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["Tony Coffman is the owner of Coffmans Metals, LLC in Birch River, West Virginia, which specializing in the buying and selling of ginseng and other wild herbs and roots, scrap metal, recyclables, and furs. A licensed ginseng dealer, Coffman began digging ginseng when he was a teenager for extra pocket money. Coffman inherited the business in 1987 from his grandfather Guy Coffman.These photos and related interviews were conducted in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festivals 2020 festival program on American ginseng. Learn more: https://festival.si.edu/blog/west-virginia-ginseng-trade"]%

1. Metal ginseng sculpture and signs at Coffman's Metals in Birch River

Identifier:
4224.CoffmansMetalsGinseng.Photo.017.9.15.19
Title:
Metal ginseng sculpture and signs at Coffman's Metals in Birch River
Date:
2019-09-15
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
American ginseng, American ginseng industry, Metal sculpture, American, Painted signs and signboards
Location:
Nicholas County (W. Va.), Birch River (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

2. Tulip sculpture made by artist-blacksmith Jeff Fetty

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.005.6.6.17
Title:
Tulip sculpture made by artist-blacksmith Jeff Fetty
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Metal sculpture, American, Blacksmiths--United States
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

3. Metal flower sculptures made by Jeff Fetty, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.006.6.6.17
Title:
Metal flower sculptures made by Jeff Fetty, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Metal sculpture, American, Blacksmiths--United States
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

4. Metal flower sculptures made by Jeff Fetty, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.007.6.6.17
Title:
Metal flower sculptures made by Jeff Fetty, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Blacksmiths--United States, Forge shops, Metal sculpture, American
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

5. Hanging metal sculpture made by artist-blacksmith Jeff Fetty

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.008.6.6.17
Title:
Hanging metal sculpture made by artist-blacksmith Jeff Fetty
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Blacksmiths--United States, Artist-blacksmiths, Metal sculpture, American
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

6. Model of a metal stair design made by Jeff Fetty

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.009.6.6.17
Title:
Model of a metal stair design made by Jeff Fetty
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Metal sculpture, American, Blacksmiths--United States, Forge shops, Artist-blacksmiths
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

7. Metal lamp made by Jeff Fetty

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.010.6.6.17
Title:
Metal lamp made by Jeff Fetty
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Metal sculpture, American, Blacksmiths--United States, Artist-blacksmiths
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

8. Metal lamp and flower sculptures made by Jeff Fetty

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.011.6.6.17
Title:
Metal lamp and flower sculptures made by Jeff Fetty
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Blacksmiths--United States, Metal sculpture, American
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

9. Metal gates and sculptures made by Jeff Fetty, hanging in his forge

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.012.6.6.17
Title:
Metal gates and sculptures made by Jeff Fetty, hanging in his forge
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Metal sculpture, American, Blacksmiths--United States, Forge shops
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

10. View from Jeff Fetty's forge on Chestnut Ridge in Spencer, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.015.6.6.17
Title:
View from Jeff Fetty's forge on Chestnut Ridge in Spencer, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Metal sculpture, American, Artist-blacksmiths, Forge shops, Blacksmiths--United States
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

11. View from Jeff Fetty's forge on Chestnut Ridge in Spencer, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.016.6.6.17
Title:
View from Jeff Fetty's forge on Chestnut Ridge in Spencer, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Metal sculpture, American, Forge shops, Blacksmiths--United States, Artist-blacksmiths
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

12. Anvil outside Jeff Fetty's forge in Spencer

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.017.6.6.17
Title:
Anvil outside Jeff Fetty's forge in Spencer
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Metal sculpture, American, Artist-blacksmiths, Forge shops, Blacksmiths--United States
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)