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1990 apprenticeship program master artists

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

Date
1990
Description
Seven color slides. 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
African-Cuban bembe drumming

African-Cuban bembe drumming

Date
1993
Description
One black and white print.
Collection
Afro-Cuban drummer Florencia Baro and his apprentices performing

Afro-Cuban drummer Florencia Baro and his apprentices performing

Date
1989
Description
Six color slides; 18 negatives. 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
Arabic music demonstration

Arabic music demonstration

Date
1985-03-05
Description
Fourteen color slides. Performing traditional Arabic music at Loretto Elementary School. 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.
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Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum

Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum

Date
1987-08-16
Description
Eighteen color slides. The Bon Festival is the Morikami Museum version of Obon (Ullambana), a traditional three-day Japanese festival to honor the dead. Traditionally, the day ends with lighted lanterns to guide souls back to the afterlife. In additions to the lanterns, images of the Bon Festival feature folk dancing, street performers, Japanese cultural demonstrations, and Taiku drumming. The festival was held each August. 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.
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Caribbean Carnival Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Caribbean Carnival Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date
1990-05-26
Description
One reel to reel recording. year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
Collection
Craft demonstration area at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Craft demonstration area at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Date
1988-05-29
Description
Two proof with 66 black and white images (plus negatives).
Collection
Cuban drummer Florencio Baro and  apprentice  performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Cuban drummer Florencio Baro and apprentice performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date
1990-05-25
Description
One reel to reel recording. Fitchen served as emcee. Parada and Hernandez apprenticed under drummer Baro in 1990 through the FFP Apprenticeship program. 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
Demo recording by the Red Tam Blues Band

Demo recording by the Red Tam Blues Band

Date
1988-08-03
Description
Twenty color slides. Images of the Red Tam Blues Band making a demo recording at a Jacksonville studio. The band consisted of Red Tam (aka Tony McQueen)(lead guitar, leader); Mike Gallen (keyboard); Kenny Holt (bass); and Kenny Johnson (drums). For an interview with Red Tam (McQueen), see S 1618, Box 4, tape 10. For a copy of the demo tape, see S 1618, box 4, tape 12. 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
Felix and Augustine Omeden interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Felix and Augustine Omeden interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Date
1994-01-23
Description
Two audio cassettes. At the time, the Omebens had lived in Miami for ten years. The dances they taught through the apprenticeship program date back over a thousand years, were performed only by males who created their own costumes, and served as a religious declaration and rite of passage. For more information on Omebens and their apprentices Baki and Campbell, see S 1644, box 11, folder 33. 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 2004.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
1990 apprenticeship program master artists1990 apprenticeship program master artistsStill ImageTeaching of folklore
Dancers
Banjoists
Drummers (Musicians)
Fiddlers
Musicians
Tattoo artists
Wood carvers
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African-Cuban bembe drummingAfrican-Cuban bembe drummingStill ImageMusicians
Fieldwork
Drums
Percussion instruments
Musical instruments
African Americans
Cuban Americans
Arts, Cuban
Performing arts
Drummers (Musicians)
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Afro-Cuban drummer Florencia Baro and his apprentices performingAfro-Cuban drummer Florencia Baro and his apprentices performingStill ImageDrummers (Musicians)
Apprentices
African Americans
Cuban Americans
Arts, Cuban
Drums
Music performance
Musicians
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Arabic music demonstrationArabic music demonstrationStill ImageSchools
Teaching of folklore
Demonstrations
Drums
Music performance
Performing arts
Arab Americans
Education
Drummers (Musicians)
Musicians
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Bon Festival at the Morikami MuseumBon Festival at the Morikami MuseumStill ImagePerformers
Drummers (Musicians)
Fieldwork
Festivals
Holidays and festivals
Japanese Americans
Arts, Japanese
Asian Americans
Asian American arts
Arts, Asian
Clothing and dress
Kimonos
Ullambana
Festivals Japan
Lanterns
Drums
Percussion instruments
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a_s1576_t90-078Caribbean Carnival Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)SoundArtisans
Storytellers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Workshops (Adult education)
Demonstrations
Trinidadians
Masks
Steel drum (Musical instrument)
Holidays and festivals
Carnivals
Drummers (Musicians)
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Craft demonstration area at the 1988 Florida Folk FestivalCraft demonstration area at the 1988 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageSingers
Drummers (Musicians)
Whip maker
Embroiderers
Quiltmakers
Farmers
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Festivals
Demonstrations
Craft
Performing arts
Performers
Quilting
Musicians
Whip making
Steel drum (Musical instrument)
Wood carving
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a_s1576_t90-114aCuban drummer Florencio Baro and apprentice performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)SoundFolk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Apprentices
Drum music
Drum performance
Drums
Cuban Americans
Arts, Cuban
Drummers (Musicians)
Musicians
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Demo recording by the Red Tam Blues BandDemo recording by the Red Tam Blues BandStill ImageFieldwork
Recording equipment
Bass guitars
Drums
Keyboards (music)
Guitar
Guitarists
Drummers (Musicians)
Music performance
Blues (Music)
African Americans
Bands (Music)
Blues singers
Musicians
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a_s1640_25_tape01Felix and Augustine Omeden interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship ProgramSoundFieldwork
Interviews
African Americans
Arts, Nigerian
Nigerian Americans
Dance
Body movement
Costume
Drummers (Musicians)
Drums
Personal experience narratives
Arts, African
Fire eating
Religious rites
Religious symbolism
Dancers
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