Gwen Cornwell carving

Gwen Cornwell carving

Artisans

Brasstown Carvers

Handicraft

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

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 later came to be known as the Brasstown Carvers. Cornwell also served as the school's poultry manager in 1938.

Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934

Doris Ulmann Photograph Collection

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

1933/1934

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StillImage

12351

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2006-03-22

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Cherokee County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

8" x 6"(dimension)

Craft Revival