| a_s1576_22_c86-167 | Henry Wesley Stewart interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Fieldwork
Art
Woodwork
Selling
Wood craft
Toothpicks
Toothpick models
Decorative arts
Material culture
Sculpture
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Henry Wesley Stewart interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1984-09-09
- Description
- One audio cassette. Stewart was well-known for his toothpick art work. Born in South Carolina, he was a former messenger for WMVR Radio. He discusses origins of his toothpick artwork; various sculptures he has made; the process of making the sculptures; inspiration sources; selling objects to people such as Minnie Pearl, publisher Katherine Graham, and Liberace; tools used; and the importance of traditions. Stewart did not allow any photographs to be taken of his artwork. 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
| a_s1576_02_c78-050 | Interview with painter Pharaoh Baker | Sound | Interviews
Occupational groups
Occupational training
Painting
Art
Art and religion
Life histories
Fieldwork
African Americans
Christianity
African Americans Segregation
Racism
Racial discrimination
Cotton
Sculptors
Artists
Painters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with painter Pharaoh Baker
- Date
- 1978-05-03
- Description
- One audio cassette. Side 1, C78-50: Baker, born in Sneeds, Florida, discusses how he started painting seriously in his early twenties and used the GI Bill to study art at Florida A & M University from 1947 to 1949. He also describes the cotton picking trading system in which the laborers would trade coupons for finished cotton goods for payment. Baker also discusses his paintings: "The Sharecropper," "A Hero's Welcome," "Lord, Make My Burden Lighter," "The Dead Christ," "The Soul Searchers." He also talks about what has influenced his art; his school days; the murder of Emmett Till; and growing up as an African American in Jim Crow Florida. Side 2: Baker talks about his religious background and its influence in his art; how long it takes him to paint a picture; how he sculpts; the materials he uses to paint; and house and sign painting.
- Collection
| a_s1576_11_c84-002 | Pharaoh Baker and Ellis Wright interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program | Sound | Painters
Sculptors
Fieldwork
African Americans
Apprentices
Interviews
Life histories
Oral histories
Teaching of folklore
Painting
Art
Sculpture
Artists studios
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Pharaoh Baker and Ellis Wright interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program
- Date
- 1984-01-12
- Description
- One audio cassette. Baker served as a master artist to apprentice Wright in the 1984-1985 apprenticeship program. In the interview, they discuss learning painting; where they paint; subjects and inspirations; influences (Picasso, Van Gogh, El Greco); sculpture; African American culture; the goals of an artist; various mediums; and art perspectives. 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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| a_s1576_67_c97-065 | Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 5) | Sound | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Life histories
Interviewing
African Americans
Art
Religious art
Art and religion
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| a_s1576_67_c97-066 | Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 6) | Sound | Storytellers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Life histories
Interviewing
Seminole Indians
Art
Storytelling
Tales
Native Americans
Creation Mythology
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| a_s1576_t85-144 | Interview with wood carver Jose Orta | Sound | Wood carvers
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Fieldwork
Sound recordings
Interviewing
Interviews
Oral narratives
Wood carving
Puerto Ricans
Latinos
Artists
Woodwork
Art | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with wood carver Jose Orta
- Date
- 1985-07-28
- Description
- One reel to reel. In Spanish with Orta's mother- in-law Reynardo Fernandez translating. The field notes indicate her translations were not always accurate. Orta discusses his carvings; wood used; techniques; making musical instruments; how he learned carving; and his family's involvement. 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_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.
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| Apalachicola sign art | Apalachicola sign art | Still Image | Fieldwork
Signs (commercial)
Signs and signboards
Art
Painting
Restaurants
Maritime life | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Apalachicola sign art
- Date
- 1986-11-09
- Description
- Four color slides. 237: Sign on truck trailer; 238: Sign on building; 239-240: Painting on Water Street building. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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| Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work | Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work | Still Image | Wood carvers
Sculptors
Fieldwork
Decorative arts
Metal sculpture
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Material culture
Lithuanian Americans
Art | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work
- Date
- 1985-08-16
- Description
- Two color slides. Metal sculptor and wood carver Sheiniuk with two examples of his work. Sheiniuk was originally from Lithuania. More images can be found in S 1577, v. 42. An interview can be found in S 1576, T86-18. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 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.
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| Artist Pharaoh Baker with his painting | Artist Pharaoh Baker with his painting | Still Image | Artists
African Americans
Painting
Art
Artists studios
Painters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
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