Tenth Annual Session of the Penland School of Handicrafts 1939

Dublin Core

Title

Tenth Annual Session of the Penland School of Handicrafts 1939

Subject

Education
Handicraft
Penland School of Handicrafts
Schools

Description

This illustrated catalog describes the classes offered at Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, during the summer of 1939. Course offerings included weaving, metal craft, jewelry making, pottery, shoe making, basketry, chair seat weaving, shuckery, carding, and spinning. The catalog also contains photographs of Edward Worst, student life, crafts and craft production. The cover is a woodcut of the Edward Worst Craft House. Descriptions of the school and the surrounding area also are included in the catalog.

Creator

Penland School of Handicrafts

Source

Penland School of Crafts Records

Publisher

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

Date

1939

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
publications (documents)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

15873
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15873

Date Created

2008-01-15

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Penland School of Crafts Archives, Penland, NC 28765;

Spatial Coverage

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

Extent

9" x 6"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Penland School of Handicrafts, “Tenth Annual Session of the Penland School of Handicrafts 1939,” OAI, accessed May 5, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/15873.