Woodcarving: deer

Woodcarving: deer

Brasstown Carvers

Handicraft

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Carved from apple wood, this finely carved deer is the work of Nolan Beaver (1916-1998). Beaver learned to carve as a child growing up in the Martin's Creek community of Cherokee County. He recalled, "I wanted toys, so I made them." He studied at the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1930s with carving teacher Murrial Martin. He sold work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. In 1942 he earned over $300 from sales through the woodcarving cooperative. An industrial pattern maker and cabinetmaker, Beaver continued to carve throughout his life, developing a personal style of graceful figures with fine detail.

Beaver, Nolan, 1916-1998

Brasstown Carvers

Artifact Collection

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

1930/1979

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

14906

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/14906

2007-10-08

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Cherokee County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

5" x 4" x 1"(dimension)

Craft Revival