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Virgil Fox with his homemade furniture

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Description: Thirteen colors slides. Virgil Fox with furniture he made. October 1988.
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Virgil Fox with his homemade furniture

Virgil Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill

Date: 1988-12
Description: Twenty-four black and white images (one photographic proof sheet) with negatives. Images of Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill at his home. Also includes some examples of his work.
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Virgil Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Date: 1983-06-16
Description: Eight color slides.
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Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Rufus and Anne Adams at their home

Date: 1987-03
Description: One proof sheet with 22 black and white images (plus negatives). 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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Rufus and Anne Adams at their home

Rufus Adams with his caned-seat chairs

Date: 1979-08
Description: Eleven color slides. Adams and his wife on his porch with a chair witt a cane bottom. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, he and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. His wife taught him to make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.'
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Rufus Adams with his caned-seat chairs

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Date: 1988-03
Description: Thirty-one color slides. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There, he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife, he learned to make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.' Sellers was his stepdaughter. 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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Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Date: 1979-06-15
Description: Eight black and white prints. Images of Rufus Adams with his wife, both from Mayo, demonstrating how to make corn shuck bottom chairs. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife he learned make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.'
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Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Date: 1978-05
Description: One black and white print. Rufus Adams from Mayo making cornshuck bottom chairs. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife he learned make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.'
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Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Date: 1978-04
Description: Six color slides. Slide S78-805 is missing. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife he learned make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.'
Collection

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Date: 1988
Description: Three black and white prints, and one color print. Rufus Adams was born in Georgia in 1893. In 1940, Adams and his wife moved to Mayo, Florida. There he worked as a tenant tobacco farmer. From his wife he learned make corn shuck chair bottoms. He soon became known as the 'chair man.' Sellers was his stepdaughter. 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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Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
Virgil Fox with his homemade furniture	Virgil Fox with his homemade furniture	Still Image	Furniture maker Carpenters Furniture Household items Material culture Wood craft Work Carpentry	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Virgil Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill	Virgil Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill	Still Image	Furniture maker Carpenters Carpentry Furniture Woodwork Wood craft Material culture Machinery Household items Sawmills Saws	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom	Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom	Still Image	Fieldwork Lace and lace making Quilting Quilts Needlework Textiles Textile arts Quiltmakers Needleworkers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus and Anne Adams at their home	Rufus and Anne Adams at their home	Still Image	Furniture maker Fieldwork African Americans Chair caning Chairs Furniture Tobacco Furniture makers Material culture Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams with his caned-seat chairs	Rufus Adams with his caned-seat chairs	Still Image	Furniture maker Fieldwork African Americans Chair caning Chairs Porches Material culture Furniture makers Furniture Houses Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs	Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs	Still Image	Furniture maker African Americans Chair caning Chairs Furniture Apprentices Material culture Furniture making Furniture makers Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs	Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs	Still Image	Furniture Material culture Chairs Craft Cornhusk craft African Americans Corn Demonstrations Chair caning Chair-makers Furniture making Furniture maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs	Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs	Still Image	Chairs Material culture Furniture Cornhusk craft African Americans Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Demonstrations Chair caning Chair-makers Furniture makers Furniture making Furniture maker	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms	Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms	Still Image	Furniture maker Fieldwork African Americans Chairs Furniture makers Furniture Chair caning Cornhusk craft Material culture Houses Porches Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair	Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair	Still Image	Furniture maker African Americans Chair caning Chairs Furniture Apprentices Material culture Furniture making Chair-makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Virgil Fox with his homemade furniture

Virgil Fox with his homemade furniture

Virgil Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill

Virgil Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Rufus and Anne Adams at their home

Rufus and Anne Adams at their home

Rufus Adams with his caned-seat chairs

Rufus Adams with his caned-seat chairs

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

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Virgil Fox with his homemade furniture

Virgil Fox with his homemade furniture

Virgil Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill

Virgil Fox making furniture with his portable sawmill

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Textiles by Mrs. Mae Ransom

Rufus and Anne Adams at their home

Rufus and Anne Adams at their home

Rufus Adams with his caned-seat chairs

Rufus Adams with his caned-seat chairs

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams teaching apprentice Annie Sellers how to make corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams making corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams demonstrating his corn shuck bottom chairs

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams at his home making corn shuck chair bottoms

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair

Rufus Adams apprentice Annie Sellers with a corn shuck bottom chair