Chairmaker materials, c.1975
Sub-Series (ap.afc.04.04)
- Extent
- 19 Film containers
- 24 Audio tapes
- 8 Video cassettes
- 8 Photo prints
- 1 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series IV. Appalshop Films, 1973-1977 > Chairmaker materials, c.1975
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentary Chairmaker , a 1975 release. The film closely documents the work of 80-year old Dewey Thompson, a chairmaker from Sugarloaf Hollow, Kentucky. Thompson is shown crafting a rocking chair from the cutting of lumber to a finished piece as he offers occasional commentary on his life and the craft of making chairs. Subjects include handicrafts, artisans, furniture making, and social life and customs in rural Kentucky.
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