| Bill Osceola Jr. wrestling alligator at 8th Annual American Indian Days festival | Bill Osceola Jr. wrestling alligator at 8th Annual American Indian Days festival | Still Image | Performers
Wrestlers
Fieldwork
Ethnicity, Seminole
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Alligators
Performing arts
Entertainers
Animals
Festivals | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bill Osceola Jr. wrestling alligator at 8th Annual American Indian Days festival
- Date
- 1987-11-22
- Description
- Four color slides. The Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project was conducted under the direction of Barbara Beauchamp in two phases: 12 November 1987 through 31 January 1988 by Debbie Fant; and in February 1988 by Nancy Nusz. Using a 35mm camera and a Sony tape recorder, and funded through a NEA grant, the two fieldworkers spoke with over fifty informants in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, resulting in 20 participants chosen for a special SW Florida folklife area at the 36th Annual Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Bill Osceola Jr. wrestling alligator at 8th Annual American Indian Days festival | Bill Osceola Jr. wrestling alligator at 8th Annual American Indian Days festival | Still Image | Performers
Wrestlers
Fieldwork
Ethnicity, Seminole
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Alligators
Performing arts
Entertainers
Animals
Festivals | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bill Osceola Jr. wrestling alligator at 8th Annual American Indian Days festival
- Date
- 1987-11-22
- Description
- One proof with six black and white images. The Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project was conducted under the direction of Barbara Beauchamp in two phases: 12 November 1987 through 31 January 1988 by Debbie Fant; and in February 1988 by Nancy Nusz. Using a 35mm camera and a Sony tape recorder, and funded through a NEA grant, the two fieldworkers spoke with over fifty informants in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, resulting in 20 participants chosen for a special SW Florida folklife area at the 36th Annual Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Billy Osceola and Josie Billie weaving ceremonial shirts | Billy Osceola and Josie Billie weaving ceremonial shirts | Still Image | Seminole Indians
Weaving
Clothing and dress
Clothing
Woven goods
Craft
Decorative arts
Textile arts
Textiles
Weavers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Citrus grove on SR 29 | Citrus grove on SR 29 | Still Image | Fieldwork
Roads
Citrus
Citrus fruit industry
Trees
Fauna
Agriculture
Plants | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Citrus grove on SR 29
- Date
- 1987
- Description
- Three color slides. The Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project was conducted under the direction of Barbara Beauchamp in two phases: 12 November 1987 through 31 January 1988 by Debbie Fant; and in February 1988 by Nancy Nusz. Using a 35mm camera and a Sony tape recorder, and funded through a NEA grant, the two fieldworkers spoke with over fifty informants in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, resulting in 20 participants chosen for a special SW Florida folklife area at the 36th Annual Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| Demonstration of Seminole Indian canoes and beadwork | Demonstration of Seminole Indian canoes and beadwork | Still Image | Boats and boating
Boatbuilding
Beadwork
Canoes
Boats
Seminole Indians
Jewelry
Material culture
Craft
Cypress
Woodwork
Boatbuilders
Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Folk singer Don Grooms performing at the 8th Annual American Indian Days (1987) | Folk singer Don Grooms performing at the 8th Annual American Indian Days (1987) | Still Image | Singers
Guitarist
Fieldwork
Indian reservations
Chickee
Guitar
Bass guitars
Folk singers
Native Americans
Singing
Guitarists
Children
Festivals | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Folk singer Don Grooms performing at the 8th Annual American Indian Days (1987)
- Date
- 1987-11-22
- Description
- One color print. Grooms, born in Waynesville, North Caroline to a Applachian/Cherokee family, was an associate professor of telecommunications at the University of Florida (1962-1993). He was also news director for WUFT-TV. He was better known, however, for his songwriting and folk festival performances. A part of the Florida Folk scene of the 1960s and 1970s, he regularly performed with McLean, Gamble Rogers, Paul Champion, and Jim Ballew. He died 30 January 1998.
- Collection
| Images of the 8th Annual American Indian Days festival | Images of the 8th Annual American Indian Days festival | Still Image | Tree farmers
Fieldwork
Ethnicity, Seminole
Seminole Indians
Festivals
Music performance
Bands (Music)
Dancers
Dance
Native Americans
Dolls
Demonstrations
Alligators
Wrestlers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of the 8th Annual American Indian Days festival
- Date
- 1987-11-22
- Description
- Forty-eight color slides. The Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project was conducted under the direction of Barbara Beauchamp in two phases: 12 November 1987 through 31 January 1988 by Debbie Fant; and in February 1988 by Nancy Nusz. Using a 35mm camera and a Sony tape recorder, and funded through a NEA grant, the two fieldworkers spoke with over fifty informants in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, resulting in 20 participants chosen for a special SW Florida folklife area at the 36th Annual Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1640_20_tape21 | Interview with Venezuelan harpist Jesus Rodriguez and apprentice Ana Marie de Armas | Sound | Apprentices
Venezuelan Americans
Harps
Interviews
Oral communication
Latinos
Children
String instruments
Teaching of folklore
Sound recordings
Harpists
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Venezuelan harpist Jesus Rodriguez and apprentice Ana Marie de Armas
- Date
- 1987-03-04
- Description
- One audio cassette. (A copy can be found in S 1640, box 22, tape 27.) A second interview can be found on tape 24. For more information on Rodrigues and Armas, see S 1644, box 3, folder 15. 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
| a_s1640_20_tape26 | Interview with Venezuelan harpist Jesus Rodriguez and apprentice Ana Marie de Armas | Sound | Apprentices
Venezuelan Americans
Latinos
Interviews
Sound recordings
Teaching of folklore
Musical instruments
Harpists
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Venezuelan harpist Jesus Rodriguez and apprentice Ana Marie de Armas
- Date
- 1988-03-19
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. A second interview can be found on tape 24. For more information on Rodriguez and Armas, see S 1644, box 3, folder 15. 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
| a_s1622_03_tape14 | James Billie presentation at the American Indian Days Festival | Sound | Native Americans
Seminole Indians
Field recordings
Ethnic festivals
Presentations
Alligator wrestling | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
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