Record #:

2342

Author(s):

McGowan, Thomas

Abstract:

Willard Watson of Deep Gap in Watauga County, a world-renowned maker of wooden folk toys, died September 26, 1994. Watson, whose works are in the Smithsonian Institution, was also an accomplished storyteller and dancer.

Source:

Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society (NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Jan 1995, p5, il

Subject(s):

Watson, Willard, 1905-1994; Toy making; Toymakers--Deep Gap; Storytellers--Deep Gap