Appalachian Collection

The Arts and Crafts in Appalachia

 

 

Scope

The arts and crafts of the Appalachian region have been a part of the culture of the people long before the area was recognized as the Appalachian Mountains or as a distinct cultural region.  While the arts were a very present and prominent aspect of the lives of the people, it received scattered and varied attention from the academics until the Folk Art Movement beginning in the 1960s.  This pathfinder covers various arts and crafts of the Appalachian region before and after the Folk Art Movement. 

Introduction

Wilson, Charles Reagan, and William Ferris (editors). “Arts and Crafts.” (by John Michael Vlach) Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1989: 460-61. F209.E53 1989 (ASU Reference); F209 .E53 1989 (ASU APP COLL #)

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Highly Relevent:

Appalachian Region In Art
Art – Kentucky
Art – North Carolina
Art – West Virginia
Crafts – Kentucky
Crafts – Virginia
Folk art -- Alabama
Folk art – Georgia
Folk Artists Appalachian Region, Southern Biography
Handicraft Guild
Quilts – North Carolina
Tolson, Edgar
West Virginia Artists

Also Relevant:
Art -- Tennessee
Arts – Appalachia
Arts and Crafts – Appalachian Region
Crafts – North Carolina – Fine Arts
Folk Art – Kentucky
Folk Art -- Tennessee
Folk Art -- Virginia
Folk Artists
Quilts – West Virginia

More General:
Appalachian Artisans
Appalachian Craftsmen
Appalachian Folk Art
Arts – Tennessee
Cherokee Crafts
Crafts – Maryland
Maryland Folk Art
Pottery – Kentucky
Southern Crafts
Southern Highland Crafts
Tennessee Crafts

Related:
Crafts -- Alabama
Crafts – Appalachia
Foxfire

W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection Clippings Files

Folk Art
Handicrafts – Cherokee Indians
Pottery
Quilting
Southern Highland Folk Art Center and the Handicraft Guild
Weaving
Woodworking

Call Numbers

Highly Relevant:
NC 139.G225 A2
NK 811.L36
NK 9112.N6
T65 A93 (main)
ND 230.W4 C88

Also Relevant:
ND 205.H86 1976 (WCU)
NK 9712.B75 (main)
NK 9112. V35

More General:
TT 23.2.H67 (main)
NX 506.I82
E99.C5 D83
NK 9112.Q34 (main)

Related:
F106.E53
F291.2.F6 (main)

Frequently Mentioned Monographs

Arnold, Dorothy Andora. Some Recent Contributors of the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina to the crafts of the Southern Highlands. Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee, 1952 (Graduate Thesis). NK 814 C5 A75. (ASU APP COLL #)
Craig, James H. The Arts and Crafts in North Carolina. Winston – Salem, North Carolina: Old Salem, Inc., 1965: 480 pages. NK 835.N8 C7 (ASU APP COLL #)

Eaton, Allen H. Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1973 (c1937): 370 pages. NK 814. E2 1973 (ASU APP COLL #)

George, Phyllis. Kentucky Crafts. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1989: 203 pages. NK 835 .K4 B76 1989 (ASU APP COLL #)

James, A. Everette, Jr., A. Everette James III and Edwin E. Ritts, Jr. Eugene Healen Thomason: The Ashcan Artist of Appalachia. New York: Vantage Press, 1987. NK 237 .T55 185 T36 (ASU APP COLL #)

Jones, Michael Owen. Chairmaking in Appalachia: Style and Creative Imagination in American Folk Art, vol.1 & vol. 2. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, 1969 (Ph. D. Thesis). NA 5096 .J6 vol.1 (ASU APP COLL #)

Jones, Michael Owen. Craftsmen of the Cumberlands: Traditions & Creativity. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 1989. NK 2715. J57 (ASU APP COLL #)

Rubin, Cynthia Elyce (editor). Southern Folk Art. Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1985: 223 pages.  NK 811 .S68 1985 (ASU APP COLL #)

Weaver, Emma. Crafts in the Southern Highlands. Asheville, North Carolina: Southern Highlands Handicraft Guild, 1971 (Reprint 1975): 46 pages.  NK 811 .W42 1971 (ASU APP COLL #)

Guides, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Axelrod, Alan and Harry Oster. The Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore. Penguin Reference, 2000: 199; 14. GR105.34.A94 (ASU APP COLL #)

Moffatt, Frederick C. “Fine Arts” Encyclopedia of East Tennessee. Edited by Jim Stokey and Jeff D. Johnson. Kingsport Press, 1981: 190-91. F442.1.E53 (ASU APP COLL #)

Rosenak, Chuck and Jan. Contemporary American Folk Art: A Collector’s Guide. New York: Abbeville Press, 1996: 70-117.  NK 808. R59 (ASU Reference)

Rosenak, Chuck and Jan. Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Folk Art and Artists. New York: Abbeville Press, 1990: 81-2, 83-4, 134-35, 155-56, 166-68, 173-74, 250-52, 290-92, 303-5. NK 808 .R6 (ASU Reference)

Sellen, Betty – Carol. Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2000. NK 805.S46 (ASU APP COLL #)

Wilson, Charles Reagan, and William Ferris (editors). “Arts and Crafts.” (by John Michael Vlach). Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1989: 460-61. F209.E53 1989 (ASU Reference & ASU APP COLL #)

Bibliographies

Appalachian Bibliography. Morgantown, West Virginia: WVU Library, 1980: 1111-1112.  Z1251 .A7 A6. (ASU APP COLL #)

Appalachian Bibliography vol.1. Morgantown, West Virginia WVU Library, 1972: 91-99.  Z1251 .A7 A6. (ASU APP COLL #)

Bonner, Simon J. American Folk Art: A Guide to Sources. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1984: A41, A75, E37, E60, H29, L15, M40.  Z5956 .F6 A53 1984 (ASU APP COLL #)

Bugler, Peggy A. “Kentucky’s Traditional Arts and Crafts: A Bibliography.” Kentucky Folklore Record vol. 26, January – December (1-4), 1980: 62-66. GR1 .K42 (ASU APP COLL #)

Cogswell, Robert. “A Selected Bibliography of Tennessee Folk Arts”. Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin, 1984 vol.50 (4): 142-45. GR1 .T36 (ASU APP COLL #)

Merger, George H. (editor). Folk Artists Biographical Index. Detroit: Gale, 1987. NK 805 .F63 1987 (WCU Reference)

Ross, Charlotte, T. (editor). Bibliography of Southern Appalachia. Boone: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1976: 54. Z1251 .A7 B5x (ASU APP COLL #)

Abstracts and Indices

(Accessed through ASU library web page under Research and then Database & Articles)
Art Full Text: covers subject such as archaeology, art history, crafts, graphic arts, architecture, film, photography, textiles and much more since 1984.  Source updates are done monthly.
MLA: covers subjects such as folklore, literature, language, and linguistics. Indexes books, journals, serials, bibliographies, dissertations, and essays from 1963 to present. Updated ten times per year.
Dissertation Abstracts: has dissertations on all academic topics accepted at accredited institutions since 1861.  It has abstracts starting at 1980 and dissertation abstracts starting at 1988 with sources updated monthly. 
Search subject headings for each database:
Highly relevant:
Art and Appalach*
Crafts and Appalach*
Folk Art of West Virginia
Also Relevant:
Folk Art and Appalach*
Folk Art of Kentucky*
More General:
Folk Art of Tennessee*
Related:
Folk Art

Journals


Appalachian Heritage. Hindman, KY: Appalachian Heritage, Inc. Vol. 1-, 1973- . Quarterly. F106.A137 A6 (ASU APP COLL #)
Appalachian Journal. Boone, NC: Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University. Vol. 1-, 1974 – Quarterly. F216 .2. A66 (ASU APP COLL #)
Goldenseal.  Fairmont, WV: Fairmont Printing Company Vol. 1-, 1978 – Quarterly. F241 .G64 (ASU APP COLL #)
Journal of Appalachian Studies. Huntington, WV: Appalachian Studies Association. Vol. 1-, 1996 – Two times a year. F106 .J74 (ASU APP COLL #)
Now and Then. Johnson City, TN: Center for Appalachian Studies and Services. Vol. 1- , 1984-. Three times a year. F217.A65 N68 (ASU APP COLL #)
Southern Folklore Quarterly. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. Vol. 1-, 1937 – 2000 (Three times a year). GR1 .S65 (ASU APP COLL #) – publication has ceased.

Compiled by Rachel Westrom

November 1, 2007