| 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
| Greek icon paintings by Hope Odzak | Greek icon paintings by Hope Odzak | Still Image | Painters
Artists
Fieldwork
Painting
Iconography
Icons
Religious art
Art and religion
Christian art and symbolism
Christianity
Decorative arts
Material culture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Greek icon paintings by Hope Odzak
- Date
- 1987
- Description
- Four color prints. 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.
- Collection
| Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak | Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak | Still Image | Fieldwork
Interviews
Oral histories
Life histories
Painting
Art
Art and religion
Iconography
Religious pictures
Imagery
Icons
Christian art and symbolism
Religion
Christianity
Church decoration and ornament
Icons, Byzantine
Churches
Catholics
Painters
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak
- Date
- 1988-07
- Description
- Thirty-four color slides. Images of Odzak icon paintings (religious paintings within the Greek Orthodox Church used to represent the church's beliefs), and of Odzak. Includes several images of her icon paintings in a Greek Orthodox church. For an interview with Odzak, see S 1618, box 4, tape 4. 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
| Jose Orta with his religious wood carvings | Jose Orta with his religious wood carvings | Still Image | Carvers (Decorative artists)
Fieldwork
Puerto Ricans
Wood carving
Religious art
Art and religion
Christian art and symbolism
Latinos
Workshops
Woodworking tools
Figurines
Material culture
Wood carvers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Jose Orta with his religious wood carvings
- Date
- 1985-09-12
- Description
- One proof seet with 20 black and white images (plus negatives). Orta was a santeros (someone who carves Catholic saints)from Ponce, Puerto Rico. The entire family carves and pants the statues. Also an instrument maker, he came to the united State in 1979.
- Collection
| Minorcan Folklife Area Fieldwork: Palm Sunday Service | Minorcan Folklife Area Fieldwork: Palm Sunday Service | Still Image | Fieldwork
Minorcan Americans
Catholics
Christian art and symbolism
Christianity
Palm Sunday
Palms
Plants
Church architecture
Art and religion
Statues
Figurines
Candles
Candles and lights
Churches
Church decoration and ornament
Church services
Saints
Calendar rites
Rites and ceremonies
Religious rites | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Religious symbols at Nikitas Tsimouris' s home | Religious symbols at Nikitas Tsimouris' s home | Still Image | Musicians
Fieldwork
Holidays and festivals
Greek Americans
Religious rites
Epiphany
Christianity
Catholics
Houses
Architecture
Christian art and symbolism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Religious symbols at Nikitas Tsimouris' s home
- Date
- 1985-05
- Description
- Four color slides. Images of Greek bagpipe player Nikitas Tsimouris' house, with the I and X symbols over the front door, painted in sheep's blood. 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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| Ukrainian American Christmas Eve dinner | Ukrainian American Christmas Eve dinner | Still Image | Fieldwork
Christmas
Ukrainian Americans
Cooking and dining
Holidays and festivals
Calendar rites
Dinners and dining
Children
Violinists
String instruments
Singing
Christian art and symbolism
Candelabra
Decorative arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Ukrainian American Christmas Eve dinner
- Date
- 1987-12
- Description
- Twenty-seven color slides. Images of a Ukrainian Christmas celebration, including dining, music and singing, traditional decorations, and the lighting of the candles. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. 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, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| Wooden calvary figures at the Nettle Ridge Cemetery | Wooden calvary figures at the Nettle Ridge Cemetery | Still Image | Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Figurines
Crosses
Wood craft
Woodwork
Art and religion
Christian art and symbolism
Christianity
Cemeteries
Christian shrines
Religious art | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
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