob Niles, who accompanied Ulmann to Brasstown and later returned to serve as music director at the Folk School in 1935. A hand-woven coverlet appears in the background.
12. [Clara Maude Cobb Hilton with pottery] [Clara Maude Cobb Hilton with pottery] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) was taken by Doris Ulmann around 1933 or 1934. Hilton pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery, originally located in Catawba County, moved to McDowell County in 1934. Clara Hilton took over the pottery after her husband's death, adding a line of decorative work and figurines for which she became known. Subsequent generations of this extended family continue to run potteries throughout the region.
13. [Dye pots] [Dye pots] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of dye pots was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, during the time she spent in Brasstown, North Carolina. These dye pots were used by Louise Pitman, head of handicrafts at the John C. Campbell Folk School and an expert in vegetable dyeing. Dyeing wool with organic matter such as flowers and roots was common practice for dedicated textile artists during the Craft Revival.
14. [Ed Teems with draw knife and wood] [Ed Teems with draw knife and wood] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph of Ed Teems with a draw knife and a piece of wood was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, during the time she spent in the area around Brasstown, North Carolina. Teems was a fiddler and the Teems family was one of several families who donated time, money, and labor to build the John C. Campbell Folk School in the mid-1920s.
15. [Fanny Wilson and Zillah Wilson piecing a quilt] [Fanny Wilson and Zillah Wilson piecing a quilt] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This unsigned photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933, shows Fanny and Zillah Wilson, from Highlands, North Carolina, piecing fabric together for a quilt. The women are sitting on handmade chairs in front of a completed quilt.
16. [Fiddle Player] [Fiddle Player] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph was taken by Doris Ulmann in the 1930s and shows a mountain fiddler near Ashland, Kentucky. The player's casual posture, with relaxed shoulders and a loose hold on the instrument is typical of fiddle players in the Appalachian mountains. The instrument's placement, propped on the front of his chest instead of tucked under his chin and over his left shoulder, is also indicative of its use in playing "fiddle" tunes as opposed to classical violin music. Fiddles were often accompanied by banjos and guitars to make music for dancing and singing, common social activities in the Appalachian mountains during the Craft Revival period.
17. [Floyd Laney carving] [Floyd Laney carving] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, depicts Floyd Laney carving. Laney was an early student at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Students could learn carving through the school and could also produce and sell carvings through the school's woodcarving cooperative, which later became known as the Brasstown Carvers.
18. [Folk dancers] [Folk dancers] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, shows Georg Bidstrup, dance instructor at the John C. Campbell Folk School, and a group of students practicing traditional folk dancing or "singing games." Bidstrup came to the school in 1926 and was initially employed as the Danish farm manager and instructor for folk dancing and gymnastics. He married co-founder of the school, Marguerite Butler, in 1936. Bidstrup eventually became director of the Folk School in 1952.
19. [Frances Goodrich in a cabin doorway] [Frances Goodrich in a cabin doorway] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This signed photograph of Frances Goodrich sitting in the doorway of a log cabin or out building was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1934. The photograph was used in Allen Eaton's 1937 book "Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands" where it was captioned "A Log House Roadside Shelter, Along the highways of North Carolina are little shelter houses built in the pioneer tradition. Resting in the doorway is Frances L. Goodrich who founded Allanstand Cottage Industries." Although this does not appear to be the original cabin used for the Allanstand shop in Madison County, it is similar in construction.
20. [Frances Goodrich portrait] [Frances Goodrich portrait] Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934; photograph; This signed photograph of Frances Goodrich was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1934. Goodrich came to rural North Carolina in 1892 as a social worker for the Presbyterian Church. She was inspired to found Allanstand Cottage Industries in 1896, as a means to preserve traditional mountain crafts while providing needed income for rural families. In 1931, Goodrich transferred ownership of the Allanstand business to the newly formed Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild. A handwoven coverlet provides a fitting backdrop.
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