Woodcarving: guinea hen

Woodcarving: guinea hen

Brasstown Carvers

Handicraft

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This large guinea hen was carved in basswood by Glenn Brown. Brown was known for his carvings of geese, guinea fowl, and other birds. He began carving in 1939 with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and sold his work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. He was joined a year later by his wife, Hope. Having raised eight children, Hope Brown has said that carving kept the family off welfare. In 1942 Glenn Brown earned $161 from sales through the woodcarving cooperative. In 1944, when the school woodshop burned, the Browns lost their carving patterns. They moved temporarily to take up factory work, but later returned to Brasstown.

Brasstown Carvers

Brown, Glen

Artifact Collection

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

1940/1979

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

15309

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10-08-07

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Clay County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

10" x 6" x 3"(dimension)

Craft Revival