| Artist Pharaoh Baker with his sculptures and paintings | Artist Pharaoh Baker with his sculptures and paintings | Still Image | Artists
Sculptors
Painters
Fieldwork
Sculpture
Painting
Art
Decorative arts
African Americans
Figurines
Artists studios | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artist Pharaoh Baker with his sculptures and paintings
- Date
- 1979-08
- Description
- Fifteen color slides. Baker with his sculptures and paintings. Several images of Baker's paintings are included. Baker, whose first painting was a copy of a church hand fan for which he was paid five dollars when he was a child, studied art at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. He worked for years as a professional sign painter in Lake City, but also created emotionally charged and religiously influenced paintings and sculptures on the side. Folklorist Blanton Owen has described his work as 'blues on canvas'. Baker died in 2002. For an interview with Baker, see S 1576, box 11, C84-2
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| Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Still Image | Artists
Painters
Fieldwork
Painting
Art
Sculpture
Decorative arts
Figurines
Exhibits | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artwork by Pharaoh Baker
- Date
- 1981-05-23
- Description
- Proof sheet with eleven color images (plus negatives). Also, eleven duplicate prints.
- Collection
| Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Still Image | Painters
Sculptors
Fieldwork
Painting
Art
Decorative arts
African Americans
Material culture
Sculpture
Figurines
Metal craft
Metal sculpture
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artwork by Pharaoh Baker
- Date
- 1987-10
- Description
- Thirty color slides. Baker, whose first painting was a copy of a church hand fan for which he was paid five dollars when he a child, studied art at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. He worked for years as a professional sign painter in Lake City and made emotionally charged and religiously influenced paintings and sculptures on the side. Folklorist Blanton Owen has described his work as 'blues on canvas'. Baker died in 2002. For an interview with Baker, S1576, box 11, C84-2. 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 project between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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| Chinese rice sculptures | Chinese rice sculptures | Still Image | Fieldwork
Sculpture
Asian Americans
Asian American arts
Asians
Arts, Asian
Cooks
Food
Rice
Restaurants
Sculptors
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Chinese rice sculptures
- Date
- 1988-06
- Description
- Nine color slides. Born in Taiwan, Chang constructed small sculptures from rice dough. For an interview with Chang, see S 1618, box 5, tape 1. 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
| Forest Industries in North Florida | Forest Industries in North Florida | Still Image | Wood carvers
Musical instrument maker
Cooks
Furniture maker
Wood carving
Wood craft
Instrument manufacture
Musical instruments
Containers
Rifles
Decoys
Sculpture
Food preparation
Barbecue cookery
Material culture
Smoked meat
Furniture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Forest Industries in North Florida
- Date
- 1989-01
- Description
- Two proof sheets with negatives. Located in envelope #1. Proof sheet 1: 4-8: Unidentified person making a mandolin in Panama City; 9-14: Unidentified person carving a duck decoy in Panama City; 15-16: Unidentified person carving; 17-24: Richard Martincich carving a rifle stock in Youngstown; 25-30: Wood bowl made by Martincich. Proof sheet 2: 4-9: Cooking barbeque (Gaines BBQ) in Port St. Joe -- grills, equipment, signs; 10-16: Sawmill in Wewahitchka; 17-30: Examples of Don Mitchell's cypress furniture in Wewahitchka; 31-35: Woodwork in Compass Lake, Florida by Mr. Nachtrab; 36: Mr. and Mrs. Nachtrab.
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| Fu-Yung Chang making rice figurines at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival | Fu-Yung Chang making rice figurines at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Artisans
Sculptors
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Demonstrations
Craft
Rice
Sculpture
Figurines
Arts, Asian
Arts, Chinese | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Images from the 1979 Festival of American Folklife | Images from the 1979 Festival of American Folklife | Still Image | Special events
Folk festivals
Festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Folklife
Demonstrations
Exhibits
Music performance
Singing
Sculpture
Aerial photographs | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images from the 1979 Festival of American Folklife
- Date
- 1979-10-03
- Description
- Fifty color slides. Images of the Festival of American Folklife, featuring Florida folk artists. Held on the National Mall and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute, the festival began in 1967. Created by folklorist Ralph Rinzler, the annual festival showcases national folkife, usually focusing on one state each year.
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| a_s1576_22_c86-167 | Interview with (Toothpick King) Henry Wesley Stewart | Sound | Fieldwork
Art
Woodwork
Selling
Wood craft
Toothpicks
Toothpick models
Decorative arts
Material culture
Sculpture
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with (Toothpick King) Henry Wesley Stewart
- Date
- 1984-09-09
- Description
- One audio cassette. Stewart was well-known for his toothpick art work. Born in South Carolina, he was a former messenger for WMVR Radio. He discusses origins of his toothpick artwork; various sculptures he has made; the process of making the sculptures; inspiration sources; selling objects to people such as Minnie Pearl, publisher Katherine Graham, and Liberace; tools used; and the importance of traditions. Stewart did not allow any photographs to be taken of his artwork. 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_s1576_11_c84-002 | Interview with painters Pharaoh Baker and his apprentice Ellis Wright | Sound | Painters
Sculptors
Fieldwork
African Americans
Apprentices
Interviews
Life histories
Oral histories
Teaching of folklore
Painting
Art
Sculpture
Artists studios
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with painters Pharaoh Baker and his apprentice Ellis Wright
- Date
- 1984-01-12
- Description
- One audio cassette. Baker served as a master artist to apprentice Wright in the 1984-1985 apprenticeship program. In the interview, they discuss learning painting; where they paint; subjects and inspirations; influences (Picasso, Van Gogh, El Greco); sculpture; African American culture; the goals of an artist; various mediums; and art perspectives. 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_t86-018 | Jacob Sheiniuk interview for the Miami-Dade Folk Arts Survey | Sound | Field recordings
Metalworking
Material culture
Figurines
Jewish Americans
Lithuanian Americans
Religious art
Decorative arts
Welders
Sculpture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Jacob Sheiniuk interview for the Miami-Dade Folk Arts Survey
- Date
- 1985-08-16
- Description
- One reel-to-reel tape (copied onto C86-61). Interview with metal sculptor and wood carver Sheiniuk in is home. Originally from Lithuania, he discusses learning wood carving from his father; welding in the US; themes behind his sculpture; Biblical themes; inspirations; and exhibiting his art.
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