This undated photograph was taken while Amanda Swimmer was demonstrating pottery making in the tradition of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She is shown here burnishing a pot with a polishing stone. The youngest of 12 children, Amanda…
This program for the 1929 Cherokee Indian Fair is 23 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 8, 9, 10, and 11 of that year. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main functions…
Brass won Robert J. Conley the Beginnings of Horror Award. "The ancient Cherokees knew him as "Untsaiyi", or Brass, because of his metallic skin. He was one of the old ones, the original beings who lived long before man walked the earth. And he would…
This four-page brochure was created by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, to accompany the 1979 exhibition, “Multimedia Crafts by Davy Arch.” Born and raised in the Painttown community of the Qualla…
This six-page brochure, “Documentary of Six Cherokee Artists,” was produced to accompany a 1976 inaugural exhibit held in the new members’ gallery at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., in Cherokee, North Carolina. At the time of the cooperative’s…
Wood carver Adam Welch (1925-1985) was born in the Big Cove community on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. After retiring from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, he took up carving. Working in the house in winter and outside in summer, he made masks…
This exhibition brochure was created to accompany a 1971 solo exhibition of pottery by Cora Wahneta. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986) was also known Cora Wahyahneetah. The exhibition was organized by…
This four-page brochure was published by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual to accompany an exhibition of carvings by John Julius Wilnoty (1940-2016). A member of the Eastern Band, Wilnoty was born in the Cherokee…
This brochure on Bigmeat family pottery was created to accompany an exhibition of their work in 1979. The exhibition was held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., an artisan cooperative. The exhibition included work by three daughters of potter…