This photograph of Arminda Anderson Curtis depicts her standing in front of a spinning wheel in front of an outdoor fireplace. Curtis, also know as "Aunt Mindy," was the wife of Amos Curtis. She lived in the community of Green Cove, N.C. The…
This photograph of "Aunt" Molly Laney of the Brasstown community was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Laney family members were early students at the John C. Campbell Folk School and gave gifts of plants, flowers and trees to help start the…
This photographic portrait of Olive Dame Campbell was taken in 1922. Campbell was one of the original founders of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. in 1925.
This photograph of Sarah Sanoma Hatchett was taken by Doris Ulmann in the Brasstown, N.C. area, in the summer of 1933. Hatchett, known locally as "Granny Hatchett," was a weaver and spinner from Bellview, North Carolina. Hatchett is shown sitting…
This photograph of William Julius Martin carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Martin, also known as W. J. Martin or "Preacher" Martin, was a farmer in Brasstown, N.C. who supplemented his income with woodcarving prior to…
This photograph shows looms in the original weaving studio in Keith House at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Weaving was taught at the school in the 1930s and some production weaving for the marketplace took place there as well. This photograph…
This photograph of William Julius Martin carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in the summer of 1933. Martin, also known as W. J. Martin or "Preacher" Martin, was a farmer in Brasstown, N.C. who supplemented his income with woodcarving…
This photograph illustrates woodcarvings made by the woodcarvers' cooperative which was one of the first economic development projects for the John C. Campbell Folk School. This group later became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The photograph was…
This photograph of Gwen Cornwell carving a small animal was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. Cornwell was one of the first woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk School participating in the cooperative that…
This photograph of Gwen Cornwell (left) and William "Gyp" Johnson (right) carving, was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in 1933 or 1934. Cornwell and Johnson were some of the first woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk…