Woodcarving: giraffes

Description

This large pair of giraffes was carved by Amanda Crowe (1928-2004) and finished after Crowe's death by one of her former students, Carl Ray McCoy. Crowe was a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, and is known for figurative wood sculptures that are highly stylized and smoothly carved. Born and raised in the Panther Town community on the Qualla Boundary, she started drawing and carving at the age of four. She later earned a scholarship to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she received a Master of Fine Arts degree. She also studied at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. After twelve years away from home, Crowe returned to Cherokee to teach art and wood carving at Cherokee High School. She taught over 2,000 Cherokee students over the course of almost 40 years. In 2000, she was the recipient of a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.
Details
- Creator
  - Crowe, Amanda
- Contributor
  - McCoy, Carl Ray
- Format
  - Crafts (art genres)
- Type
  - StillImage
- Date
  - Date original: unknown
  - Date digitized: 2010-08-25
- Extent
  - Dimension: 30.75 " x 10" x 4"
  - Dimension: 42.25" x 11.75" x 3.75"
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Qualla Boundary
  - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Artifact Collection
- Identifier
  - QACM_2010_094_01; QACM_2010_094_02
- Repository
  - Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual

Related items