Woodcarvers at work

Woodcarvers at work

Adult education

Brasstown Carvers

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This photograph shows woodcarvers working together and getting instruction on the campus of John C. Campbell Folk School during the 1940s. The woodcarving cooperative, later known as the Brasstown Carvers, was one of the school's first economic development projects. Carvers would receive wood and instruction from the school and the school would then purchase the finished carvings for resale. The back of the photograph reads," A lesson under the big red oak in front of Keith House- "Big Brasstown" valley and mountain beyond." The image was taken by the North Carolina State News Bureau in Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina State News Bureau

Historical Photograph Collection

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

1940/1949

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12323

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2006-02-24

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Cherokee County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

5" x 7"(dimension)

Craft Revival