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Dec. 3, 2021

200 Stories, Dr. James Price

Ahead of the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976, the National Endowment for the Arts seeded folklife programs across the country, leading to our own folk and traditional arts program anchored at the University of Missouri. In Missouri’s own bicentennial year, our staff will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. Some of those 200 Stories will land here on the Show Me Folk blog first, as we share portraits composed by some of…
Dwayne Bosman photographed in black and white beside his apprentice. Bosman appears on the left side of the photo. Bosman is a Black male with short black hair, he wears an long-sleeve black shirt as well as long black pants. In his hands is a saxophone, which he is playing. Beside Bosman appears his apprentice, who is a lighter skinned Black male wearing a black newsboy cap. The apprentice wears a light colored sweater over a black turtleneck, dark pants with a black belt. The apprentice also holds and is playing a saxophone. In front of the pair is a black music stand, another saxophone resting on the floor beside it.

Dec. 3, 2021

200 Stories November 2021

200 Stories, November 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We kicked off November with Story 154 and wrapped up with Story 175.     154 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161387341889829 155 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161392485649829 156 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161397507209829 157 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161399472294829 158 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161399889164829 159…
Photographed standing beside one another under an outdoor pavilion, Wendi Wald left and Dona McKinney. Wendi Wald is a lighter skinned Native American woman with long brown hair braided in two plats going down her chest, they have white circular ribbons at the end. She wears a pair of black sunglasses and a long black dress with Native patchwork designs on the sleeve and hems. Beside her Dona McKinney stands with one arm over Wendi's shoulder. Dona is a lighter skinned Native American woman, she wears a longsleeve plaid shirt buttoned halfway, a white tank top beneath that and a light wash denim skirt.

Oct. 31, 2021

200 Stories October 2021

200 Stories, October 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We kicked off October with Story 135 and wrapped up with Story 153.   135 of 200   https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161319953584829 136 of 200   https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161327166719829   137 of 200  https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161329017774829 138 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161330991689829 139 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161332834759829…
The Yeater Ghost Legends and Lore Marker in the foreground of a large red brick and limestone building with 4 levels.

Sep. 28, 2021

Legends & Lore Marker Grants

Missouri’s first Legends & Lore Marker grant has been installed! William G. Pomeroy Foundation awarded a grant to the University of Central Missouri‘s…
A black and white pamphlet cover. From top to bottom the pamphlet reads: A Master of Metal, by Jeff Joiner, Rural Missouri Magazine. Guy McConnell uses ancient techniques and some modern tools to make mysterious Damascus steel-. In the center of the pamphlet taking up most of the cover is a black and white photo og Guy McConnell. Guy is an elderly white male with white hair and a white mustache. He wears a white baseball cap, a light short sleeved button down shirt, and a working apron covering his outfit. He holds a black pen-like object in one hand, the other rests on the table in front of him.

Sep. 27, 2021

200 Stories September 2021

200 Stories, September 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We kicked off September with Story 122 and wrapped up with Story 134. 122 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161260472179829 123 of 200  https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161278332664829 124 of 200 https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161283837479829 125 of 200  https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161283857559829 126 of…

Aug. 31, 2021

200 Stories August 2021

200 Stories, August 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We kicked off August with Story 111 and wrapped up with Story 121. 111 of 200  https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161214088619829 112 of 200  https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161219230524829  113 of 200  https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161225935234829 114 of 200  https://www.facebook.com/MOFolkArts/posts/10161226251834829…
Photographed in black and white, from left to right appears Beto Lopez and his apprentice Antonio Sierra, Jr. Beto is a middle-aged Latino man, he has curly black hair which falls over his forehead, and wears a light sweater with darker pants. Beto holds a trumpet to his mouth, eyes closed in concentration as he blows into the instrument. Beside him on the couch is his apprentice Antionio, a younger Latino man with a long black mullet. He is looking up from his own trumpet to something right of the camera.

Aug. 13, 2021

200 Stories July 2021

200 Stories, July 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We kicked off July with Story 97 and wrapped up with Story 110.   97 of 200 Darold Rinedollar, TAAP Master Artist: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, and 1994 Darold Rinedollar, a blacksmith for half a century, is best known…
Photographed from the audience of a theater, On stage appear five dancing women from left to right in a line formation. The dancers wear Latina cultural dresses in white, the skirts of the dresses lined with multiple rows of red gingham.

Aug. 9, 2021

Together for ’21 Fest 2021

Images and Video Links! Together for ’21 Fest, August 6-8, 2021 Missouri Bicentennial Alliance Members It has been our pleasure to join colleagues and organizations across the state as members of the Bicentennial Alliance. Years of discussions and months of planning, with the guidance of Bicentennial Coordinator Michael Sweeney, resulted in a series of four signature events this August 2021, including the Together for ’21 Fest in Columbia. Throughout the weekend of August 6-8, traditional artists from around the state performed and demonstrated at the invitation of Missouri Folk Arts, Missouri…
Photographed in black and white, Roger Curry sits in the foreground of the photo. Roger is a middle-aged tan skinned man, he appears wearing a cap which reads

July 1, 2021

200 Stories June 2021

200 Stories, June 2021 #ShowMeFolk #200Stories #Missouri2021 #Missouri200 In Missouri’s bicentennial year, Missouri Folk Arts will share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021 about folk and traditional arts in the Show Me State. We kicked off June with Story 81 and wrapped up with Story 96.   81 of 200   …

June 14, 2021

200 Stories Marideth Sisco

As Missouri Folk Arts staff continues to share 200 stories over the course of 52 weeks in 2021, we occasionally will feature guest portraits composed by community scholars. Previously, we shared a story by Marideth Sisco about the late Jennie Cummings, founder of the Missouri Cowboy Poetry Festival. That story was based on interviews and research that Sisco conducted in 2019. Additionally, our recent post about the Old-time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival was deeply informed by Sisco’s research report. Today, we share something a little different–a self-portrait of one of Missouri’s celebrated storytellers and vocalists. We hope…