| Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder | Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder | Still Image | Sculptors
Metal-workers
Fieldwork
Art
Decorative arts
Material culture
Metal craft
Metal sculpture
Metalwork
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Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder
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- Description
- Five color prints. Various images of Vedder's work over the years. Vedder worked as an auto mechanic. Born in Maryland, he moved to Florida when four. He began metal sculpting in 1977. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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| Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: painters Haydee and Sara Scull | Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: painters Haydee and Sara Scull | Still Image | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Demonstrations
Painting
Latinos
Cuban Americans
Art
Painters
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Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: painters Haydee and Sara Scull
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- 1986-05-25
- Description
- One color slide. Images of the Scull sisters with their paintings of pre-Castro Cuba. Miguel added 3-D figurines to some of the paintings. 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.
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| Murals at Lake Shore Middle School | Murals at Lake Shore Middle School | Still Image | Painters
Fieldwork
Art
Arts, African
African Americans
Haitian Americans
Painting
Murals
Mural painting and decoration
Schools
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Murals at Lake Shore Middle School
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- 1992-03
- Description
- Eleven color slides. 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.
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| Nancy Greenberg with her ketubah | Nancy Greenberg with her ketubah | Still Image | Artists
Fieldwork
Art
Religious art
Jewish Americans
Arts, Jewish
Jewish art and symbolism
Jews
Ketubah
Marriage contracts
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Nancy Greenberg with her ketubah
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- 1985-08
- Description
- Three color slides. Jewish marriage contract art is also known as Katubut/Katabbah/Katubah. Jewish law requires men to give women a marriage contract on their wedding day. A ketubah, usually written in Yiddish, guarantees her financial rights upon his death. The contracts are designed with art and motifs of the local Jewish community. 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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| Painter Mario Sanchez | Painter Mario Sanchez | Still Image | Art
Painting
Material culture
Urban life
Emigration and immigration
Painters
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Painter Mario Sanchez
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- Description
- Four black and white prints. Images of Sanchez's paintings of Ybor City. 1977.
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| Painter Pharaoh Baker and Cypress furniture | Painter Pharaoh Baker and Cypress furniture | Still Image | Artists
Furniture maker
Fieldwork
Sculpture
Art
African Americans
Decorative arts
Painting
Furniture
Cypress
Chairs
Material culture
Wood craft
Woodwork
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Painter Pharaoh Baker and Cypress furniture
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- 1979-05-27
- Description
- One proof sheet (plus negatives). Baker with his art work at his home (taken by Belland). Cypress furniture made by Whisnant (taken by Marhsall). For more images of Whisnant's furniture, see S 1577, volume 11, slides S82-947 - S82-951. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
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| Painter Pharaoh Baker at his studio with his works | Painter Pharaoh Baker at his studio with his works | Still Image | Painters
Sculptors
Fieldwork
Art
African Americans
Painting
Decorative arts
Material culture
Workplace
Sculpture
Figurines
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Painter Pharaoh Baker at his studio with his works
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- 1978
- Description
- Thirty-seven color slides. Baker, with his wife, at his studio. Also includes several images of his paintings and sculptures. Baker, whose first painting was a copy of a church hand fan for which he was paid five dollars when he was a child, studied art at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. He worked for years as a professional sign painter in Lake City, but also created emotionally charged and religiously influenced paintings and sculptures on the side. Folklorist Blanton Owen has described his work as 'blues on canvas'. Baker died in 2002. For an interview with Baker, see S 1576, box 11, C84-2.
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| Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center | Painters Frog Smith and Pharaoh Baker exhibit at the Stephen Foster Center | Still Image | Painters
Exhibits
Art
Painting
Sculpture
Figurines
African Americans
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| Painters Haydee and Sarah Scull with their paintings | Painters Haydee and Sarah Scull with their paintings | Still Image | Fieldwork
Art
Latinos
Painting
Decorative arts
Cuban Americans
Painters
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Painters Haydee and Sarah Scull with their paintings
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- 1985-07-07
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Includes their son, and sometime co-artist, Miguel (Michael). Their paintings showcase scenes of pre-Castro Cuba. Miguel adds 3-D figurines to some of the paintings. For more images of the Scull twins, see S 1577, v. 42, S86-4097 - S85-4879.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.
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| Painters Pharaoh Baker and Ellis Wright in the studio | Painters Pharaoh Baker and Ellis Wright in the studio | Still Image | Painters
Fieldwork
Apprentices
Teaching of folklore
African Americans
Painting
Art
Workplace
Workshops
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Painters Pharaoh Baker and Ellis Wright in the studio
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- 1984-04
- Description
- One proof sheet with 36 black and white prints (plus negatives). Baker and Wright were among the first participants in the apprenticeship program, 1983-1984. Master artist Baker taught Wright painting. Images were created in Baker's studio. Baker, whose first painting was a copy of a church hand fan for which he was paid five dollars when he was a child, studied art at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. He worked for years as a professional sign painter in Lake City, but also created emotionally charged and religiously influenced paintings and sculptures on the side. Folklorist Blanton Owen has described his work as 'blues on canvas'. Baker died in 2002. 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 skill and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and had 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 until 2003.
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