Record #:

1659

Author(s):

James, A. Everette, Jr.

Abstract:

Warren County native Claude Richardson, member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, has won recognition as a folk artist who carves local soapstone.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 40 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1993, p91-96, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Richardson, Claude; Folk artists--Warren County; Stone carving

Record #:

4879

Author(s):

James, A. Everette, Jr.; Andresen, Kroghie

Abstract:

Rough-hewn and homely roothead decoys carved on the Outer Banks are highly prized by collectors who pay thousands of dollars for them. Most were carved before 1918, and carvers between Portsmouth Island and Hatteras Village are credited with their construction and use in the 19th-century. They are called roothead decoys because the carver used natural curves in roots and branches to form decoy heads.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 12, Dec 2000, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Outer Banks--History; Decoys (Hunting)--Outer Banks

Record #:

35928

Author(s):

James, A. Everette, Jr.; James, Pattie Virginia Royster

Abstract:

Mr. Arliss has been whittling wood his entire life; he started by making children’s toys, but much of what he carved reflected his childhood and important figures and themes of the world around him.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992, p72-76, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Artists; Woodcarving; Wood-carvers