72 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Tradition Bearer is exactly "Dekle, Curly, 1912-2004"
Sorted by Title
1986 Florida Folk Festival (4 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (4 of 17)
Date
1986-05-24
Description
One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 20 minutes.
Collection
1986 Florida Folk Festival (4 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (4 of 17)
A Cowboy's Prayer

A Cowboy's Prayer
Date
Description
One audio cassette. Dekle reads A Cowboy's Prayer. Location and date of recording unknown.
Collection
A Cowboy's Prayer

A Cowboy's Prayer
Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1990-05
Description
Nineteen color slides.
Collection
Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival
Curly Dekle and apprentice Todd Nobles making cattle whips

Curly Dekle and apprentice Todd Nobles making cattle whips
Date
1986-02
Description
Four proof sheets with 105 black and white images (plus negatives). Nobles served as apprentice to master fok artist Dekle in 1985-1986. Nobles was Dekle's grandson. For information on their apprenticeship experience, see the fieldnotes in S 1640, box 3, flder 15. 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, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
Collection
Curly Dekle and apprentice Todd Nobles making cattle whips

Curly Dekle and apprentice Todd Nobles making cattle whips
Curly Dekle cracking whips

Curly Dekle cracking whips
Date
1984-02-24
Description
Nineteen color slides. Images of Curly Dekle cracking a whip.
Collection
Curly Dekle cracking whips

Curly Dekle cracking whips
Curly Dekle making whips

Curly Dekle making whips
Date
1984-02-24
Description
Eight black and white prints. Images of Curly Dekle making a whip.
Collection
Curly Dekle making whips

Curly Dekle making whips
Curly Dekle making whips

Curly Dekle making whips
Date
1984
Description
One proof sheet with 14 black and white images (plus negatives). Created as fieldwork for both the apprenticeship program and the Florida Folk Festival. 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, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
Collection
Curly Dekle making whips

Curly Dekle making whips
Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1961-05-21
Description
One 16mm film. 25 minutes. Sound & silent. (User copy can be found on video V-199 FLDA002) This film contains footage of participants and performers at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival held at the Stephen Foster Memorial in White Springs, Florida. It opens with the artist and Oklahoma Creek Indian Fred Beaver standing on the banks of the Suwannee River, recounting the history of the Seminole Indians and the origin of the Suwannee River 's name. Next, four Seminoles sing in the native Seminole language. Through translator Frank Shore, Seminole Billy Tiger explains how he uses a medicine branch to cure the mentally ill. Jessie DeVane of Lake Placid talks with Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs III about his adventures hunting bear, deer and turkey. Nancy, Mary Jane and Molly Shore, daughters of Seminole Frank Shore, sing "Jesus Loves Me" in their native language. A group of young men from Tarpon Springs dressed in traditional Greek attire dance. Whip-crackers Curly Dekle and Claude Sheppard demonstrate tricks. There are additional shots of visitors touring the park. The film ends with a choir dressed in period costumes singing. Produced by Peter Elgar Productions.
Collection
Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival
Florida Crossroads: Florida's Folk Festival

Florida Crossroads: Florida's Folk Festival
Date
1995-07-13
Description
One video recording. (3/4 tape; 28 minutes)An episode of the Florida Public Television series, "Florida Crossroads." Filmed by Florida Public television (through a Florida Dept. of Education grant), the episode features performances, demonstrations, interviews, and presentations at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (26-28 May). Included are interviews with folklorists, park employees, musicians, artisans, and park attendees, as well examples of the folklife on display at the Festival.
Collection
Florida Crossroads: Florida's Folk Festival

Florida Crossroads: Florida's Folk Festival
Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1984-05
Description
One video cassette (3/4" tape). 60 minutes. Produced by WUFT-TV; highlights from the 1984 Florida Folk Festival.
Collection
Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk Festival
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
1986 Florida Folk Festival (4 of 17)1986 Florida Folk Festival (4 of 17)Moving ImageMusicians
Storytellers
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Whip making
Whipcracking
Native Americans
Seminole Indians
Bagpipe music
Bagpipers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_14_c84-086A Cowboy's PrayerSoundPrayer
Cowboy poetry
Oral performance
Whip maker
Cowboys		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk FestivalCraft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageWhip maker
Chair-makers
Needleworkers
Folklore revival festivals
Whips
Folk festivals
Whip making
Craft
Cornhusk craft
Demonstrations
Leather craft
Decoys (Hunting)
Wildlife wood-carving
Bobbin lace
Chairs
Guitar makers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Curly Dekle and apprentice Todd Nobles making cattle whipsCurly Dekle and apprentice Todd Nobles making cattle whipsStill ImageWhip maker
Whip braider
Apprentices
Whip making
Whip braiding
Whips
Leather craft
Leather goods
Cattle
Ranching
Workplace
Teaching of folklore
Material culture		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Curly Dekle cracking whipsCurly Dekle cracking whipsStill ImageMaterial culture
Whipcracking
Whips
Demonstrations
Leather goods
Whip maker		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Curly Dekle making whipsCurly Dekle making whipsStill ImageMaterial culture
Leather goods
Leather craft
Whips
Whipcracking
Whip making
Demonstrations
Whip maker		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Curly Dekle making whipsCurly Dekle making whipsStill ImageRanchers
Whip maker
Fieldwork
Material culture
Workshops
Workplace
Whip making
Whips
Leather craft
Leather goods
Ranching		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Film of the 1961 Florida Folk FestivalFilm of the 1961 Florida Folk FestivalMoving ImageFestivals
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Music performance
Dancers
Folk dance
Whipcracking
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Mikasuki language
Creek Indians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Florida Crossroads: Florida's Folk FestivalFlorida Crossroads: Florida's Folk FestivalMoving ImageSingers
Musicians
Guitarist
Artisans
Leather workers
Metal-workers
Dancers
Whip maker
Secretary of State
Public officer
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Video recording
Television
Singing
Park Ranger
Saddles
Leather craft
Craft
Whipcracking
Whips
Fiddle music
Fiddlers
Old time music
Bandura
Hammer dulcimer
Dulcimer music
A capella singers
A capella singing
Gospel (Black)
Gospel music
Signs and signboards
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Workshops (Adult education)
Yodeling
Storytelling
Dance
Cooking and dining
Food preparation
Basket making
Basket work
Blacksmithing
Guitar music
Interviews
Interviewing on television
Secretaries of State (State governments)
Bands (Music)
Folklorists
Volunteers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Florida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk FestivalFlorida Folks: 1984 Florida Folk FestivalMoving ImageMusicians
Singers
Guitarist
Storytellers
Folklorists
Bands (Music)
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Guitar music
Storytelling
Folk singers
String bands
Stringband music
Old time music		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Questions and Feedback Form
Please provide your name
Please provide a valid email address
Please provide a valid phone number
Please provide a comment

Please note:
Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.