| Xochitl Moreno's quinceanera | Xochitl Moreno's quinceanera | Still Image | Singers
Musicians
Fieldwork
Quinceanera (Social custom)
Rites of passage
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Birthday rites
Mexican Americans
Latinos
Bands (Music)
Religious rites
Priests
Teenagers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Xochitl Moreno's quinceanera
- Date
- 1996-07-06
- Description
- 57 color slides. The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
- Collection
| Virgen de Gaudalupe altar | Virgen de Gaudalupe altar | Still Image | Fieldwork
Research methods
Art
Artifacts
Religious art
Religion
Catholics
Painting
Christianity
Arts, Mexican
Ethnicity, Mexico
Mexican Americans
Art and religion
Children
Painters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Virgen de Gaudalupe altar
- Date
- 1985-03-08
- Description
- Nine color slides. Images of a religious painting by Rey Reyes Castillo for use as an altar. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the "St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area" at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Viki Grimm making a pinata | Viki Grimm making a pinata | Still Image | Fieldwork
Collecting
Research methods
Pinatas
Material culture
Decoration and ornament
Decorative arts
Special events
Craft
Latinos
Mexican Americans
Arts, Mexican
Ethnicity, Mexico
Art
Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Viki Grimm making a pinata
- Date
- 1985-02-24
- Description
- Forty-two color slides. Grimm demonstrating the step by step method for making a pinata -- in this case, a boat pinata. The images were taken in her home. For a complete explanation, find her interview in S 1714, box 4, tape 54. Grimm, born in Mexico City, learned to make pinatas from her family. She made two types: ones completely of papier-mache, and ones with clay pots covered in papier-mache. Pinatas were used during the posada celebrations, a Mexican Christmas tradition that was observed the nine days before the holiday to represent Mary and Joseph's trek to Bethlehem. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_04_tape54 | Viki Grimm discussing pinata making | Sound | Fieldwork
Collecting
Research methods
Pinatas
Material culture
Decoration and ornament
Decorative arts
Special events
Craft
Latinos
Mexican Americans
Arts, Mexican
Ethnicity, Mexico
Art
Interviewing
Interviews
Oral narratives
Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Viki Grimm discussing pinata making
- Date
- 1985-02-24
- Description
- One audio cassette. Grimm demonstrating the step by step method for making a pinata -- in this case, a boat pinata. Interview recorded in her home. For images, see S 1577, v. 27, 1538-1579. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Victoria Grimm and her apprentices with their pinatas | Victoria Grimm and her apprentices with their pinatas | Still Image | Artisans
Apprentices
Pinatas
Decorative arts
Arts, Mexican
Mexican Americans
Latinos
Papier-mache | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Victoria Grimm and her apprentices with their pinatas
- Date
- 1987-01-28
- Description
- Two proof sheets with 33 black and white images (plus negatives). Grimm's apprentices were Maria Garza and Raquel Herrera. Grimm, born in Mexico City, learned to make pinatas from her family. She made two types: ones completely of papier-mache, and ones with clay pots covered in papier-mache. Pinatas were used during the posada celebrations, a Mexican Christmas tradition that was observed the nine days before the holiday to represent Mary and Joseph's trek to Bethlehem. 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
| a_s1624_03_tape06 | Tropical Manfil and Los Pamas de Jalisco performing at the La Primavera Festival | Sound | Fieldwork
Festivals
Latinos
Arts, Mexican
Mexican Americans
Concerts
Performing arts
Music performance
Music
Singing
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Tropical Manfil and Los Pamas de Jalisco performing at the La Primavera Festival
- Date
- 1992-03-08
- Description
- In 1992, the Palm Beach Community College contracted the Florida Folklife Program to conduct ten days of fieldwork in March 1992 around Lake Okeechobee for a Lakefront Legacy Festival later that year (16 May 1992). Headed up by FFP folklorist Debbie Fant, and assisted by Robert Stone and Robert Shanafelt, the fieldwork involved 26 informants, slides, print images and recorded interviews. In the end, the FFP recommended seven people for festival participation.
- Collection
| Tomas Grando performing Mother's Day serenatas | Tomas Grando performing Mother's Day serenatas | Still Image | Musicians
Fieldwork
Mexican Americans
Latinos
Mothers Day
Mothers Day Songs and music
Singing
Serenades
Holidays
Serenatas
Bands (Music)
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Tomas Grando performing Mother's Day serenatas
- Date
- 1992-05
- Description
- Forty color slides, one proof sheet with 36 black and white images (plus negatives). The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
- Collection
| a_s2029_01_tape01 | Tomas Granado performing serenatas | Sound | Fieldwork
Serenades
Serenatas
Mothers Day
Mothers Day Songs and music
Music performance
Singing
Arts, Mexican
Mexican Americans
Folk music Mexico
Singers
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Tomas Granado performing serenatas
- Date
- 1992-05-10
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. These tapes were recorded in 1992, probably as part of the Florida Folk Arts Apprenticeship program. Granado was a contact for the Mexican American Music Survey. The Mexican American Music Survey was created to document the musical traditions of Florida's various Mexican-American communities: Apopka, South Dade County, Immokalee, the St. Johns River Basin, and Central Florida. Funded by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, the survey was conducted between 1994 and 1996 by folklorist Robert Stone. Among the musical traditions were serenatas, conjunto, quinceanara ritual music, ranchera Michoacana, mariachi, norteno, Tejano, and pop music. At the end of the project, a sampler music tape was created by the Florida Folklife Program for distribution to various libraries.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t86-007 | The Tapia family performing at Mexican Independence Day celebration | Sound | Fieldwork
Holidays and festivals
Schools
Dancers
Latinos
Arts, Mexican
Folk music Mexico
Ethnicity, Mexico
Mexican Americans
Performing arts
Body movement
Music performance
Musical groups
Bands (Music)
Musicians
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
The Tapia family performing at Mexican Independence Day celebration
- Date
- 1985-09-13
- Description
- One reel to reel (copied onto audio cassette: C86-51). Recording of the Tapia family performing at a Mexican Independence Day celebration at Florida City Elementary School. (The holiday is the 16 Sept., but the school celebrated it on the 13th). 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
| a_s2034_05_cd06-098 | Sunday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 5) | Sound | Singers
Musicians
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Mexican Americans
Singing
Music Latin America
Arts, Mexican
Folk music Mexico
Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
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