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Brasstown Carvers (left to right) W.T. Massey, Elisha Hall, unidentified, and John Hall work on woodcarvings, c. 1945.

A group of Brasstown Carvers and children working in the John C. Campbell Folk School woodworking studio, February 1967. Murray Martin (standing) inspects their work.

(left to right) Brasstown Carvers Glenn Brown, Hope Brown, Sue McClure, and John Hall working on carvings, September 1961.

A group of the Brasstown Carvers. Seated, left to right: Abalee Ivester; Betty Johnson; Jay Morris; unidentified woman; Martha Coffey; Nolan Beaver. Standing, left to right: Richard Carter; Max Johnson; Doris Reece; Verda Anderson; Helen Gibson; Hope…

Brasstown Carvers including Hope Brown (sitting, right) and possibly Ethel Hogsed (standing, right) gather around a table of finished woodcarvings.

Group of unidentified Brasstown Carvers working on carvings.

Group of Brasstown Carvers at work, c. 1940-1950. Included in the photograph are Sally Fleming (center) and Hope Brown (right).

Group of unidentified Brasstown Carvers around a table with woodcarvings of squirrels and other animals.

Brasstown Carvers Fannie Ivester (left) and Lillie Cothren Lancaster (1946-2020) work on woodcarvings with a child. Fannie Sherlin Ivester (1899-1984) began carving by the early 1940s, becoming one of the first female Brasstown Carvers. She…

(left to right) Brasstown Carvers Margaret Cothren Franklin (1948-1981), Fannie Sherlin Ivester (1899-1984), and Lillie Cothren Lancaster (1946-2020) work on woodcarvings with two children.