Ray Mann

Ray Mann

Animals in art

Brasstown Carvers

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carvers

Wood-carving

Brasstown Carver Ray Mann (1904-1999) was born in Buncombe County, NC, and moved to Clay County, NC, as a young child. He worked at the Champion Fibre Company paper mill in Canton, NC, for a while before returning to Clay County to live near Warne. Ray began carving at John C. Campbell Folk School in 1933, learning from Murray Martin. His specialties were sheep, goats, and cattle. Ray’s primary occupation was carpentry, from which he made a living for over 30 years. Ray married Elsie Hall, daughter of Brasstown Carver and folksinger Elisha Hall, in 1922. The couple was married for over 70 years and had four children together.

Settlement Institutions of Appalachia (SIA) Collection

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photographs

portraits

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StillImage

72641

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Brasstown (N.C.)

Craft Revival