CREATIVE HANDS Part 4

Description

Documentary: On mountain handicrafts in North Carolina. Contrasts rural and urban dwellers' use of leisure time. R.1: Farmers' hands weave, sculpt and whittle in cloth, clay, metal and wood. People at Rockefeller Center, New York City, watch ice skaters, window-shop, and enter Radio City Music Hall. Teacher at John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, helps farmers to develop creative ideas, using local materials. R.2: Men and children carve small wooden animals. Man makes clay vase. Farmers' handicrafts on sale at the Southern Highlanders Shop in Rockefeller Center.

Collection

Harmon Foundation Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films on Community and Family Life, Education, Religious Beliefs, and the Art and Culture of Minority and Ethnic Groups