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Chatham values and nurtures the arts and crafts to a level that would be remarkable even in a much larger population center. Artistic expression, art, and certainly a touch of sophistication reveal themselves to all those that seek it. While Chatham's community of writers, artists, and craftspeople (both past and current) may be small compared to other artistic enclaves, they have made and continue to make a large and lasting impact on the Town as a whole. Although some of the artists and writers listed below may now belong to other communities, they still have undeniably strong ties to Chatham. Laura Hankins Adcock, jazz vocalist
Laura White Alderson, journalist, writer, poet, and publicist, of Raleigh, NC Norman Amos, woodcarver Frank Andrews, artist in leaded glass Jesse Andrews, photographer Beatrice Baldwin, artist Laura Bradley, artist Sara Hunt Briggs, artist Ann Fox Casada, writer Dr. Jim Casada, historian, outdoorsman, writer, columnist, and editor Maud Carter Clement (1879-1969), historian and writer Kimberly Ryan Clifton, writer and columnist Joseph F. "Rick" Cline, historian and writer Nancy Compton, artist Dr. William B. Crawley, Jr., historian and writer Carson Davenport, artist Tim Davis, journalist, writer, editor Arthur de Ponceau, poet Elsabee Dixon, ceramic artist Roger Dodson, historian and writer Carolyn Thompson Dudley, art psychotherapist Kaye Jackson Elliott, television and radio writer, producer, graphical artist, and on-screen personality Ward Elliott, musician and master instrument maker Bev Emerson, musician Claudia Emerson, poet Madalene Vaden Fitzgerald, writer and historian Vernon Geyer (1921-2001), geologist and sculptor Jeff Guenther, artist Barbara Hall, writer, producer, singer, and songwriter Karen Hall, writer, producer William T. Hathaway, naturalist and writer Charles Hawkins, artist, sculptor, and Chatham's state senator Dr. Jay Hayes, historian and writer Wyatt C. Hedrick (1888-1964), architect Wilson G. Hibble, artist Chris Hughes, historian and author Farida Hughes, artist (paintings and works on paper) Frances Hallam Hurt, writer and dramatist Henry Hurt, editor and writer Cary James, architect and writer Helen James, artist, illuminator, and quilter Estelle Jefferson, artist Langhorne Jones, Sr., jurist, historian and writer Sue Kottwitz, jewelry designer Kenyon McCann, writer and dramatist Hugh D. McCormick (1903-1998), historian and writer Dr. Edgar Melton, historian and writer Herman Melton, historian and writer Dr. James Melton, historian and writer William Melton, filmmaker and administrator Alice Meyer, artist Joe Miller, artist and graphic designer Robin Lawrence Mildrum, artist Henry H. Mitchell, editor, writer, and artist Patricia B. Mitchell, food history writer Preston B. Moses (1908-1996), editor, artist Louise McCormick Motley, artist Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), artist Lucille Mabel Walthall Payne, writer Tom Royster, photographer Fillmore H. Sanford (1914-1967), psychologist, author, editor R. Nevitt Sanford (1909-1995), psychologist, author Paul Shelton (1915-1998), master saddlemaker Ricky Van Shelton, musician and writer Landon Spradlin, musician and evangelist Mary Tallent, writer Ann Taylor, newscaster Mark Thomas, journalist, writer Estes Thompson, journalist, editor Gloria Hall Thompson, artist L. J. Toler, journalist Agnes Fulcher Tune, artist Estelle Ironmonger Tyler, historian and writer Michiel VanDerSommen, sculptor Ellen Bryant Voigt, poet Biff Watson, musician Jim Watson, musician, and writer Dr. Thomas L. Watson (1871-1924), geologist and writer Christine Whitehead, artist and cancer therapist Harriet Whitehead, research analyst, anthropologist, and writer John Hurt Whitehead, photographer and writer Mary Elizabeth Whitehead, musician James Womack, master saddlemaker Susan Worley, journalist, writer Jerry Wyatt, actor, vocalist, and teacher/director/producer Jonathan Yardley, writer, book critic, columnist S. Dail Yeatts, educator, historian |
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