Doris Reece carving

Description

This photograph shows Doris Reece carving small animals. Known as Dot Reece or "Mamma Dot," Doris Reese was first exposed to woodcarving through her neighbors Hope and Glen Brown who carved and sold their work through the woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Reece's first carving was a cat. She became a prolific carver capable of creating eighty carvings per month. She carved napkin rings, mice and opossums in walnut, cherry and buckeye and is best known for her cheerful baby pigs. This photograph was taken from a booklet published by the John C. Campbell Folk School in 1990 titled "The Brasstown Carvers" with text by Bill Biggers, photographs by Werner Kahn and Bill Biggers
Details
- Creator
  - Kahn, Werner
  - Biggers, Bill
- Format
  - Photographs
- Type
  - StillImage
- Date
  - Date original: 1980/1989
  - Date digitized: 10-08-07
- Extent
  - Dimension: 7" x 5"
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Clay County (N.C.)
  - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - John C. Campbell Folk School Records
- Identifier
  - JCCFS_biggers_dot_reece
- Repository
  - John C. Campbell Folk School

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