| Botanica Nena in Little Havana | Botanica Nena in Little Havana | Still Image | Fieldwork
Santeria
Herbs
Figurines
Crosses
Crucifixes
Religious symbolism
Religion
Christianity
Christian art and symbolism
Specialty stores
Stores, retail | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Botanica Nena in Little Havana
- Date
- 1980-06-02
- Description
- Thirty color slides. A botanica was a place where believers in Santeria could buy herbs and other supplies. Santeria is a New World version of the Yoruba religion. Catholic items such as crucifixes and statues of saints were also for sale. Slides S80-177, S80-180, S80-185, S80-189, and S80-191 are missing.
- Collection
| Bread and pastries at the Cuban Bakery of Jacksonville | Bread and pastries at the Cuban Bakery of Jacksonville | Still Image | Fieldwork
Workplace
Occupational groups
Food preparation
Bread
Delicatessens
Desserts
Food industry and trade
Cuban Americans
Cookery (Guava)
Cookery, Cuban
Bakery
Baked products
Bakers and bakeries
Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bread and pastries at the Cuban Bakery of Jacksonville
- Date
- 1984-08
- Description
- Forty color slides. Images of workers at a Cuban bakery making bread, guava pastries, and Cuban sandwiches. For an interview with the owner Bobby Ulloa, see S 1576, Box 22, C86-192/193. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
- Collection
| Bufo theater performing Juan (Bolito) Landa applying blackface | Bufo theater performing Juan (Bolito) Landa applying blackface | Still Image | Fieldwork
Cosmetics
Blackface entertainers
Minstrel shows
Theatrical makeup
Theater
Comedy
Entertainment
Performing arts
Vaudeville
Actors
Entertainers
Performers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bufo theater performing Juan (Bolito) Landa applying blackface
- Date
- 1985-07-28
- Description
- Eleven color slides. Juan (Bolito) Landa was an actor at Miami's Pro Teatro Cubano, which presents bufo theater productions (Cuban vaudeville/satirical comedies). Bufo theater was often performed in Havana before Fidel Castro came to power. The character Landa played was El Negrito, a trickster figure who worked for Gallego, a Spanish businessman. For more of Landa and Pro Teatro Cubano, see S1577, v. 43, S87-1027 - S87-1043. For an interview with Landa, see S 1576, reel T85-141. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Body movement
Latinos
Dance
Performing arts
Comparsa tradition
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-05-26
- Description
- Eleven color slides. The dance troupe (comparsas) was founded by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots, and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia herself arrived in Florida in 1959. She and her daughter Irene revived the dance tradition in the early 1990s.
- Collection
| Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers in Key West | Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers in Key West | Still Image | Fieldwork
Dance
Clothing and dress
Costumes
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Comparsa tradition
Children
Body movement
Streets
Community culture
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers in Key West
- Date
- 1991-03
- Description
- Five color slides. The dance troupe (comparsas) was founded by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots, and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia herself arrived in Florida in 1959. She and her daughter revived the dance tradition in the early 1990s. 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.
- Collection
| Cayo Hueso Comparsas Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Cayo Hueso Comparsas Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Performers
Performing arts
Body movement
Dance music
Cuban Americans
Folk dance
Costumes
Comparsa tradition
Arts, Cuban
Dancers
Musical groups
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cayo Hueso Comparsas Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-05
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Images of the Cayo Hueso Comparsas dancers and band performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. The dance troupe (comparsas) was founded by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots, and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia arrived in Florida in 1959.
- Collection
| Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad | Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad | Still Image | Religion
Religious rites
Christianity
Catholics
Community culture
Calendar rites
Rites and ceremonies
Latinos
Cuban Americans
Priests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad
- Date
- 1985-09-07
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Celebration of the Ermita (La Virgin) de la Caridad, held at the Miami Stadium. Images are hard to see- they were taken a distance away. The Metro-Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| Cigar roller Domingo Rojas in St. Augustine | Cigar roller Domingo Rojas in St. Augustine | Still Image | Material culture
Labor
Workers
Workplace
Tobacco
Cigars
Cigar industry
Cigar makers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Cigar roller Domingo Rojas in St. Augustine | Cigar roller Domingo Rojas in St. Augustine | Still Image | Cigar making
Cigar industry
Cigars
Tobacco
Material culture
Workplace
Workers
Labor
Cigar makers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Cigar roller Domingo Rojas in St. Augustine | Cigar roller Domingo Rojas in St. Augustine | Still Image | Fieldwork
Cuban Americans
Latinos
Cigar making
Cigars
Tobacco
Occupational groups
Cigar makers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
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