St. Francis of Assisi by Jack Hall

St. Francis of Assisi by Jack Hall

Brasstown Carvers

John C. Campbell Folk School

Religious art

Wood-carving

3-foot-tall statue of St. Francis of Assisi carved from cherry wood by Jack Hall, c. 1959-1960. Jack Hall (1920-1984) was a second-generation Brasstown Carver from the Hall family, who moved from Buncombe County, NC, to the area around John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1920s. A short documentary about Jack, titled "The Woodland Carver," brought notoriety to him and the Folk School in the early 1950s. Following Murray Martin’s retirement, Jack led the Brasstown Carvers until the early 1980s.

JCCFS Photo Collection

1959

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photographs

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StillImage

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Brasstown (N.C.)

Craft Revival