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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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1986 Florida Folk Festival (17 of 17)

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

Date: 1990
Description: Seven 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.
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1990 apprenticeship program master artists

Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work

Date: 1985-08-16
Description: Two color slides. Metal sculptor and wood carver Sheiniuk with two examples of his work. Sheiniuk was originally from Lithuania. More images can be found in S 1577, v. 42. An interview can be found in S 1576, T86-18. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 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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Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students

Date: 1981-03
Description: One video cassette (3/4" tape). 40 minutes.
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Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Date: 1981-08-31
Description: Seventy-seven color slides. Folklife demonstration booths at the Florida State Fair. Culled from informants at the Big Bend Folklife Area, demonstrations include pysanky egg decoration, Wakulla Springs boat drivers (Jackson), wood carving (fishing lures by Woodward and Jones), and polka music by the Polka Sweethearts.
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Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Date: 1987-06
Description: Fourteen color slides. Images of Bill's wood carving, and Doris' baskets. He was from Chunn's Cove, North Carolina, and she from Alabama. For more information on them, see S 1704, box 1, folder 1. They both dabbled in many crafts. 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.
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Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals

Date: 1983-05
Description: One black and white print. Bill Nichols, of Orange Park, was a wood carver. He also demonstrated the use of old wood working tools.
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Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals

Bobby Johns in his workshop

Date: 1988-12
Description: 37 black and white photographic prints, with negatives. Bobby Johns in his workshop in Pensacola. Photos 32-37 are of a nearby sawmill.
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Bobby Johns in his workshop

Bobby Johns wood carvings

Date: 1989-01
Description: Seven color slides. Examples of Johns's work, including carved walking canes and wooden handled knives.
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Bobby Johns wood carvings

Canes by Bobby Johns

Date: 1991-04
Description: Four color slides. Johns won the Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1992.
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Canes by Bobby Johns

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
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
1990 apprenticeship program master artists	1990 apprenticeship program master artists	Still Image	Teaching of folklore Dancers Banjoists Drummers (Musicians) Fiddlers Musicians Tattoo artists Wood carvers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work	Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work	Still Image	Wood carvers Sculptors Fieldwork Decorative arts Metal sculpture Carvers (Decorative artists) Material culture Lithuanian Americans Art	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students	Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students	Moving Image	Basket maker Fieldwork Elementary schools Classrooms Basket making African Americans Basket work Wood carvers Wood carving White oak Carvers (Decorative artists) Children Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair	Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair	Still Image	Festivals Fairs Demonstrations Craft Folklife Boat drivers Occupational folklore African Americans Teaching of folklore Egg decoration Eggs Polka Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing lures Wood carving Music performance Wood carvers Musical groups Artisans Boat driver Bands (Music)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets	Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets	Still Image	Wood carvers Basket maker Fieldwork Craft Shells Decorative arts Material culture Pine needle crafts Baskets Workshops Figurines Wood carving	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals	Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals	Still Image	Wood carvers Carvers (Decorative artists) Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Wood carving Woodworking tools Woodwork Wood craft Artisans Tools Demonstrations Workshops	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bobby Johns in his workshop	Bobby Johns in his workshop	Still Image	Wood carvers Carvers (Decorative artists) Material culture Woodwork Wood carving Artisans Tools Craft Sawmills Lumber trade	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bobby Johns wood carvings	Bobby Johns wood carvings	Still Image	Wood carvers Material culture Woodwork Wood craft Wood carving Wood Art Cypress	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Canes by Bobby Johns	Canes by Bobby Johns	Still Image	Woodworkers Canes Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) Wood carving Wood craft Woodwork Wood carvers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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1986 Florida Folk Festival (17 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (17 of 17)

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work

Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals

Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals

Bobby Johns in his workshop

Bobby Johns in his workshop

Bobby Johns wood carvings

Bobby Johns wood carvings

Canes by Bobby Johns

Canes by Bobby Johns

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1986 Florida Folk Festival (17 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (17 of 17)

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work

Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students

Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Big Bend Folklife demonstrations at the 1981 Florida State Fair

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Bill and Doris Boger with their carvings and baskets

Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals

Bill Nichols carving wood at the 1983 Florida Folk Festivals

Bobby Johns in his workshop

Bobby Johns in his workshop

Bobby Johns wood carvings

Bobby Johns wood carvings

Canes by Bobby Johns

Canes by Bobby Johns