| Blacksmith Roger Neer in his workshop | Blacksmith Roger Neer in his workshop | Still Image | Blacksmiths
Metal-workers
Fieldwork
Blacksmithing
Metal craft
Metalwork
Occupational groups
Workshops
Workplace
Tools
Horseshoes
Horse industry
Horseshoers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Blacksmith Roger Neer in his workshop
- Date
- 1987-09-08
- Description
- Fifteen color slides. Making and fitting hirseshoes. Neer grew up on a dairy farm in Ohio. Begn blacksmithing and horsehoeing in 1976. Moved to Florida in 1982. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. 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. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
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| Fieldwork for the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Fieldwork for the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Storytellers
Basket maker
Guitarist
Singers
Metal-workers
Fieldwork
Metal castings
Die castings
Metalwork
Singing
Basket making
African Americans
Storytelling
Welding
Welded sculpture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fieldwork for the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-03
- Description
- Four proof sheets with 144 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of various folk artists: metal cast maker Ramouter (18 images); Enlgisg balladeer graham-Smith (18 images); basket maker Garrison (36 images); Ghana storyteller Owazu (18 images); and a welded structure (26 images).
- Collection
| Florida Crossroads: Florida's Folk Festival | Florida Crossroads: Florida's Folk Festival | Moving Image | Singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Artisans
Leather workers
Metal-workers
Dancers
Whip maker
Secretary of State
Public officer
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Video recording
Television
Singing
Park Ranger
Saddles
Leather craft
Craft
Whipcracking
Whips
Fiddle music
Fiddlers
Old time music
Bandura
Hammer dulcimer
Dulcimer music
A capella singers
A capella singing
Gospel (Black)
Gospel music
Signs and signboards
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Workshops (Adult education)
Yodeling
Storytelling
Dance
Cooking and dining
Food preparation
Basket making
Basket work
Blacksmithing
Guitar music
Interviews
Interviewing on television
Secretaries of State (State governments)
Bands (Music)
Folklorists
Volunteers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Crossroads: Florida's Folk Festival
- Date
- 1995-07-13
- Description
- One video recording. (3/4 tape; 28 minutes)An episode of the Florida Public Television series, "Florida Crossroads." Filmed by Florida Public television (through a Florida Dept. of Education grant), the episode features performances, demonstrations, interviews, and presentations at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (26-28 May). Included are interviews with folklorists, park employees, musicians, artisans, and park attendees, as well examples of the folklife on display at the Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1576_23_c87-009 | Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth | Sound | Diving helmet maker
Metal-workers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Greek Americans
Helmets
Diving Equipment and supplies
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Metal craft
Occupational groups | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Greek diving helmet maker Antonio Lerios and Nick Toth
- Date
- 1985-07-24
- Description
- One audio cassette. Interview with Antonios Lerios and his grandson Nicholas Toth on the family business of making diving helmets. They discuss Lerios's background and innovations he made in the diving helmets. For a transcript of the interview, see S 1579, box 1.
- Collection
| Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder | Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder | Still Image | Sculptors
Metal-workers
Fieldwork
Art
Decorative arts
Material culture
Metal craft
Metal sculpture
Metalwork
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder
- Date
- 1987
- Description
- Nineteen color slides. Vedder worked as an auto mechanic. Born in Maryland, he moved to Florida when four. He began metal sculpting in 1977. 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.
- Collection
| Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder | Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder | Still Image | Sculptors
Metal-workers
Fieldwork
Art
Decorative arts
Material culture
Metal craft
Metal sculpture
Metalwork
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder
- Date
- Description
- Five color prints. Various images of Vedder's work over the years. Vedder worked as an auto mechanic. Born in Maryland, he moved to Florida when four. He began metal sculpting in 1977. 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.
- Collection
| Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder | Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder | Still Image | Sculptors
Metal-workers
Fieldwork
Art
Decorative arts
Material culture
Metal craft
Metal sculpture
Metalwork
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Metal sculptures by Richard Vedder
- Date
- 1987
- Description
- One proof sheet with 23 black and white images (plus negatives). Various images of Vedder's work over the years. Vedder worked as an auto mechanic. Born in Maryland, he moved to Florida when four. He began metal sculpting in 1977. 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.
- Collection
| The Kreissle Forge | The Kreissle Forge | Still Image | Metal-workers
Blacksmiths
Fieldwork
Ironwork
Metal craft
Material culture
Workshops
Metal products
Metalwork
Workplace
Decorative arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The Kreissle Forge
- Date
- 1986-12-17
- Description
- Forty-one color slides. Images are very dark and difficult to see. 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 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.
- Collection
Listen: The Gospel Program
