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Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Date: 1994
Description: Four proof sheets with 114 black and white images; 35 color slides. Apprentices Zepeda and David Duenas had to learn from Isaac Duenas to design and construct the gigante and farola figures. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 22. 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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Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Date: 1994-04
Description: 46 color slides. Apprentices Zepeda and David Duenas had to learn from Isaac Duenas to design and construct the gigante and farola figures. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 22. 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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Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Date: 1994-07-31
Description: 20 color slides. Apprentices Zepeda and David Duenas had to learn from Isaac Duenas to design and construct the gigante and farola figures. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 22. 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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Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Date: 1993
Description: Seven color prints, 46 black and white prints. Duplicate prints from the fieldwork files used for the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship booklet. 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 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Date: 1993
Description: Eleven color slides. Duplicate slides from the fieldwork files used for the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship booklet. 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 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Date: 1994-01-22
Description: Two audio cassettes. Apprentices Zepeda and David Duenas had to learn from Isaac Duenas to design and construct the gigante and farola figures. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 22. 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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Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Date: 1994-07-31
Description: One audio cassettes. Apprentices Zepeda and David Duenas had to learn from Isaac Duenas to design and construct the gigante and farola figures. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 22. 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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Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Maskmaker Manuel Albalate at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1988-05-22
Description: Two color slides.
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Maskmaker Manuel Albalate at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

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Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda	Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda	Still Image	Mask maker Fieldwork Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Latinos Masks Figurines Parade floats Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda	Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda	Still Image	Mask maker Fieldwork Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Latinos Masks Figurines Parade floats Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda	Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda	Still Image	Mask maker Fieldwork Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Latinos Masks Figurines Parade floats Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program	Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program	Still Image	Fieldwork Whip making Basket making Basket work Pysanky Egg decoration Net makers Netmaking Fiddling Mask maker Basket maker Dancers Artisans Musicians Whip maker Net maker Fiddlers Apprentices Leather workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program	Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program	Still Image	Mask maker Basket maker Dancers Artisans Musicians Whip maker Net maker Fiddlers Fieldwork Basket making Pysanky Egg decoration Whip making Basket work Containers Apprentices Leather workers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1640_23_tape34	Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda	Sound	Mask maker Fieldwork Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Latinos Masks Figurines Parade floats Interviews Oral histories Personal experience narratives Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1640_24_tape10	Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda	Sound	Mask maker Fieldwork Arts, Cuban Cuban Americans Latinos Masks Figurines Parade floats Interviews Oral histories Personal experience narratives Apprentices	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Maskmaker Manuel Albalate at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival	Maskmaker Manuel Albalate at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Costumes Masks Decorative arts Mask maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Maskmaker Manuel Albalate at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Maskmaker Manuel Albalate at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

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Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Images of the 1993-1994 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Interview with farola and gigante maker Isaac Duenas with apprentices Isaac Duenas and Ramon Zepeda

Maskmaker Manuel Albalate at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival

Maskmaker Manuel Albalate at the 1988 Florida Folk Festival