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Brasstown Carvers (left to right) Sue McClure, John Hall, and possibly Jack Hall carving with a fiddler and onlookers at the 1953 Asheville Craftsman's Fair.

Brasstown Carvers (left to right) Ethel Hogsed, Dexter Dockery, A. Ben Hall, and Sally Fleming at the 1962 Asheville Craftsman's Fair.

(left to right) Sue McClure, an unidentified man, and A. Ben Hall working on carvings at the John C. Campbell Folk School booth at a Craftsman's Fair. Brasstown Carver Sue Byers McClure (1916-1994) began carving around 1940 at the invitation of her…

(right to left) Hope Brown, possibly Karen Brown, Glenn Brown, and Sue McClure working on carvings at the John C. Campbell Folk School booth at a Craftsman's Fair. Hope Brown, Glenn Brown, and Sue McClure were all part of the Brasstown Carvers.

A large group of Brasstown Carvers stand by the sign for the Southern Highlands Craftsman's Fair, 1949.

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.

Brasstown Carvers A. Ben Hall, John Hall, and Jack Hall carving under a tree, c. 1955. Brothers John Hall (1875-1962) and Ben Hall moved to the Brasstown area from Buncombe County, NC, in the 1920s. Many members of their extended family were also…

A St. Francis of Assisi woodcarving and a two-dimensional angel woodcarving made by the Brasstown Carvers.

Group of five animal woodcarvings by the Brasstown Carvers.

Display of Brasstown Carver pieces, including a large St. Francis of Assisi carving, likely at a Craftsman's Fair.