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Items with subject 'Folklife - Art'
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Davina Grace Hill Collection
by Davina Grace Hill (1975 – 2010)
1 folder, 1 folder (1.5 linear feet)
The Davina Grace Hill collection ranges from 1975 to 2010 with the primary bulk of the content focused on 1980-2006. the collection contains the personal and professional documents of Davina Grace Hill as well as organizational records from the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council
Folklife Collection - Art, A Touch of the Past Inspiring the Future
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1992, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this project, Linda Shipp interviewed a patchwork paper, quilt maker and art student named Laura Twiford. This package documents the life, the creative process as well as some of the artistic creations by the interviewee. Tape and photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Carving Collectors' Decoys on the Eastern Shore
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Judy Crocker collected folk material. Her collection takes the form of a labelled scrapbook with photographs depicting the process of carving and painting decoys.
Folklife Collection - Family Quilts as Memory Objects [file contains a second paper by same collector about quilt patterns and mathematics]
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student Anna L. Erickson collected folk material. Her collection explores the aspect of quilts as memory objects. Indeed, for patchwork quilt making for example, the material used are scraps of clothing which are " apart of life". Furthermore, some quilts are made for a special occasion. There are also friendship quilts that are shared between quilters. As such, quilts serve as a trigger to remember these precious moments in the life of the quilt maker. The student interviewed several family members to learn more about the symbolism incorporated in their quilts. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Folk Art
by Salisbury University Students (1973 – 1973s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a interview with local Eastern Shore resident Marlene V. Gorrell in 1973, former Salisbury University students Mary Lou Bembe collected folk material. For this collection, this interview focuses on folk art. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and a hand drawn art piece.
Folklife Collection - Folk Art
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1971)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1971, former Salisbury University student and professors, Louise Bassett and Frances D. Ballance collected folk life material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various folk art, particularly wooden carvings of decoys such as ducks. This collection includes brief introductions about duck carving and provide pictures of the art. As well as most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant.
Folklife Collection - Folk Beliefs and Lore of Commercial Watermen
by Salisbury University Students (1982)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1982, former Salisbury University Student Tracy Butter collected folk material. Her collection focuses on the folklore surrounding commercial watermen of the Eastern Shore. Her paper is a verbatim transcript of a taped interview with her grandfather, Mr. Lester Lee. Personal experiences, folk beliefs, tales and more are covered.
Folklife Collection - Graffiti
by Salisbury University Students (1973 – 1973s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1973, Salisbury University Student Pamela Gentile collected folk material. Her collection focuses on various graffiti drawings and writings in bathroom stalls in various buildings at the University of Oregon. Her paper includes a brief introduction as well as replication of some of the graffiti markings.
Folklife Collection - Notebook Doodling as a Folk Activity
by Salisbury University Students (1997)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1997, former Salisbury University student John Porter collected folk material. His collection explores the activity of drawing in an academic notebook and those who partake in it. Included is Porter's essay, a series of interviews, and a sampling of the drawings.
Folklife Collection - Salisbury's Changing Face
by Salisbury University Students (1978)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1978, former Salisbury University Student Faye Bounds collected folk material. For this project, the student chose to conduct a survey of the changes in Salisbury. Pictures from different time periods were gathered into a slide show to provide a better observation of these changes. This collection includes a total of 70 slides.
Folklife Collection - Samplers in Salisbury
by Salisbury University Students (1988)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1988, former Salisbury University student Suzanne H. Lord collected folk material. Her work is on embroidered samplers. In this paper, she presents a historical background of this textile art and introduces two gifted stitchers from Salisbury Maryland, about whom rest of the paper will be. The collection also includes many photographs of antique samplers and a few samples of the material used.
Folklife Collection - Sharptown Lions Club Minstrels
by Salisbury University Students (1974 – 1974s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1974, former Salisbury University student Mary Jane Marine collected folk material about the Sharptown Lions Club minstrel shows. This collection includes Marine's essay titled "Has the Curtain Closed for the Last Time on the Sharptown Lions Club Minstrels?," 28 color slides depicting the minstrel performers and performances (with a related permissions form from the photographer), several minstrel program reproductions, and personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants.