Member file: Edd L. Presnell, woodworker

Member file: Edd L. Presnell, woodworker

Artisans

Handicraft

Musical instruments

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

These documents pertain to the life and work of Edd Presnell (1917-1994), an Avery County woodworker known mostly for his hand made dulcimers. Included are two Southern Highland Handicraft Guild member questionnaires from 1958 and 1965. Presnell was born and raised in the western North Carolina mountains. He married into a crafting family where his father-in-law taught him the craft of carving bowls and dulcimers. His work was shown at many fairs including the Interrnational Exhibit in Cairo, Egypt.

Southern Highland Handicraft Guild

Membership Records

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

1958/1965

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questionnaires

eng

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Avery County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

11" x 8.5"(dimension)

Craft Revival