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Heritage, Tradition, And Craft In Quiltmaking (Fa 1131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Heritage, Tradition, And Craft In Quiltmaking (Fa 1131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1131. Collection contains Interviews, photographs, and informant data sheets relating to Sandy Staebell's project with quiltmakers in Allen County and Monroe County, Kentucky and Macon County, Tennessee for the 2017-2018 Osby Lee Hire and Lillian K. Garrison Hire Memorial Lecture Series.
Pyatt, Susanna (Fa 1380), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pyatt, Susanna (Fa 1380), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1380. “Woven Evidence?: Western Shaker Connections with Native Americans,” a paper written by Susanna Pyatt in April 2018 for a WKU folk studies class.
Hopkin, Rachel Claire (Fa 581), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hopkin, Rachel Claire (Fa 581), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 581. Illustrated paper by Rachel Hopkin titled “A Reel in a Bottle: The Bottle Art of Chris Wood.” This illustrated project provides insight into the art of creating bottle art, or bottle whimsies. Folk artist Chris Wood’s path from observer to artist is detailed and includes his interpretations of the work of several historical and modern artisans within the genre. The project was submitted for the 2011 Folklife Archives Award competition at Western Kentucky University.
Chappell, Katherine (Fa 582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chappell, Katherine (Fa 582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 582. Illustrated paper by Katherine Chappell titled “Fine, Folk, or Functional? The Art of Mark Whitley.” This illustrated project provides insight into the art of furniture making and the distinctions between the artistic formation of furniture and mass production. The project details the journey of one craftsman, Mark Whitley of Warren County, Kentucky, from one who makes furniture, into an artist whose work is practical, functional, and enduring. The project was submitted for the 2011 Folklife Archives Award competition at Western Kentucky University.
Faytullayeva, Shamira A. (Fa 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Faytullayeva, Shamira A. (Fa 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 584. Illustrated paper by Shamira A. Faytullayeva titled “A Great Tailor in My Family.” This illustrated project describes the economic benefits of the tailoring skills of a Russian emigrant, Samisiya Faytullayeva. Samisiya’s mother taught her to sew when she was a child, and the skill has provided an income for her family in the years since her husband’s death and their subsequent immigration to the United States. This project was submitted for the 2011 Folklife Archives Award competition at Western Kentucky University.