- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Catherine Evans Whitener
- Contributor to Resource:
- Courtesy of Shaw Industries, Inc.
- Date of Original:
- 1880/1964
- Subject:
- Arts--Georgia
Culture - People:
- Whitener, Catherine Evans, 1880-1964
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Catherine Evans Whitener brought back the handcraft of tufting in the 1890s, which played an important role in the economic development of northwest Georgia as its popularity grew.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/chenille-bedspreads/catherine-evans-whitener_001_0-2/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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