Eleventh Annual Session of the Penland School of Handicrafts 1940

Eleventh Annual Session of the Penland School of Handicrafts 1940

Adult education

Art metal-work

Basket making

Gem cutting

Handicraft

Jewelry making

Penland School of Crafts

Penland School of Handicrafts

Pottery

Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This illustrated catalog describes the classes offered at Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, during the summer of 1940. Course offerings included weaving, pottery, jewelry making, shoe making, basketry, chair caning, shuckery, and design. The catalog also contains photographs of teachers such as Edward Worst and Aunt Harriet Turnball, student life, crafts and craft production, and buildings such as the Worst Craft House. Descriptions of the school and the surrounding area also are included in the catalog.

Penland School of Handicrafts

Penland School of Crafts Records

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

1940

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2006-11-09

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Mitchell County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

9" x 6"(dimension)

Craft Revival