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Items with subject 'Folklife - Art'
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Folklife Collection - Tattoo Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1997)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1997, former Salisbury University students Stacey Danielczyk, Gwen Gorely, and Jen Tessier collected folk material. Their collection explores the culture of those with tattoos, including reasons for doing so. Included are their essay, interview answers, and color photographs.
Folklife Collection - The "Visionary's" Visions
by Salisbury University Students (1997)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1997, former Salisbury University student Rob Merritt collected folk material. His collection explores the art at the Visionary Museum of Art in Baltimore, MD and examines the folkgroup of visual artists. Included is Merritt's essay and a series of photo negatives.
Folklife Collection - The American Carousel As Folk Art
by Salisbury University Students (1988)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1988, Salisbury University Student Suzanne Nussear collected folk material. Her collection focuses on folk crafts, namely the making of American carousel used in amusement parks. Her paper covers the historical background of the carousel and its production in the United States. She also included a set of slides from her field work on the carousel of Ocean City, Maryland.
Folklife Collection - The Making of Paper-Cut Lampshades
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, former Salisbury University student John Laws collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of how to make paper-cut lampshades. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, their stories, as well as multiple photographs.
Folklife Collection - Watermen's Crafts from Maryland's Eastern Shore
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, former Salisbury University student Diane Lea Stanfield collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of watermen's crafts from around the Eastern Shore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, their stories, multiple photographs, newspaper clippings, and other various artifacts.
R.E. Powell newsletter
by Unknown (1874 – 1964)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The R.E. Powell Newsletter contains a 90th anniversary newsletter from the R.E. Powell Company. The newsletter contains employee information, Wicomico county news, and a brief history of R.E. Powell.