Art
Art is a vital part of any culture and community and Appalachia is no different. This page explores resources of both traditional and modern Appalachian Art.
- Barnett Hook Papers and NeedleworkBarnett Hook (1845-1926) was a master needlework artist from Southeastern Ohio. After serving in the American Civil War, Hook moved back to his hometown of McArthur where he would pursue a variety of careers before finding incredible success as a master needleworker.
- The Appalachian photographs of Doris Ulmann byCall Number: F106 .U4 1971xPublication Date: 1971A massive book of photographs of Appalachia, many pictures of people working on their trades that have since been lost to time and industrialization such as basket weaving or of women using a massive loom. These moving pictures were most likely taken between 1900 and 1934 in Doris' lifetime.
- Finding home: Southern Appalachia byCall Number: N7433.4.C52 F56 2015xPublication Date: 2015"'Finding Home' is a collaborative exploration of memory and place in southern Appalachia between Kyle Anthony Clark and Rosann Kent. This collaboration consists of letterpress printing and archival inkjet printing bound with a hard cover stab binding. The story 'Possum House,' written by the southern Appalachian storyteller Rosann Kent, is based on memories of her father's stories of growing up in early twentieth century southern Appalachia. The photographs by Kyle Anthony Clark were gathered from mountain streams in northeast Georgia"--23 Sandy Gallery Booksellers' website, July 6, 2016
- The life cycle of the fungal kingdom byCall Number: N7433.4.B76 L54 2018xPublication Date: 2018A handmade and hand letterpress printed artists' book exploring fungi around southeastern Ohio. Text, wood engravings & binding by Sarah Brown of Questionable Press.
- Appalachian Spring byCall Number: N7433.4.G74 A67 2022xPublication Date: 2022According to the artist, "Appalachian Spring: a record of personal encounters with the natural world witnessed during the first spring living in Appalachia."
- More than land or sky : art from Appalachia byCall Number: N6516 .N67Publication Date: 1981More than land or sky: art from Appalachia was an exhibit in the National Museum of American Art from October 1981 to January 1982 curated by Barbara Shissler Nosanow. Nosanow was an Appalachian native and chose Appalachian artists to show their works on Appalachian culture and history. This Rare book documents each piece in the exhibit and its meaning.
- West Virginia Quilts and Quiltmakers byCall Number: NK9112 .V35 2000ISBN: 0821413392Publication Date: 2000-11-01Tucked away in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, preserved for generations, handmade bed quilts are windows into the past. In 1983, three West Virginia county extension agents discussed the need to locate and document their state's historic quilts. This effort has culminated in West Virginia Quilts and Quiltmakers: Echoes from the Hills, published by Ohio University Press in association with the West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search, Inc.