Craftsman's Fair, 1949: Brasstown Carvers

Craftsman's Fair, 1949: Brasstown Carvers

Appalachians (People)

Brasstown Carvers

Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands (1949 : Gatlinburg, Tenn.)

Handicraft

John C. Campbell Folk School

Southern Highland Handicraft Guild

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

The woman on the right in the photograph is Murrial Martin, who came to Brasstown, North Carolina from Baltimore, Maryland in order to teaching woodcarving at the John C. Campbell Folk School. She is shown here with an unidentified Brasstown carver. The carvers demonstrated as a group at the Craftsman's Fair in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in July, 1949. The photograph was taken by Bernice Stevens.

Stevens, Bernice

Photographic Media

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

1949-07-27

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StillImage

15347

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2008-07-28

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Appalachian Region, Southern

Craft Revival