a_s1622_03_tape23 | Bahia Vista Mennonite Church Choir demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project | Sound | Singing Church choirs Pianos Field recordings Sacred music Religious songs A capella singing Mennonites | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Basket maker Jean Clark and her work | Basket maker Jean Clark and her work | Still Image | Basket maker Fieldwork Palms Trees Material culture Workshops Basket work Basket making Workplace Decorative arts Basketry | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Basket maker Jean Clark and her work
- Date
- 1986-12-31
- Description
- Eighteen color slides. Images are very dark and difficult to see. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, 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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Bob Pavitt at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival | Bob Pavitt at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Public speaking Speeches, addresses, etc. Occasional speeches Singers Guitarist | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bob Pavitt at the Florida Folk Festival | Bob Pavitt at the Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Guitarists Guitar Musicians Singing Music performance Performing arts Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bob Pavitt at the Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- Nine black and white prints. Pavitt was a co-founder of the Alaska Folk Festival. Pavitt was a folk festival regular across the South. At the time the photos were taken, he resided in Sarasota.
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Circus miniatures by Howard Dunn | Circus miniatures by Howard Dunn | Still Image | Carvers (Decorative artists) Wood carvers Fieldwork Miniatures Circus Miniature craft Figurines Wood carving Wood craft Decorative arts Material culture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Circus miniatures by Howard Dunn
- Date
- 1988-03
- Description
- Twenty 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.
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Circus wagons | Circus wagons | Still Image | Wood carvers Fieldwork Circus Circus wagons Material culture Wagons Exhibits Woodwork Museum collection Decorative arts Museums | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Circus wagons
- Date
- 1986-12-15
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Images of circus wagons located in the Circus gallery at the Ringling Museum. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, 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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Circus worker Joe McKennon | Circus worker Joe McKennon | Still Image | Dwellings Marionettes Puppets Fieldwork Elderly, the Circus workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Circus worker Joe McKennon
- Date
- 1982-09-15
- Description
- Eleven color slides. McKennon died in 2001. Images are of McKennon in his Sarasota home with marionette puppets.
- Collection
Decorative screen door ironwork | Decorative screen door ironwork | Still Image | Fieldwork Ironwork Metal craft Material culture Doors Metal products Metalwork Architecture Decorative arts Houses Screen doors | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Decorative screen door ironwork
- Date
- 1987-01-18
- Description
- Thirty-five color slides. Many of the images are dark--the doors are in shadow, and hard to see. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, 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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a_s1708_04_tape21a | Elsie Horst interview for the Florida Folk Arts Survey | Sound | Fieldwork Quilts Needlework Quilted goods Art, Mennonite Mennonites Decorative arts Material culture Interviews Life histories Oral histories Quiltmakers Needleworkers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Elsie Horst interview for the Florida Folk Arts Survey
- Date
- 1986-12-20
- Description
- One audio cassette. Horst is Amish and learned quilting from her mother. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk arts project 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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Florida citrus labels | Florida citrus labels | Still Image | Fieldwork Citrus fruit industry Citrus industry Advertising Orange industry Citrus fruits in art Decorative arts Citrus fruits Marketing Advertisements Commercial art Art and industry Citrus crate labels | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Florida citrus labels
- Date
- 1986
- Description
- Thirty-four color slides. These labels were used to decorate citrus crates. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, 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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