| Bob Dellis teaching apprentice Kitt Maynard about carving designs in leather boots | Bob Dellis teaching apprentice Kitt Maynard about carving designs in leather boots | Still Image | Artisans
Leather workers
Apprentices
Leather craft
Leather goods
Teaching of folklore
Workshops
Boots
Cowboy boots
Shoes
Clothing
Design
Decorative arts
Carvers (Decorative artists) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bob Dellis teaching apprentice Kitt Maynard about carving designs in leather boots
- Date
- 1992-01
- Description
- 79 color slides. Images of Dellis with apprentice Maynard in his workshop. Dellis was a long-time leather worker originally born and trained in leather carver in Texas. He made belts, boots, saddles, and other leather carvings. Maynard was funded to learn to carve leather including design, layout, cutting, beveling, dying, painting, lacing and preserving. To complete her training, she had to complete three pieces. More images of the two can be found in S1577, volume 68. For more information on Dellis and Maynard, see S 1644, box 11, folder 6. 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, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus | Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus | Still Image | Whip maker
Leather workers
Whip braider
Fieldwork
Leather craft
Leather goods
Occupational folklore
Whip making
Whipcracking
Whips
Ranching
Whip braiding
Horses
Apprentices | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus
- Date
- 1994
- Description
- Four proof sheets with 129 black and white images (plus negatives); 52 color slides. Apprentice Marcus was funded to learn from cow whip maker Mills how make whips, including choosing hides, making strings, whip construction, and the historical/cultural background of whip making. For more information on Mills and Marcus, see S 1644, box 11, folder 30. 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 2004.
- Collection
| Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus | Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus | Still Image | Fieldwork
Leather craft
Leather goods
Occupational folklore
Whip making
Whipcracking
Whips
Ranching
Whip braiding
Horses
Interviews
Oral narratives
Personal experience narratives
Whip maker
Leather workers
Whip braider
Apprentices | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus
- Date
- 1994-04
- Description
- 26 color slides. Apprentice Marcus was funded to learn from cow whip maker Mills how make whips, including choosing hides, making strings, whip construction, and the historical/cultural background of whip making. For more information on Mills and Marcus, see S 1644, box 11, folder 30. 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 2004.
- Collection
| Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus | Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus | Still Image | Fieldwork
Leather craft
Leather goods
Occupational folklore
Whip making
Whipcracking
Whips
Ranching
Whip braiding
Horses
Interviews
Oral narratives
Personal experience narratives
Whip maker
Leather workers
Whip braider
Apprentices | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of cow whip maker George (Junior) Mills with his apprentice J. Taylor Marcus
- Date
- 1994-08-03
- Description
- 41 color slides. Apprentice Marcus was funded to learn from cow whip maker Mills how make whips, including choosing hides, making strings, whip construction, and the historical/cultural background of whip making. For more information on Mills and Marcus, see S 1644, box 11, folder 30. 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 2004.
- Collection
| Images of Seminole healer Susie Billie and her apprentice Mary Johns | Images of Seminole healer Susie Billie and her apprentice Mary Johns | Still Image | Fieldwork
Apprentices
Seminole Indians
Ethnicity, Seminole
Native Americans
Health
Elderly, the
Healers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of Seminole healer Susie Billie and her apprentice Mary Johns
- Date
- 1995
- Description
- One proof sheet with 35 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Billie and Johns at Billie's home on the couch. Johns was funded to learn from Billie traditional Seminole herbal medicine including preparation of herbs, herbal treatments, healing songs, and the historical background. 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, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| Images of Seminole healer Susie Billie and her apprentice Mary Johns | Images of Seminole healer Susie Billie and her apprentice Mary Johns | Still Image | Fieldwork
Apprentices
Seminole Indians
Ethnicity, Seminole
Native Americans
Health
Elderly, the
Healers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Images of Seminole healer Susie Billie and her apprentice Mary Johns
- Date
- 1995-01
- Description
- 16 color slides. Images of Billie and Johns at Billie's home on the couch. Johns was funded to learn from Billie traditional Seminole herbal medicine including preparation of herbs, herbal treatments, healing songs, and the historical background. 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, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
| Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard | Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard | Still Image | Fieldwork
Women apprentices
Leather craft
Leather goods
Workshops
Workplace
Tools
Occupational training
Design
Belts (Clothing)
Apprentices
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Leather workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Leather worker Bob Dellis and his apprentice Kitt Maynard
- Date
- 1992-01
- Description
- Four proof sheets with 132 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Dellis with apprentice Maynard in his workshop. Dellis was a long-time leather worker originally born and trained in leather carver in Texas. He made belts, boots, saddles, and other leather carvings. Maynard was funded to learn to carve leather including design, layout, cutting, beveling, dying, painting, lacing and preserving. To complete her training, she had to complete three pieces. More images of the two can be found in S1577, volume 68. For more information on Dellis and Maynard, see S 1644, box 11, folder 6. 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 2004.
- Collection
| Leo Gillis building boats at Stephen Foster Center | Leo Gillis building boats at Stephen Foster Center | Still Image | Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Boats
Boatbuilding
Occupational groups
Maritime life
Maritime folklore
Craft
Demonstrations
Carpentry
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Leo Gillis building boats at Stephen Foster Center
- Date
- 1986-04
- Description
- Sixteen color slides. Images of Gillis of Basinger, Florida, building a boat at the Stephen Foster Center for the Florida Folklife Program's Arts and Industries demonstration in April 1986.
- Collection
| Leo Gillis building boats in Basinger, Florida | Leo Gillis building boats in Basinger, Florida | Still Image | Material culture
Boats
Woodwork
Transportation
Maritime folklore
Boatbuilding
Carpentry
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers | Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers | Still Image | Fieldwork
Apprentices
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Palmetto weaving
Basket making
Basket work
Basketry
Baskets
Containers
Weaving
Basket maker | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Seminole palmetto stem basket maker Marian Bowers
- Date
- 1994
- Description
- Four proof sheets with 86 black and white images (plus negatives); and 20 color slides. Apprentice Jones had to learn from Bowers to select, gather, and prepare stems, make six baskets, and learn cultural background. For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 21. 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, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
- Collection
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