Cat woodcarvings

Cat woodcarvings

Animals in art

Brasstown Carvers

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carving

Group of four cat woodcarvings made by Brasstown Carvers Nell Lee and Pearl Massey. Sisters Pearl Massey (1920-2004) and Nell Massey Lee (1933-2020) helped their father, Talmadge Massey, with carving and sandpapering his carvings before learning to carve themselves. Pearl was selling carvings through John C. Campbell Folk School by 1942. Nell began carving in 1954, starting with napkin rings, rabbits, turtles, and ducks. Cats became Nell's favorite animal to carve. She tended to carve seasonally, balancing the craft with public work and raising a large garden each year.

Settlement Institutions of Appalachia (SIA) Collection

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StillImage

72748

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Brasstown (N.C.)

Craft Revival