Artist Pharaoh Baker with his sculptures and paintings | Artist Pharaoh Baker with his sculptures and paintings | Still Image | Artists Sculptors Painters Fieldwork Sculpture Painting Art Decorative arts African Americans Figurines Artists studios | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artist Pharaoh Baker with his sculptures and paintings
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- 1979-08
- Description
- Fifteen color slides. Baker with his sculptures and paintings. Several images of Baker's paintings are included. Baker, whose first painting was a copy of a church hand fan for which he was paid five dollars when he was a child, studied art at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. He worked for years as a professional sign painter in Lake City, but also created emotionally charged and religiously influenced paintings and sculptures on the side. Folklorist Blanton Owen has described his work as 'blues on canvas'. Baker died in 2002. For an interview with Baker, see S 1576, box 11, C84-2
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Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Still Image | Painters Sculptors Fieldwork Painting Art Decorative arts African Americans Material culture Sculpture Figurines Metal craft Metal sculpture Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artwork by Pharaoh Baker
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- 1987-10
- Description
- Thirty color slides. Baker, whose first painting was a copy of a church hand fan for which he was paid five dollars when he a child, studied art at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. He worked for years as a professional sign painter in Lake City and made emotionally charged and religiously influenced paintings and sculptures on the side. Folklorist Blanton Owen has described his work as 'blues on canvas'. Baker died in 2002. For an interview with Baker, S1576, box 11, C84-2. 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.
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Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Still Image | Artists Painters Fieldwork Painting Art Sculpture Decorative arts Figurines Exhibits | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artwork by Pharaoh Baker
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- 1981-05-23
- Description
- Proof sheet with eleven color images (plus negatives). Also, eleven duplicate prints.
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Baby quilts by Merle Barfield | Baby quilts by Merle Barfield | Still Image | Quiltmakers Fieldwork Material culture Quilted goods Quilts Needlework Textile arts Decorative arts Figurines | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Baby quilts by Merle Barfield
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- 1986-11-17
- Description
- Three color slides. 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.
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Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets | Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets | Still Image | Wood carvers Basket maker Fieldwork Craft Shells Decorative arts Material culture Pine needle crafts Baskets Workshops Figurines Wood carving | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets
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- 1987-06
- Description
- Fourteen color slides. Images of Bill's wood carving, and Doris' baskets. He was from Chunn's Cove, North Carolina, and she from Alabama. For more information on them, see S 1704, box 1, folder 1. They both dabbled in many crafts. 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.
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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
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- 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.
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Circus miniatures by Howard Dunn | Circus miniatures by Howard Dunn | Still Image | Carvers (Decorative artists) Wood carvers Fieldwork Miniatures Circus Miniature craft Figurines Wood carving Wood craft Decorative arts Material culture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Circus miniatures by Howard Dunn
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- 1988-03
- Description
- Twenty color slides. The Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project was conducted under the direction of Barbara Beauchamp in two phases: 12 November 1987 through 31 January 1988 by Debbie Fant; and in February 1988 by Nancy Nusz. Using a 35mm camera and a Sony tape recorder, and funded through a NEA grant, the two fieldworkers spoke with over fifty informants in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, resulting in 20 participants chosen for a special SW Florida folklife area at the 36th Annual Florida Folk Festival.
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Columbia Festival | Columbia Festival | Still Image | Fieldwork Wood carving Figurines Material culture Decorative arts Decoration and ornament Art Festivals Special events Latinos Painting Wood carvers Artisans Painters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Columbia Festival
- Date
- 1985-07-20
- Description
- Twenty-one color slides. Images of the Columbia Festival in Miami. Includes eight slides of Orta's wood carvings and three slides of Bustos' paintings. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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Cypress woodcarver Leslie McKee | Cypress woodcarver Leslie McKee | Still Image | Carvers (Decorative artists) Wood carvers Fieldwork Cypress Wood carving Decorative arts Woodworking tools Art Figurines Selling Material culture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cypress woodcarver Leslie McKee
- Date
- 1984-11
- Description
- Nine color slides. From Ohio, McKee makes carvings from cypress knees. Images created as fieldwork for the 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, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Dollmaker Laverne Cole with her crafts | Dollmaker Laverne Cole with her crafts | Still Image | Needleworkers Dollmakers Fieldwork Dolls Household items Material culture Needlework Figurines Toys | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |