This donkey or mule was made by an unidentified woodcarver in the 1930s or 1940s. The piece is signed "JH" indicating this was probably made by John Hall (1875-1962) or Jack Hall (1920-1984), both members of the Hall family of carvers who were known…
This small rabbit of holly wood and the rabbit bookend of apple wood were both carved by James Oscar Penland (b. 1882). Penland was a member of the Brasstown community and was one of the many locals who contributed time and labor to help start the…
This pair of sheep, carved in basswood, was made by Ray Mann, a carver from Clay County. In 1922 Mann married into the Hall family of carvers. His father-in-law was Elisha Allen Hall, brother to carvers John and Ben Hall and uncle to Jack Hall.…
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…
Christine Gilbert carved this duck from buckeye. Gilbert learned to carve as a child from her mother, Verda Anderson, who sold her work through the John C. Campbell Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. …
These carved farm animals are a rarity among John C. Campbell Folk School carvings in that they are painted. Carvings sold through the school's woodcarving cooperative, known as the Brasstown Carvers, were typically farm animals that were carved,…
These angels were carved in relief out of holly wood by Ruth Fleming Hawkins. After a friend brought Hawkins a napkin ring carved at the John C. Campbell Folk School, she began to carve herself. Hawkins sold her work through the Folk School's…
These two boys with cups were carved out of holly wood by Ruth Fleming Hawkins. After a friend brought Hawkins a napkin ring carved at the John C. Campbell Folk School, she began to carve herself. Hawkins sold her work through the Folk School's…
This brochure was printed for the 1926 Brasstown Community Fair. Marguerite Butler (later Marguerite Butler Bidstrup), who was instrumental in founding the John C. Campbell Folk School in 1925, is listed as secretary of the Brasstown Fair…
This fragment of a woolen shawl was hand woven by America Gahagan Brigman probably prior to 1890. Brigman lived in the Allen Creek community in Madison County, N.C., close to where Frances Goodrich served as a Presbyterian missionary and founded…