Wood-Carving - A Native Folk Art. John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown N.C.

Dublin Core

Title

Wood-Carving - A Native Folk Art. John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown N.C.

Subject

Brasstown Carvers
Handicraft
John C. Campbell Folk School
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

This photographic postcard was likely produced for promotional purposes by the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1930s. The postcard depicts a carved crèche set produced by the school's woodcarving cooperative which started in the early 1930s and later became known as the Brasstown Carvers.

Creator

John C. Campbell Folk School

Source

Regional Photographs Collection

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1930/1939

Contributor

Artvue Post Card Co. (N.Y.)
Denash, Betty

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
postcards

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

12226
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/12226

Date Created

2006-01-13

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Cherokee County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

3.5" x 5.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

John C. Campbell Folk School, “Wood-Carving - A Native Folk Art. John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown N.C.,” OAI, accessed April 29, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/12226.