Name/Title
By the work of their hands : studies in Afro-American folklifeEntry/Object ID
NK839.3.A35.V54Description
In this book, America's foremost scholar of African-American folklife revolutionizes our understanding of Afro-American material culture. Bringing to the essays his extensive research into the written, oral, and material sources of Afro-American culture as well as his impressive scholarly knowledge of folklife, social history, anthropology, and art history, Vlach presents the evidence of African influence on black American folklife, both past and present.Collection
Helen Romayne Cox CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
african american decorative arts, african american folk art, african americans--material culture, folk art--united states, material culture--united statesBook Details
Author
John Michael VlachPublisher
University Press of VirginiaPlace Published
City
CharlottesvilleState/Province
VirginiaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1991Call No.
NK839.3.A35.V54ISBN
813913667, 9780813913667LCCN
91026003Notes
Length: 240General Notes
Note
Arrival and survival: the maintenance of an Afro-American tradition in folk art and craft --
Afro-American domestic artifacts in eighteenth-century Virginia --
Black craft traditions in Texas: an interpretation of nineteenth-century skills --
From gravestone to miracle : traditional perspective and the work of William Edmondson --
Philip Simmons: Afro-American blacksmith --
"Us quarters fixed fine" : finding black builders in southern history --
Shotgun house: an African architectural legacy --
Afro-American housing in Virginia's landscape of slavery.