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Fran Hoffman interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Fran Hoffman interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Date
1988-09-15
Description
One audio cassette. Born in Pennsylvania, and at the time a waitress, Hoffman discusses her role in organizing a peace quilt to be presented to Jacksonville's then sister city: Murmansk, Russia. The quilt was created for the Coalition for Peace with Justice. She disccusses organizing the event; finding quilters; the process of making the quilt: 26 quilt patches created separately, then sewn together; discussions of the indivdual patches: the patterns and quilters/creators; and plans for the quilt.
Collection
Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak

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
Individual quilt patches for the Peace of Quilt

Individual quilt patches for the Peace of Quilt

Date
1988-09-15
Description
Twenty-six color slides. Images of individual quilt patches created for a Peace Quilt, to be presented by the Coalition for Peace with Justice to Jacksonville's then sister Russia city, Murmansk. The project was organzied by Fran Hoffman. For an interview with Hoffman, see S 1618, box 4, tape 5. 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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a_s1618_04_tape05Fran Hoffman interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundField recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Decorative arts
Quilted goods
Quilting
Quilts
Needlework
Imagery
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Iconographic paintings by Hope OdzakIconographic paintings by Hope OdzakStill ImageFieldwork
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
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Individual quilt patches for the Peace of QuiltIndividual quilt patches for the Peace of QuiltStill ImageFieldwork
Interviews
Oral histories
Decorative arts
Quilted goods
Quilting
Quilts
Design
Volunteers
Needlework
Imagery
Quiltmakers
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