Janet Anderson and Christine Gilbert carving

Description

This photograph shows Janice Anderson (left) and Christine Gilbert (right) carving small animals. Christine is the daughter of the long-time Brasstown carver, Verda Anderson, and Janice is Verda's daughter-in-law. The women were introduced to carving through Verda, and both eventually learned to carve under John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin. Janice also took a class from carving instructor Jack Hall. Both worked at Folk School preparing meals and carved whenever they got the chance. They both started with napkin rings and worked with doves, pecking birds to ducklings, then Christmas ornaments. Both women have demonstrated carving throughout the region and have carved for the Folk School's Fall Festival. 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
- Format
  - Photographs
- Type
  - StillImage
- Date
  - Date original: 1980/1989
  - Date digitized: 10-08-07
- Extent
  - Dimension: 5" x 7"
- 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_anderson_gilbert
- Repository
  - John C. Campbell Folk School

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