Pharaoh Baker and Ellis Wright interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Painters

Sculptors

Fieldwork

African Americans

Apprentices

Interviews

Life histories

Oral histories

Teaching of folklore

Painting

Art

Sculpture

Artists studios

Artists

One audio cassette. Baker served as a master artist to apprentice Wright in the 1984-1985 apprenticeship program. In the interview, they discuss learning painting; where they paint; subjects and inspirations; influences (Picasso, Van Gogh, El Greco); sculpture; African American culture; the goals of an artist; various mediums; and art perspectives. 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.

State Archives of Florida, Series S1576

1984-01-12

Florida Folklife Program

sound recordings

audiocassettes

Sound

a_s1576_11_c84-002

S1576

11

C84-2

Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Owen, Blanton, 1945-1998

Baker, Pharaoh, 1925-2002

Wright, Ellis, 1950-

African American

http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/memory/collections/folklife/folklife-mp3/C84-2_01.mp3

http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/memory/collections/folklife/folklife-mp3/C84-2_02.mp3

mp3true

1982

/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg