Goingback Chiltoskey: Sculptor

This four-page brochure was produced to accompany a 1972 exhibition of work by Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000). The exhibit was held at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual and included 31 pieces in wood, metal, and plaster. The exhibition brochure was produced by Qualla Arts, the Indian Arts and Craft Board, and the North Carolina Arts Council. Chiltoskey was a native of Cherokee, North Carolina and a member of the Eastern Band. Chiltoskey was trained in woodworking and art at the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas and the American Indian Art Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He began teaching woodworking at the Cherokee High School in 1935. He worked as a model maker for the U.S. Army during World War II and continued his craft after retiring in 1966. He was known for his many carvings of animals and people and worked primarily in native woods like walnut, cherry, apple, buckeye, and holly