Jack Hall (seated, plaid shirt) with a woodcarving class. Jack Hall (1920-1984) was a second-generation Brasstown Carver from the Hall family, who moved from Buncombe County, NC, to the area around John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1920s. A short…
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, Dorothy (Dot) Payne McClure (1922-1958), and from her neighbors…
John C. Campbell Folk School Craft Course students learning woodcarving with Dexter Dockery. Brasstown Carver Dexter Dockery (1931-2015) hailed from Union County, GA. He was a pastor who began carving around 1939. Dexter learned carving primarily…
John C. Campbell Folk School Craft Course students learning woodcarving from Murray Martin. 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…
Murray Martin working on a woodcarving. 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 Brasstown Carvers until 1973.…
A carving of St. Francis of Assisi made by Dexter Dockery with carvings of deer made by Jack Hall. Brasstown Carver Dexter Dockery (1931-2015) hailed from Union County, GA. He was a pastor who began carving around 1939. Dexter learned carving…
Hope Brown working on animal carvings outdoors. Hope Caler Brown (1915-2005) began carving with her husband Glenn around 1940. She carved the first cat as well as the first infant Jesus crèche figure for the Brasstown Carvers. She modeled her…
Three deer carved by Helen Gibson. Brasstown Carver Helen Gibson has been carving since she was a child. She began learning from her mother, Dorothy (Dot) Payne McClure (1922-1958), and from her neighbors Fannie Ivester and Martha Coffey. Helen also…