Hope Brown

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Title

Hope Brown

Subject

Brasstown Carvers
John C. Campbell Folk School
Women woodworkers
Wood-carvers
Wood-carving

Description

Hope Brown carving, c. 1945. Hope Caler Brown (1915-2005) began carving with her husband Glenn around 1940. She carved the first cat as well as the first infant Jesus crèche figure for the Brasstown Carvers. She modeled her figurines of children on the couple's own eight offspring. Hope also made and updated many patterns for the Brasstown Carvers.

Source

Historic Carvings Photo Collection

Date

1945

Rights

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

Format

photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

72695
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/72695

Spatial Coverage

Brasstown (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

“Hope Brown,” OAI, accessed May 4, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/72695.