Hope Brown

Dublin Core

Title

Hope Brown

Subject

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

Description

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. Original material held by the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

Creator

Weir, Georgia

Source

Brasstown Carvers Photo Collection

Date

1993

Rights

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

Format

photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

72856
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/72856

Spatial Coverage

Brasstown (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Weir, Georgia, “Hope Brown,” OAI, accessed April 29, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/72856.