Vermont Folklife Center Book Collection
NEW! Messages from a Small Town: Photographs Inside Pawlet Vermont | |
For thirty years Neil Rappaport and his wife, Susanne Rappaport, undertook an in-depth project documenting the lives and work of their neighbors in Pawlet, Vermont. Richly illustrated with Neil's remarkable photographs and augmented by text excerpted from interviews conducted by Susanne, Messages From A Small Town is a powerful, personal and respectful portrait of the residents of Pawlet from the 1970s through the 1990s. Neil Rappaport with Nellie Bushee and Ella Clark. By Susanne Rappaport. Preface by Jack Crowl, Forward by Jane C. Beck, Introduction by Susanne Rappaport. Published in conjunction with the retrospective exhibit, In Place: The Photographs of Neil Rappaport. Messages from a Small Town: Photographs Inside Pawlet, Vermont :: |
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Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory Exhibit Catalog | |
Catalog for the 2005-2007 national traveling exhibit, Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory. Volume includes scholarly essays about contemporary war textiles from around the world, profiles of several of the artists whose work is featured in the show, and color and black and white images of textiles. Among the contributors are curator Ariel Zeitlin Cooke, consulting curator/folklorist Marsha MacDowell, historian James Young, and folklorist Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett. Published by City Lore, Michigan State University Museum and the Vermont Folklife Center. Weavings of War:
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The General Store in Vermont An Oral History | |
The general store was a social center in many towns; a source of news and gossip, as well as supplies. This book combines history, stories told by storekeepers, and photos for a fascinating account of this quintessential rural institution. The General Store in Vermont: |
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Always In Season Folk Art And Traditional Culture in Vermont | |
Vermont’s folk arts are both a reflection of the state’s occupational and social history, and a testament to the ingenuity, craftsmanship and storytelling skills of its inhabitants, past and present. This exhibit catalogue documents the rich heritage of traditional arts—needlework, basketry, stone and wood carving, painting, and pottery—and the stories of their makers. Always In Season :: paperback, 144 pages, illustrated :: $14.95 |
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Granite & Cedar:
The People and the Land of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
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John M. Miller with short fiction by Howard Frank Mosher A haunting portrait of Vermont's most rural region by two well-known Northeast Kingdom residents. $35.00 |
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Here On This Hill Conversations with Vermont Neighbors | |
Here On This Hill is a collection of personal stories, collected by Linda Goldberg, of life in a rural Vermont community. A postman, farmer, gardner, housewife, and others tell stories of their past and present in warm, cometimes funny and always insightful tales of life on Hollister Hill. The voices of real people reveal the hopes and fears they've gained from work, events occurring around them, and their feelings about family and neighbors. Here On This Hill :: paperback, 152 pages, illustrated :: $8.95 |
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Memories Touched by Fancy
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Vermont artist Bessie Drennan grew up in the same, rural community of Woodbury. Her delightful style and appealing subjects have found their way into many Vermont homes and treasured for their vision of life of earlier days. This is a guide to Drennan's work, her style, and charm. Memories Touched by Fancy :: paperback, 40 pages, illustrated :: $8.95 |
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From Before My Grandmother Artists from Vermont Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program | |
From Before My Grandmother, which features black and white photography by Jack Rowell, presents seven traditional artists from the Vermont Apprenticeship Program. This volume includes brief portraits of brown ash basket maker Newt Washburn, Yankee fiddler Ron West, Franco-American singer Martha Pellerin, Abenaki sweet grass basket maker Sophie Nolett, Irish button accordion player Eamon Flynn, Laotian pha kouanne maker Chansy Chareunsouk, and Abenaki dancer Deny Obomsawin. A rich introduction to the diverse cultural heritage of our region. From Before My Grandmother :: paperback, 24 pages, illustrated :: $7.95 |
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