| 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.
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
| Mexican pinatas made by Victoria Grimm and her apprentices | Mexican pinatas made by Victoria Grimm and her apprentices | Still Image | Artisans
Apprentices
Pinatas
Arts, Mexican
Ethnicity, Mexico
Mexican Americans
Decorative arts
Decoration and ornament
Paper art
Paper work | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Mexican pinatas made by Victoria Grimm and her apprentices
- Date
- 1986-05-02
- Description
- Seven color slides. Grimm's apprentices were Maria Garza and Raquel Herrera. Grimm, born in Mexico City, learned to make pinatas from her family. She made two types: ones made completely of papier-mache, and ones with clay pots covered in papier-mache. Pinatas were used during posada celebrations, Mexican Christmas traditions that was observed the nine days before the holiday to represent Mary and Joseph's trek to Bethlehem. 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.
- Collection
| Pinatas by Vicki Grimm | Pinatas by Vicki Grimm | Still Image | Artisans
Fieldwork
Pinatas
Decoration and ornament
Decorative arts
Paper art
Paper work
Craft
Material culture
Arts, Mexican | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Pinatas by Vicki Grimm
- Date
- 1986-02
- Description
- Six 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.
- Collection
| Pinatas by Victoria Grimm | Pinatas by Victoria Grimm | Still Image | Artisans
Fieldwork
Arts, Mexican
Pinatas
Paper work
Paper art
Decorative arts
Decoration and ornament
Material culture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Sylvia Gracia making a Mickey Mouse pinata | Sylvia Gracia making a Mickey Mouse pinata | Still Image | Artisans
Fieldwork
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Pinatas
Decoration and ornament
Decorative arts
Paper art
Papier-mache
Material culture
Craft | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Sylvia Gracia making a Mickey Mouse pinata
- Date
- 1988-01
- Description
- Twenty-seven color slides. Images of Garcia making piñata that is the head of Mickey Mouse. Garcia first made a piñata in 1968. She then began making them as a hobby. She makes them from cardboard covered in paper. She was born in Camaguey, Cuba. 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.
- Collection
| Victoria Grimm and her apprentices with their pinatas | Victoria Grimm and her apprentices with their pinatas | Still Image | Artisans
Apprentices
Pinatas
Decorative arts
Arts, Mexican
Mexican Americans
Latinos
Papier-mache | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Victoria Grimm and her apprentices with their pinatas
- Date
- 1987-01-28
- Description
- Two proof sheets with 33 black and white images (plus negatives). Grimm's apprentices were Maria Garza and Raquel Herrera. Grimm, born in Mexico City, learned to make pinatas from her family. She made two types: ones completely of papier-mache, and ones with clay pots covered in papier-mache. Pinatas were used during the posada celebrations, a Mexican Christmas tradition that was observed the nine days before the holiday to represent Mary and Joseph's trek to Bethlehem. 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.
- Collection
| 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).
- Collection
| 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.
- Collection
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