| Art by John Durham | Art by John Durham | Still Image | Artisans
Fieldwork
Baskets
Hats
Palmetto weaving
Material culture
Wood carving
Boats
Decorative arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Art by John Durham
- Date
- 1987
- Description
- Nine color prints. 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.
- Collection
| Artie Miller making sails | Artie Miller making sails | Still Image | Sailmakers
Fieldwork
Occupational groups
Workplace
Sails
Material culture
Workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artie Miller making sails
- Date
- 1987-11
- Description
- Three color slides. 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.
- Collection
| Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work | Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work | Still Image | Wood carvers
Sculptors
Fieldwork
Decorative arts
Metal sculpture
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Material culture
Lithuanian Americans
Art | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artisan Jacob Sheiniuk with his art work
- Date
- 1985-08-16
- Description
- Two color slides. Metal sculptor and wood carver Sheiniuk with two examples of his work. Sheiniuk was originally from Lithuania. More images can be found in S 1577, v. 42. An interview can be found in S 1576, T86-18. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| FA5920 | Artist Nancy Greenberg, left and folklorist Merri Belland discussing Ketubah at the Traditions Festival - Miami, Florida. | | Practices
Community rites--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Belief and custom
Secular festivals--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Religious traditions
Yiddish Katubot (Marriage contracts)
Marriage customs and rites, Jewish
Judaism--Customs and practices
Antenuptial contracts (Jewish law)
Judaism and art
Jewish art and symbolism
Decorative arts
Arts, Jewish
Ketubah
Women folklorists
Artists--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Women--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Recreation--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Manners and customs
Festivals--Florida--Dade County--Miami
Folklorists | /fpc/folklife/fa5920.gif |
| Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Artwork by Pharaoh Baker | Still Image | Painters
Sculptors
Fieldwork
Painting
Art
Decorative arts
African Americans
Material culture
Sculpture
Figurines
Metal craft
Metal sculpture
Artists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Artwork by Pharaoh Baker
- Date
- 1987-10
- Description
- Thirty color slides. Baker, whose first painting was a copy of a church hand fan for which he was paid five dollars when he a child, studied art at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. He worked for years as a professional sign painter in Lake City and made emotionally charged and religiously influenced paintings and sculptures on the side. Folklorist Blanton Owen has described his work as 'blues on canvas'. Baker died in 2002. For an interview with Baker, S1576, box 11, C84-2. 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 project between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
- Collection
| FA6030 | B.G. Anderson Company's Old Dobbin Brand watermelon label. | | Folklife and folklore projects
Projects, Instate
Advertising
Decorative arts
Agriculture
Material culture
Labels
Art and industry
Commercial art
Advertising--Brand name products
Fruit trade
Watermelon industry
Brand name products
Fruit--Marketing | /fpc/folklife/fa6030.gif |
| Baby quilts by Merle Barfield | Baby quilts by Merle Barfield | Still Image | Quiltmakers
Fieldwork
Material culture
Quilted goods
Quilts
Needlework
Textile arts
Decorative arts
Figurines | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Baby quilts by Merle Barfield
- Date
- 1986-11-17
- Description
- Three color slides. 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.
- Collection
| Bar mitsvah ceremony | Bar mitsvah ceremony | Still Image | Fieldwork
Rites and ceremonies
Bar mitzvah
Jewish Americans
Religion
Judaism
Jews
Rites of passage | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bar mitsvah ceremony
- Date
- 1985-08
- Description
- Five color slides. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| Barbeque stand | Barbeque stand | Still Image | Barbecue cookery
Vending stands
Selling
African Americans
Food industry and trade
Cooking and dining
Food preparation
Community enterprise
Cooks
Street vendors | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Barbeque stand
- Date
- 1985-09-07
- Description
- Ten color slides. Images of a barbeque run by Dawson in Goulds, a predominately African American community in Dade County. The Metro-Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| a_s1576_11_c83-119 | Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making | Sound | Ranchers
Saddle maker
Occupational folklore
Workshops (Adult education)
Occupational groups
Libraries
Oral education
Ranching
Cattle
Folklorists
Florida history
Public speaking
Saddles
Saddlery
Leather craft
Work songs
Working dogs
Horses Equipment and supplies
Clothing and dress
Cowboys
Leather workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Bartow Library Program: Ranching and Saddle Making
- Date
- 1983-06-20
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Presentation at the Bartow Public Library, in connection with the Pursuits and Pastimes exhibit, on Florida ranching. Folklorist Dyen began with a history of Florida cattle ranching, including fence laws, cowboy music (including songs by Bob Tinsley), stories (including recording of Bone Mizell story by Frog Smith), brands, and tools used. Cauley, a saddle maker, talks about saddles and their construction. He discusses tools and materials used, types and uses of saddles, as well as the life of a cowman, the use of dogs, and the clothing and tools used in the profession.
- Collection
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