Woodcarving: standing fox

Woodcarving: standing fox

Cherokee art

Cherokee Indians

Handicraft

Indigenous American wood-carving

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This photograph of a standing fox carved from wood was taken by the United States Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. A notation on the verso reads: "Virgil Ledford, Cherokee, NC." A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Virgil Ledford (b. 1940) was born in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. Ledford began carving as a child while still in elementary school; his grandfather was also a carver. Later, he studied with famed sculptor Amanda Crowe. Throughout his life, Ledford carved detailed images of wildlife animals that are native to the region’s eastern forests. In 1974, he was honored with a solo exhibition at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual.

Ledford, Virgil, 1940-2018

United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Photographic Media

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

1940/1970

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StillImage

16539

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16539

2010-09-17

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

8" x 10"(dimension)

Craft Revival