| Series |
Images of America
Images of America. ^A388060
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| Contents |
The early years : southern mountain workers -- The 1930s : guild formation -- The 1940s : growth and first fairs in Gatlinburg, Tennessee -- The 1950s : new shops and craftsman's fairs at the Asheville Auditorium -- The 1960s : a craft revival -- The 1970s : fairs and construction -- The 1980s and 1990s : a new home at the Folk Art Center. |
| Abstract |
"The Southern Highland Craft Guild is the oldest craft guild in the United States and the only guild to be defined by a geographical area. First conceived by Olive Dame Campbell in the 1920s, the craft guild was launched in 1930 with an exhibition of regional arts. Frances Louisa Goodrich contributed her Allanstand Shop so that families living in an already depressed region would have a sales venue for their work throughout the Great Depression and the years of World War II. From that early start, the Southern Highland Craft Guild has grown to nearly a thousand members and has established a worldwide reputation for fine workmanship ..."--Page 4 of cover |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 126). |
| Genre/form | illustrated books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Pictorial works. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Ouvrages illustrés. |
| LCCN | 2020949126 |
| ISBN | 9781467106450 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1467106453 |
