a_s1576_23_c87-001 | Interview with Ukrainian egg decorator Sophia Moskaluk | Sound | Artisans Fieldwork Interviews Emigration and immigration Personal experience narratives Life histories Oral histories Arts, Ukrainian Ukrainian Americans Ukrainian American art Egg decoration Eggs Pysanky Family history | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Ukrainian egg decorator Sophia Moskaluk
- Date
- 1985-03-22
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Sophia Moskaluk, Ukrainian egg decorator and embroiderer, describes her family background; mistreatment of her father and stepfather in the Ukraine and Europe; migrating to the United States; developing Ukrainian community in Tampa; coming to terms with her cultural heritage; the art of pysanky (Ukrainian egg decorating); preserving Ukrainian culture in the United States; St. Petersburg International Folk Fair events; describes political views among Ukrainian immigrants; compares egg decorating and regionalism in the Ukraine and the United States; discusses the use of the article "the" before "Ukraine"; the art of embroidery.
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a_s1680_02_tape05 | Interview with Pysanky egg decorator, Lubow (Lu) Dochwat Gurley | Sound | Artisans Carvers (Decorative artists) Fieldwork Arts, Ukrainian Ukrainian American art Ukrainian Americans Decorative arts Pysanky Egg decoration Eggs Painting Interviews Life histories Oral histories Emigration and immigration Oral communication Family history | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Pysanky egg decorator, Lubow (Lu) Dochwat Gurley
- Date
- 1989-04-11
- Description
- Sixteen color slides. Gurley talks about egg decoration; learning the craft from her mother; symbolism of the craft; and immigration from the Ukraine in 1947 to the US. For images of her eggs, see S 1680, box 1, folder 5.
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Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating | Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating | Still Image | Education Schools Classrooms Elementary schools Students Teaching of folklore Egg decoration Eggs Easter eggs Craft Demonstrations Painting Holidays and festivals Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating
- Date
- 1985-04-03
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Duffy, an East European, demonstrates traditional methods for decorating Easter eggs to San Pablo Elementary students. 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, 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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Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair | Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair | Still Image | Festivals Fairs Demonstrations Craft Folklife Boat drivers Occupational folklore African Americans Teaching of folklore Egg decoration Eggs Polka Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing lures Wood carving Music performance Wood carvers Musical groups Artisans Boat driver Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair
- Date
- 1981-08-31
- Description
- Seventy-seven color slides. Folklife demonstration booths at the Florida State Fair. Culled from informants at the Big Bend Folklife Area, demonstrations include pysanky egg decoration, Wakulla Springs boat drivers (Jackson), wood carving (fishing lures by Woodward and Jones), and polka music by the Polka Sweethearts.
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Craft tent at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival | Craft tent at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Tents Demonstrations Craft Quilted goods Quilting Quilts Cotton Spinning wheels Eggs Egg decoration Spinner Artisans Quiltmakers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Craft tent at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1984-05-27
- Description
- Five color slides. 259, 260: Cotton spinner Anne Lunestad of St. Augustine; 261: Czechoslovakian egg decorator Mahalik of Masaryktown; 262: Quilter Grace Scaff of Jasper with Mahalik.
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Edie Mahalik painting eggs at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival | Edie Mahalik painting eggs at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Artisans Festivals Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Egg decoration Eggs Decorative arts Decoration and ornament Painting Arts, Czechoslovakia | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Edie Mahalik painting eggs at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival | Edie Mahalik painting eggs at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Egg decoration Painting Eggs Craft Demonstrations Material culture Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Egg decoration at the Big Bend Folklife Area at the Florida State Fair | Egg decoration at the Big Bend Folklife Area at the Florida State Fair | Still Image | Artisans Demonstrations Fairs Egg decoration Eggs Decorative arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Evelyn Coskey demonstrating Polish egg decoration (pysanky) | Evelyn Coskey demonstrating Polish egg decoration (pysanky) | Still Image | Fieldwork Art Artists Decorative arts Craft Easter eggs Eggs Egg decoration Painting Design Holidays Pysanky Polish Americans Librarians Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Evelyn Coskey demonstrating Polish egg decoration (pysanky)
- Date
- 1988-06
- Description
- Twenty-five color slides. Pysanky (East European egg decration)is created when patterns are drawn on eggs with wax, which then protects the covered areas from the dye that is applied. By repeating this process with different colors of dye, a multi-colored pattern is built up. 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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Images of a sweetgrass basket with Ukranian decorated eggs | Images of a sweetgrass basket with Ukranian decorated eggs | Still Image | Publicity Sweetgrass baskets Baskets Eggs Arts, Ukrainian Decorative arts Domestic arts Ukrainian American art Pysanky | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of a sweetgrass basket with Ukranian decorated eggs
- Date
- 1989
- Description
- Three black and white prints, and thirty-six negatives. Images were created for the cover of the Sweetgrass basket and Ukranian egg decorating workshop program. the workshop was organized by folklorist Debbie Fant, and held 11-12 March 1989 at the Stephen Foster Center.
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