4 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Tradition Bearer is exactly "Brito, Mario, 1938-"
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Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito

Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito
Date
1995-04-09
Description
67 color slides. Brito was funded to learn from Perdomo several guajiro decima songs. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 41. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
Collection
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito

Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito

Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito
Date
1995-07
Description
82 color slides. Brito was funded to learn from Perdomo several guajiro decima songs. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 41. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
Collection
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito

Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito

Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito
Date
1995-02-11
Description
Two proof sheets with 40 black and white images (plus negatives). Brito was funded to learn from Perdomo several guajiro decima songs. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
Collection
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito

Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito

Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito
Date
1995-04-08
Description
Four proof sheets with 108 black and white images (plus negatives). Brito was funded to learn from Perdomo several guajiro decima songs. This was a traditional pageant that combined costumes, masks, dance and ritual. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
Collection
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito

Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario Brito
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario BritoImages of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario BritoStill ImageFieldwork
Latinos
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Singing
Decimas, Cuban American (Spanish)
Music performance
Performing arts
Oral performance
Guayabera shirts
Apprentices
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario BritoImages of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario BritoStill ImageFieldwork
Latinos
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Singing
Decimas, Cuban American (Spanish)
Music performance
Performing arts
Oral performance
Guayabera shirts
Apprentices
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario BritoImages of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario BritoStill ImageFieldwork
Latinos
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Singing
Decimas, Cuban American (Spanish)
Music performance
Performing arts
Oral performance
Guayabera shirts
Apprentices
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario BritoImages of Guajiro Decima singer Meliton Perdomo and his apprentice Mario BritoStill ImageFieldwork
Latinos
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Singing
Decimas, Cuban American (Spanish)
Music performance
Performing arts
Oral performance
Guayabera shirts
Apprentices
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
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