Craftsman's Fair, 1950: Lawrence Boone and Oscar Cantrell

Craftsman's Fair, 1950: Lawrence Boone and Oscar Cantrell

Artisans

Arts and crafts movement

Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands (1950 : Gatlinburg, Tenn.)

Exhibitions

Handicraft

Metal-work

This photograph shows Lawrence Boone on the left and Oscar Cantrell on the right. Lawrence Boone, a direct descendent of Daniel Boone, did metal work in the city of Asheville, North Carolina in the 1920s and 30s. Oscar Cantrell was born and raised in Brasstown, N.C. He worked with the John C. Campbell Folk School from its earliest days and taught blacksmithing. This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer at the 1950 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Unknown

Photographic Media

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

1950-07-24

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StillImage

15484

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2008-11-24

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Appalachian Region, Southern

7.5" x 9.5"(dimension)

Craft Revival