Brasstown Carvers and John C. Campbell Folk School display in the New York City storefront of Southern Highlanders, Inc. This special display was in place during March and April 1947.
A group of Brasstown Carvers stands in front of the sign for the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands. (left to right) Jack Hall, Murray Martin, Lou Cable, Abalee Ivester, Ben Hall.
Murray Martin sits at a table, holding a woodcarving of a goose. Murrial "Murray" Galt Martin (1902-2005) came to John C. Campbell Folk School in the early 1930s and in 1935 became the carving instructor there. In this position, she oversaw the…
Dexter Dockery and Hazel Dockery selling their woodcarvings at a John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival. Husband-and-wife Brasstown Carver duo Dexter Dockery (1931-2015) and Hazel Dockery (1931-2018) hailed from Union County, GA. Dexter was a…
Hayden and Bonnie Hensley with some of their woodcarvings. Hayden Hensley of Cherokee County, NC, was among the first students at John C. Campbell Folk School in 1927. So was Bonnie Logan (1913-2001); the couple met at the school and married in 1931.…
Helen Gibson and Ray Mann sit at a table with animal woodcarvings. Helen Gibson teaching a woodcarving class at John C. Campbell Folk School. Brasstown Carver Helen Gibson has been carving since she was a child. She began learning from her mother,…