Woodcarving: goose

Woodcarving: goose

Brasstown Carvers

Handicraft

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This goose was made of holly wood by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session in 1927-1928 where he met Bonnie H. Logan. After they married in the early 1930s, the Hensleys carved steadily for the next decade selling their work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The Hensleys claimed to have bought a house with funds earned carving. Hensley was known for carving geese, a difficult form because the animal's long neck presents a weakness in construction that calls for a steady hand

Brasstown Carvers

Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001

Artifact Collection

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

1930/1949

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

14922

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2007-10-08

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Cherokee County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

3" x 2" x 1"(dimension)

Craft Revival