Antonio Lerios and apprentice Nick Toth making dive helmets | Antonio Lerios and apprentice Nick Toth making dive helmets | Still Image | Apprentices Diving Equipment and supplies Greek Americans Helmets Metal craft Sponge fisheries Workplace Workshops Teaching of folklore Copper Metal products Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Antonio Lerios and apprentice Nick Toth making dive helmets
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- 1986-02-24
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- Thirty-four color slides. Lerios began making diving helmets for sponge divers in 1913 in Tarpon Springs. When he was in his 80s, he decided to retire. In the meantime, Toth, fresh with a degree from University of Florida, decided to learn the trade, and he worked as an apprentice for Lerios. By 1992 when Lerios died, Toth had assumed control of the business. Diving helmets date back to the early 1900s. Once Greek divers began diving for sponges in Tarpon Springs in 1905, the diving helmet industry in Florida began. The helmets allow divers to walk into deep water to gather sponges. For more history of Lerios and Toth diving helmets, see: http://www.divinghelmets.com/pages/history.html 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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East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices | East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices | Still Image | Apprentices Dance Indian dance Children Body movement Teaching of folklore Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices
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- 1990
- Description
- Three color slides; 24 negatives. 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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Fly fishers Carl Hanson and apprentice Jason Keil | Fly fishers Carl Hanson and apprentice Jason Keil | Still Image | Apprentices Teaching of folklore Fly fishing Saltwater fly fishing Craft Fishing tackle Fishing Equipment and supplies Artisans Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fly fishers Carl Hanson and apprentice Jason Keil
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- 1989-07
- Description
- Nineteen color slides. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Hanson grew up in Rockport, Massachusetts, where he learned to tie fly fish lines from his grandfather. Saltwater fly fishing became popular in Florida in the 1960s. For more information on Keil and Hanson, see S 1640, box 8, folder 8. 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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a_s1640_20_tape16 | Interview with bouzouki player Spiros Skordilis | Sound | Apprentices Greek Americans Arts, Greek Interviews Bouzouki String instruments Sound recordings Life histories Music Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with bouzouki player Spiros Skordilis
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- 1987-04-07
- Description
- One audio casette. 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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a_s1640_20_tape14 | Performance by Spiros Skordilis, Emanuel Gonatos, and Nick Polemis | Sound | Apprentices Greek Americans Arts, Greek Music performance Bouzouki String instruments Performing arts Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Performance by Spiros Skordilis, Emanuel Gonatos, and Nick Polemis
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- 1986-11-04
- Description
- Three audio casettes. 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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Street vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James Watson | Street vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James Watson | Still Image | Apprentices African Americans Teaching of folklore Selling Oral communication Oral performance Street vendors | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Street vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James Watson
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- 1989-08
- Description
- Twenty-one color slides. Tommy Walton sold hot dogs at the local baseball stadium. He would sing, dance, and tell stories while he sold the food. He often played at the Florida Folk Festival. For more information on Watson, see S 1640, box 9, folder 4. 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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Carl Hanson and his apprentice Jason Keil tying fly fishing lines | Carl Hanson and his apprentice Jason Keil tying fly fishing lines | Still Image | Artisans Fieldwork Fly fishing Saltwater fly fishing Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing tackle Material culture Craft Fishing lures Apprentices Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Carl Hanson and his apprentice Jason Keil tying fly fishing lines
- Date
- 1989-08
- Description
- Seventy-seven color slides. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Hanson grew up in Rockport, Massachusetts, where he learned to tie fly fish lines from his grandfather. Saltwater fly fishing became popular in Florida in the 1960s. 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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Carl Hanson and Jason Keil making fly fishing lures | Carl Hanson and Jason Keil making fly fishing lures | Still Image | Artisans Fieldwork Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing lures Fishing tackle Material culture Apprentices Teaching of folklore Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Carl Hanson and Jason Keil making fly fishing lures
- Date
- 1988
- Description
- Eight 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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Model boats | Model boats | Still Image | Artisans Fieldwork Boats Models Models and modelmaking Ship models Craft Material culture Woodwork Model builders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Model boats
- Date
- 1987
- Description
- Ten color slides. Model boats made by an unidentified mdel maker. 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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Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary | Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary | Moving Image | Artisans Musical instrument maker Video recording Documentary videos Fieldwork Interviewing on television Demonstrations Craft Music performance Interviews Emigration and immigration Personal experience narratives Oral histories Instrument manufacture Tsabouna Bagpipe music Bagpipes Arts, Greek Greek Americans Songs, Greek Calendar rites New Year rites Epiphany Catholics Bagpipers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Rough edits for the Every Island Has Its Own Song documentary
- Date
- 1987-11
- Description
- Six video recordings. (Beta; 20 minutes each) Early edit tapes for the documentary "Every Island Has Its Own Song," a Florida Folklife Program-produced documentary on tsabouna (Greek bagpipe) maker-player Nikitas Tsimouris and the Greek community of Tarpon Springs. Includes interviews with Tsimouris and his family, performance on the tsabouna, local sponge boats, an Epiphany Day celebration, and the Tsimoruis family at home. The tapes have gaps for narration, insert shots, and other post-production elements. For the completed documentary, see FV-112. For the original fieldwork videos, see FV-1 through FV-17 in S 1615.
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