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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Date: 1988-03
Description: Seven black and white negatives. Rufus Adams and apprentice(stepdaughter) Annie Sellers making corn shuck bottomed chairs. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife he learned make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.'
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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

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

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1990-05
Description: One proof with 36 black and white images (plus negatives.)
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Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Date: 1988-08-28
Description: Two audio cassettes. Recording of an evening church service, including gospel music, prayers, sermons, Bible readings, and lining out. Much of the signing was accompanied by drums, tambourine, and piano. Several children sang. Often hard to hear due to noise of congregation.
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Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Date: 1988
Description: Three black and white prints, and one color print. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife he learned make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.' Sellers was his stepdaughter. 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. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Date: 1988-03
Description: Thirty-one color slides. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There, he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife, he learned to make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.' Sellers was his stepdaughter. 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. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams	Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams	Still Image	Material culture Chairs Furniture Cornhusk craft Domestic arts Woodwork Apprentices Women apprentices Fieldwork (educational method) Craft African Americans Chair caning Furniture maker Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival	Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Whip 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
Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival	Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Festivals Music performance Guitarists Performing arts Singing Demonstrations Craft Quilting Whip braiding Wood carving Musical instrument maker Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1703_01_tape01	Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church	Sound	Singers Fieldwork Sound recordings Sermons Prayer Prayers Gospel (Black) Gospel music Gospel songs Religion Religious music Religious rites African Americans Baptists Church services Churches Christianity Community culture Oral communication Oral performance Drums Drum music Drum performance Children Preachers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair	Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair	Still Image	Furniture maker African Americans Chair caning Chairs Furniture Apprentices Material culture Furniture making Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs	Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs	Still Image	Furniture maker African Americans Chair caning Chairs Furniture Apprentices Material culture Furniture making Furniture makers Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

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Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Annie Sellers learning how to make chairs from Rufus Adams

Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Craft demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Recording of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs