This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford (b. 1940) from the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. Ledford began carving as a child while still in elementary school; his grandfather was also a…
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Cherokee carver Virgil Ledford (b. 1940), who was born in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. Ledford began carving as a child while still in elementary school; his grandfather…
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph shows Cherokee woodcarver Virgil Ledford (b. 1940) carving a figure of a cat or raccoon. Ledford was born and raised in the Birdtown community near Cherokee and had a talent for drawing as a young…
This October 1968 photograph was taken of Virgil Ledford while he was sanding the neck of a nearly completed wooden giraffe. Virgil Ledford (b. 1940) was born in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. He is a member of the Eastern Band of…
This four-page brochure was produced to accompany a 1973 exhibition of work by Virgil Ledford. The exhibit was held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual and included 21 pieces in cherry, buckeye, walnut, and mahogany. The exhibition brochure was…
This 1970s photograph, photographer unknown, is of Wahdih "Watty" Chiltoskie (1897-1973), a woodcarver who lived and worked on the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina. Watty Chiltoskie was the older brother of another well-known Cherokee…
The four-page brochure, "White Oak Rib Basketry by the Taylor Family" was produced in conjunction with an exhibition of baskets by Taylor family at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. in Cherokee, North Carolina. Julia Ann Ned Taylor (1902-1991) and…