Jack Hall carving at the John C. Campbell Folk School booth at a craft fair, 1965. 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…
John C. Campbell Folk School display booth, featuring carvings by the Brasstown Carvers, at a 1965 craft fair. Brasstown Carver Ruth Hawkins standing in center. Ruth Fleming Hawkins (1917-unknown) began carving at age 20, at a time when there were…
3-foot-tall statue of St. Francis of Assisi carved from cherry wood by Jack Hall, c. 1959-1960. 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.…
Four Brasstown Carvers working on the steps of Keith House at John C. Campbell Folk School, May 1956. (left to right) "Mrs. Swanson," Juanita Deputy, Josephine Franklin or Margaret Franklin, and Martha Coffey.
Brasstown Carver Hayden Hensley with his large collection of pocketknives used for woodcarving. 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…
Examples of carvings made by Little Middle students. Woodcarving, often taught by a Brasstown Carver, is part of the curriculum at John C. Campbell Folk School's annual week for school-age children, Little Middle.