St. Francis of Assisi and deer woodcarvings

St. Francis of Assisi and deer woodcarvings

Brasstown Carvers

John C. Campbell Folk School

Religious art

Wood-carving

A carving of St. Francis of Assisi made by Dexter Dockery with carvings of deer made by Jack Hall. Brasstown Carver Dexter Dockery (1931-2015) hailed from Union County, GA. He was a pastor who began carving around 1939. Dexter learned carving primarily from Murray Martin and Jack Hall, then passed it on to his wife, Hazel Dockery. Dexter was recognized by the Southern Highland Craft Guild as a Lifetime Member in the late 1980s. 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

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Brasstown (N.C.)

Craft Revival