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Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

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Description: One eight-track cassette. Used for an exhibit, contains Skordilis on bouzouki and Keith on the bagpipe. 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, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Date: 1983
Description: Twenty color slides. No information is available on whether or not this exhibit was ever produced. Appears to have been planned for the Stephen Foster Center.
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Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Model boats in Key West

Date: 1993-02-17
Description: Four color slides. Boats on display at the local public library.
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Model boats in Key West

1914 WWI Bomber plane at the Orlando International Airport

Date: 1979
Description: One black and white print. A 1914 Caudron Bomber bi-plane as part of the Wings and Wheels exhibit at the Orlando International Airport. 1979.
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1914 WWI Bomber plane at the Orlando International Airport

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Date: 1986-10
Description: 109 color slides. Rudd and Brooks making wicker (bent cypress) furniture. Includes images of the entire process from gathering cypress tress and cutting the wood to constructing the furniture and finally having them on display at the Stephen Foster Center. Slides S93-05, S93-06, S93-16, and S93-66 are missing. 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, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Images of the 1993 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Date: 1993-04
Description: 20 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, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Images of the 1993 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Date: 1987-01-15
Description: Four audio cassettes. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk arts project 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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Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Date: 1994-05-14
Description: Twenty color slides.
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Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Foster Barnes with the Stephen Foster Memorial exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair

Date: 1960
Description: Two color prints. Located in envelope #3. Barnes was the primary recorder of the folk festivals (see S 1876 for recordings) and the caretaker of the Stephen Foster Memorial. These images were originally part of a scrapbook kept by Florida Folk Festival director Thelma Boltin.
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Foster Barnes with the Stephen Foster Memorial exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair

Florida Folk Arts exhibit at the Coconut Grove Bank

Date: 1977-06
Description: Twelve color slides. Bulger can be seen in S77-225.
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Florida Folk Arts exhibit at the Coconut Grove Bank

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a_s1640_26_tape01	Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit	Sound	Music performance Bagpipe music Arts, Greek Greek Americans Bouzouki Arts, Scottish Scottish Americans Exhibits Musicians Bagpipers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit	Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit	Still Image	Models Models, architectural Exhibits Teaching of folklore Folklife	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Model boats in Key West	Model boats in Key West	Still Image	Model builders Boatbuilders Fieldwork Libraries Exhibits Boats Models and modelmaking Miniature craft Miniatures Woodwork Material culture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
1914 WWI Bomber plane at the Orlando International Airport	1914 WWI Bomber plane at the Orlando International Airport	Still Image	Material culture Transportation Exhibits Machinery Airplanes Aircraft	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture	Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture	Still Image	Furniture maker Woodworkers Fieldwork Furniture Furniture makers Cypress Chairs Woodwork Apprentices Material culture Flora Plants Wicker furniture Chair-makers Exhibits Tree felling Trees	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the 1993 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit	Images of the 1993 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit	Still Image	Fieldwork Exhibits Museums Photography Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1708_04_tape12	Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum	Sound	Fieldwork Museum collection Museums Cypress Woodwork Trees Decorative arts Exhibits Material culture Tourism Oral histories Oral narratives Life histories Interviews Sound recordings Woodworkers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville	Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville	Still Image	Festivals Special events Exhibits Demonstrations Music Dance	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Foster Barnes with the Stephen Foster Memorial exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair	Foster Barnes with the Stephen Foster Memorial exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair	Still Image	Fairs Exhibits Traveling exhibitions	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Florida Folk Arts exhibit at the Coconut Grove Bank	Florida Folk Arts exhibit at the Coconut Grove Bank	Still Image	Exhibits Demonstrations Folklife Folklore collections Banks and banking Financial institution Material culture Wood carving Art Artifacts Teaching of folklore Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Model boats in Key West

Model boats in Key West

1914 WWI Bomber plane at the Orlando International Airport

1914 WWI Bomber plane at the Orlando International Airport

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Images of the 1993 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Images of the 1993 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Foster Barnes with the Stephen Foster Memorial exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair

Foster Barnes with the Stephen Foster Memorial exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair

Florida Folk Arts exhibit at the Coconut Grove Bank

Florida Folk Arts exhibit at the Coconut Grove Bank

State Archives of Florida

State Library of Florida

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Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Music samples for the 1986-1987 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Model of a Florida Folklife Exhibit

Model boats in Key West

Model boats in Key West

1914 WWI Bomber plane at the Orlando International Airport

1914 WWI Bomber plane at the Orlando International Airport

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture

Images of the 1993 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Images of the 1993 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Exhibit

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Images of the World of Nations Festival in Jacksonville

Foster Barnes with the Stephen Foster Memorial exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair

Foster Barnes with the Stephen Foster Memorial exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair

Florida Folk Arts exhibit at the Coconut Grove Bank

Florida Folk Arts exhibit at the Coconut Grove Bank