1986 Florida Folk Festival (17 of 17) | 1986 Florida Folk Festival (17 of 17) | Moving Image | Artists Boatbuilders Musicians Musical groups Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Wood carvers Painting Painters Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Cigar making Pinatas Boatbuilding Carvers (Decorative artists) Cigar makers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
1986 Florida Folk Festival (17 of 17)
- Date
- 1986-05-24
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 20 minutes. Lee Ellen Friedland, Limone Joseph and Po Lambi, Grupo Canaveral; Metro Dade Crafts Area: piñatas, Rafael Ozambela (Cuban cigars), The Scull Sisters (painting), Jose Ortí (woodcarving), Glen Simmons (boat making).
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Duplicate imges from the 1985 St. Johns River Survey | Duplicate imges from the 1985 St. Johns River Survey | Still Image | Artisans Farmers Fieldwork Dominoes Pinatas Material culture Agriculture Ferns Latinos Recreation Leisure | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Duplicate imges from the 1985 St. Johns River Survey
- Date
- 1985
- Description
- Six black and whites (plus negatives). Images were made from slides created by folklorist Figgen during the St. Johns River Survey. All were labeled P86-5. Includes image of Vicki Grimm making pinatas, fern farm (from S85-1654), Mexican Americans dancing at party (from S85-1527), Pinatas for sale (from S85-1857), painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe (from S85-1640), and of men playing dominoes (from S85-1096). In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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a_s1576_t85-112 | Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Music performance Singing Corridos Performing arts Ballads Guitar music Guitarists Arts, Mexican Mexican Americans Folk music Mexico Latinos Music Latin America Ethnicity, Mexico Workshops (Adult education) Pinatas Leisure Ferns Oral education Farming Tacos Cookery, Mexican Cooking and dining Agriculture African Americans Blues (Music) Musicians Singers Bluegrass musicians Bands (Music) Cooks Artisans Guitarist Blues singers Farm workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 4)
- Date
- 1985-05-24
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Folklorist Owens served as emcee. Corrido music consist of ballads/narrative songs that roiginated in Mexico in the mid-1800s. Folklorist Figgen served as moderator for the workshop. The workshop came out of research for the St. Johns River Survey. Grimm discussed pinata making, Castillo talked aboau farming ferns, and Castillo discussed taco making. Folklorist McDonald introduced Thompson. Thompson was from Hastings.
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a_s1714_03_tape14 | Interview with fern farm worker Marie Castillo | Sound | Farm workers Fieldwork Interviewing Interviews Oral narratives Oral histories Life histories Farming Ferns Crops Cookery, Mexican Occupational groups Occupational folklore Mexican American cookery Mexican Americans Community culture Community rites Pinatas Cooking and dining | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with fern farm worker Marie Castillo
- Date
- 1985-01-20
- Description
- One audio cassette. Interview with fernery worker Marie Castillo, a Mexican migrant. Recorded in her kitchen, Castillo discussed Mexican migration patterns; fern farming; pinata making; religion; adjusting to Florida; family history; music; and community rites. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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a_s1640_23_tape15 | Interview with pinata maker Victoria Grimm | Sound | Artisans Fieldwork Interviews Arts, Mexican Mexican Americans Latinos Pinatas | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1640_20_tape13 | Interview with pinata maker Viki Grimm | Sound | Artisans Apprentices Pinatas Oral histories Oral narratives Interviews Decorative arts Craft Life histories Arts, Mexican Ethnicity, Mexico Mexican Americans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with pinata maker Viki Grimm
- Date
- 1986-04-22
- Description
- One audio casette. 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. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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a_s1576_t86-006 | Irma Gabriales interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey | Sound | Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Dance Latinos Mexican Americans Piñatas | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Irma Gabriales interview for the Miami-Dade Folklife Survey
- Date
- 1985-09-10
- Description
- One reel to reel, copied onto cassette tape C86-50. Interview conducted in Gabriales home. She discusses life in Mexico, learning to dance, moving to the United States at age ten, studying fina arts in school, types of dance, pinata making, and Mexican music. For some of the recording, a lawn mower can be heard in the background.
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Items for sale at Meat World in Seville, Florida | Items for sale at Meat World in Seville, Florida | Still Image | Fieldwork Selling Material culture Specialty stores Stores, retail Community culture Community enterprise Latinos Food industry and trade Food Mexican Americans Pinatas Signs (commercial) Vegetables Cookery (Vegetables) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Items for sale at Meat World in Seville, Florida
- Date
- 1985-03-11
- Description
- Fourteen color slides. Images of products sold in Meat World, a Mexican American grocery store in Pierson. Includes images of vegetables, canned goods, and pinatas. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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Making pinatas at the Party Nook | Making pinatas at the Party Nook | Still Image | Fieldwork Craft Pinatas Workplace Decoration and ornament Decorative arts Material culture Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Making pinatas at the Party Nook
- Date
- 1985-07-17
- Description
- Two color slides. 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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Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: pinata maker Marucha Leon | Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: pinata maker Marucha Leon | Still Image | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Demonstrations Craft Material culture Special events Pinatas Latinos Venezuelan Americans Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Metro-Dade Folklife Area at 1986 Florida Folk Festival: pinata maker Marucha Leon
- Date
- 1986-05-24
- Description
- Eight color slides. See also v. 42, S86-5117. 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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