| a_s1640_20_tape20 | Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebana | Sound | Artisans
Flower arrangers
Apprentices
Arts, Japanese
Flower arrangement, Japanese
Flowers
Japanese Americans
Asian American arts
Asians
Oral communication
Oral performance
Lecturers
Sound recordings | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebana
- Date
- 1988-03-14
- Description
- One audio cassette. Master folk artist Lefcourte took on two apprentices in 1988, Levanthal and McGlamory. Ikebana (Way of the Flower) is the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. It originated in China in the 6th century. Lefcourte was born in Osaka, Japan, where she learned the art of the tea ceremony and flower arranging. She moved to Florida in 1975. For more info on Lefcourte, see S 1644, box 3, folder 11. 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
| Chinese rice sculptures | Chinese rice sculptures | Still Image | Fieldwork
Sculpture
Asian Americans
Asian American arts
Asians
Arts, Asian
Cooks
Food
Rice
Restaurants
Sculptors
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Chinese rice sculptures
- Date
- 1988-06
- Description
- Nine color slides. Born in Taiwan, Chang constructed small sculptures from rice dough. For an interview with Chang, see S 1618, box 5, tape 1. 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
| Folk singer Pham Duy at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival | Folk singer Pham Duy at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Composer
Guitarist
Folk singers
Music performance
Folk festivals
Performing arts
String instruments
Guitarists
Guitar music
Arts, Asian
Asians
Asian Americans
Vietnamese
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Folk singer Pham Duy at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1966-05-06
- Description
- One black and white print. Once called the 'Woody Guthrie of Vietnam,' Pham Duy wrote over 1000 songs. Born in Ha Noi in 1921, he trained in Paris in the 1940s. A part of the anti-French resistance, Pham Duy traveled Vietnam learning folk songs, and supporting regime change. In Spring 1966, as part of a cultural exchange program with the US, the 46 year old Saigon resident toured the United States. By the 1980s, Duy resided in California, still writing and performing. This image is of Duy performing at the Florida Folk Festival for the Friday afternoon program on 6 May 1966. A recording of his performance can be found on T77-158.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t77-158 | Friday afternoon performances at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3) | Sound | Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Folk singers
Singing
Tall tales
Storytelling
Oral performance
Vietnamese
Arts, Asian
Asians
Singers
Storytellers
Children
Boy Scouts
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Friday afternoon performances at the 1966 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
- Date
- 1966-05-06
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Rain lived in Gainesville. Smith was from Fort Myers. Daniels and Webb were both from Jacksonville. Once called the 'Woody Guthrie of Vietnam,' Pham Duy wrote over 1000 songs. Born in Ha Noi in 1921, he trained in Paris in the 1940s. A part of the anti-French resistance, Pham Duy traveled Vietnam learning folk songs, and supporting regime change. In Spring 1966, as part of a cultural exchange program with the US, the 46 year old Saigon resident toured the United States. By the 1980s, Duy resided in California, still writing and performing. An image of him can be found in S 1578, box 3, folder 36.
- Collection
| a_s2034_02_cd04-093 | Friday performances at the 2004 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 13) | Sound | Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Dance
Workshops (Adult education)
Dance music
Arts, Japanese
Japanese Americans
Arts, Asian
Asians
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| a_s2034_02_cd04-087 | Friday performances at the 2004 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 7) | Sound | Folklorists
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Dance
Folk dance
Japanese Americans
Arts, Japanese
Arts, Asian
Asians
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| Split bamboo rice baskets | Split bamboo rice baskets | Still Image | Fieldwork
Basket making
Basket work
Basketry
Baskets
Arts, Asian
Asian Americans
Asians
Vietnamese | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Vegetable carvings by Pam Maneeratana | Vegetable carvings by Pam Maneeratana | Still Image | Artisans
Fieldwork
Arts, Asian
Asian Americans
Decorative arts
Asian American arts
Material culture
Asians
Thai Americans
Vegetables
Sculpture
Kitchens
Vegetable carving
Carvers (Decorative artists) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Vegetable carvings by Pam Maneeratana
- Date
- 1987-08
- Description
- Eighteen color slides. Images of artist Pam Maneeratara's carved fruit and vegetables. Called Kae Sa Luk, this is a 700 year-old craft taught to school girls while learning culinary skills. The usual motifs is floral. She uses a bird's beak knife, which was specially ordered from Thailand. Pam's mother was the cook for Bahn Thai, a family-owned restaurant in Tallahassee. 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 project between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
- Collection
| Vietnamese dancers at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival | Vietnamese dancers at the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival | Still Image | Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Folk festivals
Festivals
Arts, Asian
Body movement
Asian American arts
Asians
Clothing and dress
Performing arts
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
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