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Interview with Roby Buchanan, lapidary

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  • This is a transcript of an interview of lapidary Roby Buchanan conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Buchanan was born and raised in Hawk, N.C. The son of a mica miner, Buchanan learned to find and cut stones on his own. His wife and son set the stones. Dupuy's 1967 book "Artisans of the Appalachians" contains an essay on Buchanan that is based on this interview.
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Object’s are ‘parent’ level descriptions to ‘children’ items, (e.g. a book with pages).

  • This is a transcript of an interview of lapidary Roby Buchanan conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Buchanan was born and raised in Hawk, N.C. The son of a mica miner, Buchanan learned to find and cut stones on his own. His wife and son set the stones. Dupuy's 1967 book "Artisans of the Appalachians" contains an essay on Buchanan that is based on this interview.