Artists of the Black Belt

From the 1983 LIFE magazine story "Artists of the Black Belt: Saving a Rich Southern Culture" Web collection contains a selection of 119 images from a collection of over 1000 in the digital archive.

- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Second-generation quilter Betty Rogers finds
Second-generation quilter Betty Rogers finds "quilting keeps my mind steady." - Clinton, Alabama - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Second-generation quilter Betty Rogers finds
Second-generation quilter Betty Rogers finds "quilting keeps my mind steady." she is amused-and embarrassed-to be photographed in her bed under her leaping-frog quilt, Clinton, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Quilting - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Keeps the crows away. - Scarecrow. From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Blacksmith - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Blacksmith - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Blacksmith - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Blacksmith - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Blacksmith - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Blacksmith - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Champion show horse shows off, Epes, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Champion show horse shows off, Epes, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Champion show horse and rider, Epes, Alabama 1983- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Champion show horse and rider, Epes, Alabama 1983- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Champion show horse shows off, Epes, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Champion show horse shows off, Epes, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Champion show horse shows off, Epes, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Champion show horse shows off, Epes, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Jug blower Will Henley, Tishabee, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Jug blower Will Henley, Tishabee, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Jug blower Will Henley, Tishabee, Alabama 1983-
Jug blower Will Henley, Tishabee, Alabama 1983-"At parties in the old days, Will Henley recalled, 'You'd hear them blowing every which way, half the night. We'd be blowin's the jug and folks was dancing. It was like they would tear the house down."- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Jug blower Will Henley, Tishabee, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Jug blower Will Henley, Tishabee, Alabama 1983 - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Ernest Mason making his four-hole fife,- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Ernest Mason making his four-hole fife,- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Ernest Mason plays the four-hole fife.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Ernest Mason plays the four-hole fife.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Ernest Mason plays the four-hole fife.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Ernest Mason plays the four-hole fife.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-
Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-"Folks would dance on the naked ground, 'Arthur Tucker said, when he knocked his cow bones." - From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-
Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-"Folks would dance on the naked ground, 'Arthur Tucker said, when he knocked his cow bones."
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Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-
Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-"Folks would dance on the naked ground, 'Arthur Tucker said, when he knocked his cow bones."
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Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-
Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-"Folks would dance on the naked ground, 'Arthur Tucker said, when he knocked his cow bones."
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Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-
Bone knocker Arthur Tucker, Starkville, Mississippi 1988-"Folks would dance on the naked ground, 'Arthur Tucker said, when he knocked his cow bones."
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Hambone player Albert Stanton slaps his body to accompany his own lyrics about farm life.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Hambone player Albert Stanton slaps his body to accompany his own lyrics about farm life.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Hambone player Albert Stanton slaps his body to accompany his own lyrics about farm life.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Hambone player Albert Stanton slaps his body to accompany his own lyrics about farm life.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Jesse Daniels is rarely seen without his guitar. At 12, he made his first one and learned to play by watching others.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Jesse Daniels is rarely seen without his guitar. At 12, he made his first one and learned to play by watching others.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Jesse Daniels is rarely seen without his guitar. At 12, he made his first one and learned to play by watching others.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Jesse Daniels is rarely seen without his guitar. At 12, he made his first one and learned to play by watching others.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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Jesse Daniels is rarely seen without his guitar. At 12, he made his first one and learned to play by watching others.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
Jesse Daniels is rarely seen without his guitar. At 12, he made his first one and learned to play by watching others.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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"Lemon" Harper demonstrates buck dancing. he say "that's the same as tap dancing but you jump more".Gainesville, Alabama, 1983.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, Alabama,1983.
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"Lemon" Harper demonstrates buck dancing. he say "that's the same as tap dancing but you jump more".Gainesville, Alabama, 1983.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, Alabama,1983.
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"Lemon" Harper demonstrates buck dancing. he say "that's the same as tap dancing but you jump more".Gainesville, Alabama, 1983.- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, Alabama,1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
- From the LIFE magazine story Artists of the Black Belt, 1983.
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