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Robert James Rudd interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1986-09-14
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. A former construction worker who was born in Boynton Beach, Rudd built wicker furniture from cypress. Originally the cypress was local, but as development increased, he began acquiring the wood areas north of him. Few power tools were used to make the furniture. In the interview he discusses his father's furniture making career; types of furniture made; tools used; selling furniture; growing during the Depression in South Florida; Cedar Key; the loss of timber sources; the Florida East Coast railway; his career in the US Navy; frog and alligator hunting; snakes; and furniture made from grapevine.
- Collection
| Cypress Furniture | Cypress Furniture | Still Image | Furniture maker
Fieldwork
Furniture
Furniture makers
Material culture
Craft
Wicker furniture
Chairs
Tables
Wood craft
Woodwork | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cypress Furniture
- Date
- 1981-08-26
- Description
- Five color slides. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
- Collection
| Cypress furniture by Robert James Rudd and Neil Brooks | Cypress furniture by Robert James Rudd and Neil Brooks | Still Image | Furniture maker
Furniture
Furniture makers
Wicker furniture
Cypress
Woodwork
Chairs
Wood craft
Tables
Apprentices
Chair-makers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cypress furniture by Robert James Rudd and Neil Brooks
- Date
- 1986-11
- Description
- Seventeen color slides. 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
| Cypress furniture maker Robert James Rudd | Cypress furniture maker Robert James Rudd | Still Image | Furniture maker
Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Furniture makers
Wicker furniture
Furniture
Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Carpentry
Chair-makers
Chairs
Cypress | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cypress furniture maker Robert James Rudd
- Date
- 1986-09-14
- Description
- Thirty-one color slides. A former construction worker, Rudd built wicker furniture from cypress. Originally the cypress was local, but as development increased, he began acquiring the wood areas north of him. Few powertools was used to make the furniture. 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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| Cypress furniture making demonstration | Cypress furniture making demonstration | Still Image | Furniture maker
Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Furniture makers
Wicker furniture
Cypress
Elementary schools
Teaching of folklore
Education
Demonstrations
School field trips
Woodwork
Children
Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cypress furniture making demonstration
- Date
- 1987-01-26
- Description
- Fifteen color slides. 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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| Furniture maker General Ponder | Furniture maker General Ponder | Still Image | Material culture
Wicker furniture
Chairs
Woodwork
African Americans
Domestic arts
Household items
Furniture maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Furniture maker General Ponder
- Date
- Description
- One black and white print. Biographical description of Ponder in folder. Ponder made bent willow furniture, also known as wicker. See also S 1577, box 16, folder 7, 24. 1978.
- Collection
| General Ponder and his bent willow chairs | General Ponder and his bent willow chairs | Still Image | Furniture
Chairs
Material culture
Wood craft
Woodwork
Wicker furniture
African Americans
Woodworkers
Furniture maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
General Ponder and his bent willow chairs
- Date
- Description
- Three black and white prints, plus negatives. Bent willow funriture is also called wicker furniture. General Ponder was a transient discovered in Leon County. July 1977. See also S 1577, Box 16, folder 24 (P77-132 - P77-134), and folder 49 (P78-325).
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| General Ponder making bent willow furniture | General Ponder making bent willow furniture | Still Image | Wicker furniture
Material culture
Chairs
Furniture
Wood craft
African Americans
Woodwork
Furniture maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
General Ponder making bent willow furniture
- Date
- Description
- Three black and white prints, with negatives. General Ponder was a transient folklorist Peggy Bulger discovered in Leon County making bent willow furniture. This furniture is also known as wicker. 1977.
- Collection
| Hank Whisnant demonstrating cypress furniture making for students at Lake City Junior High School, East | Hank Whisnant demonstrating cypress furniture making for students at Lake City Junior High School, East | Still Image | Furniture maker
Education
Schools
Teaching of folklore
Teenagers
Furniture makers
Students
Demonstrations
Furniture
Wicker furniture
Cypress
Chairs
Chair-makers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Hank Whisnant demonstrating cypress furniture making for students at Lake City Junior High School, East
- Date
- 1982-02-22
- Description
- Twenty-eight color slides. Working outside from the back of his pick-up truck, Whisnant demonstrated furniture making from cypress. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
- Collection
| Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture | Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture | Still Image | Furniture maker
Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Furniture
Furniture makers
Cypress
Chairs
Woodwork
Apprentices
Material culture
Flora
Plants
Wicker furniture
Chair-makers
Exhibits
Tree felling
Trees | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Robert Rudd and his apprentice Neil Brooks making bent cypress furniture
- Date
- 1986-10
- Description
- 109 color slides. Rudd and Brooks making wicker (bent cypress) furniture. Includes images of the entire process from gathering cypress tress and cutting the wood to constructing the furniture and finally having them on display at the Stephen Foster Center. Slides S93-05, S93-06, S93-16, and S93-66 are missing. 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, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
- Collection
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