Allen Eaton returned to Gatlinburg, Tenn. for the 1949 Southern Highland Handicraft Guild fair. In the photograph he is relaxing with a copy of his book, "Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands."
Allen Eaton is pictured here with Kate Clayton Donaldson (ca. 1864-1960), more commonly known as Granny Donaldson, who is displaying one of her "cow blankets." She is seated in a rocking chair in the shade. A basket which appears to hold skeins of…
Allen Eaton acquired an international reputation for his work with crafts, and was often invited to speak at craft meetings. Here he is shown at a program sponsered by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, admiring an unidentified carving. The…
In this 1986 photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Amanda Elaine Smoker (1916-2000) is starting work on the base of a white oak basket. This photograph is from a series that documents white oak basket weaving by Smoker, a member of the Eastern Band of…
In this 1986 photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Amanda Elaine Smoker (1916-2010) is weaving the base of a white oak basket. This photograph is from a series that documents white oak basket weaving by Smoker, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee…
In this 1986 photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Amanda Elaine Smoker (1916-2010) is weaving the sides of a white oak basket. This photograph is from a series that documents white oak basket weaving by Smoker, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee…
In this 1986 photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Amanda Elaine Smoker (1916-2010) uses a pocketknife to trim a white oak split. This photograph is from a series that documents white oak basket weaving by Smoker, a member of the Eastern Band of…
In this 1986 photograph, Cherokee basket weaver Amanda Elaine Smoker (1916-2010) is working on the base of a white oak basket. This photograph is from a series that documents white oak basket weaving by Smoker, a member of the Eastern Band of…
This undated color brochure is titled “Amanda Swimmer/ Cherokee Indian Potter.” It was probably created to accompany an exhibition of Swimmer’s work at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual in Cherokee in the 1980s. A self-taught potter of the Eastern Band…
This promotional brochure describes the line of American Cameo pottery produced by Walter B. Stephen and his Pisgah Forest Pottery in Arden, North Carolina. The American Cameo line was modeled on English Wedgwood pottery; Stephen painted scenes on…