Woodcarving: rabbit and bookend

Dublin Core

Title

Woodcarving: rabbit and bookend

Subject

Brasstown Carvers
Handicraft
John C. Campbell Folk School
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

This small rabbit of holly wood and the rabbit bookend of apple wood were both carved by James Oscar Penland (b. 1882). Penland was a member of the Brasstown community and was one of the many locals who contributed time and labor to help start the John C. Campbell Folk School in the mid-1920s. Penland sold his carvings through the school's woodcarving cooperative that started in 1929 and later came to be known as the Brasstown Carvers.

Creator

Brasstown Carvers
Penland, J.O.

Source

Artifact Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1930/1949

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Type

StillImage

Identifier

15307
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15307

Date Created

10-08-07

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 28902;

Spatial Coverage

Clay County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

4" x 3" x 1" (rabbit)(dimension)
6" x 6" x 2" (bookend)(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Brasstown Carvers and Penland, J.O., “Woodcarving: rabbit and bookend,” OAI, accessed May 6, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/15307.