Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
7 results
for "McDonald, Mary Anne"
Currently viewing results 1 - 7
|
PAGE
OF 1
|
Record #:
1655
Author(s):
Abstract:
The Ebonettes, an African-American women's service club in Tarboro, collaborated with the author to present the Tarboro African American quilt exhibit that combined folk elements with community development.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 40 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1993,
p70-75, il
Periodical Website
Record #:
4411
Author(s):
Abstract:
Bold colors, strip construction, and improvisation are characteristics of quilts made by Afro-Americans. Colorful quilt materials are sewn together in strips; then the strips are sewn together to make the quilt. Quiltmakers may start with a pattern, but they often vary it to suit themselves. Scholars feel this Afro-American quiltmaking style is influenced by their African heritage.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16324
Author(s):
Abstract:
North of Chapel Hill on State Route 86 is what looks like a group of small, white, stone doghouses on the side of the road. About twenty structures form White Rock Village, and they are all the work of one man, Henry Warren. White Rock Village is an intriguing and impressive work of folk art, drawing considerable attention to his use of available materials and traditions patterns of stonemasonry.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 30 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 1982,
p99-108, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
28889
Author(s):
Abstract:
The Black Folk Heritage Tour, managed by the North Carolina Arts Council’s Folk Life Section, is performing for its third year throughout the state. Performances trace the development of African-American music and dance, and feature traditional art forms firmly rooted in the rural South.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
35841
Author(s):
Abstract:
Born and raised in Chatham County, Lillie Lee and Jennie Burnett both started making quilts when they were children.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 32 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1984,
p, il, por
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
4101
Author(s):
Abstract:
Dwaine C. Coley received a 1998 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award for strong support and promotion of folklorists and folk arts of Western Carolina. Since 1981, he has been executive director of the Hiddenite Center in Alexander County.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 45 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1998,
p120-121, il
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
2241
Author(s):
Abstract:
Dr. Glenn Douglas Hinson, associate professor of anthropology and folklore at UNC-CH, has been recognized for his scholarship in the field of African-American culture; his many folklore projects, like Hmong basketry; and his support for many folk artists.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 41 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1994,
p76-77, il
Periodical Website