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Posted by: Douglas D. Peach
The state of Minnesota is home to many traditions, communities, and forms of expressive culture. In this post, we highlight collection materials from the American Folklife Center pertaining to the folklife and cultural heritage of the North Star State.
Posted in: Cultural Heritage, Fieldwork, Folk Art, Folksong, Foodways, Minnesota, Norwegian Americans, Photographs
Posted by: Douglas D. Peach
On March 11, 2025, the American Folklife Center held a panel discussion with four cultural documentarians of the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the COVID-19 American History Project. In this post, we feature the webcast of the panel discussion, alongside photos from the event.
Posted in: African Americans, Archival Practice, COVID-19 American History Project, COVID-19 pandemic, ethnomusicologists, Fieldwork, Folklorists, Kentucky, Latino/a, Narratives, Native American History, New York, Ohio, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling
Posted by: Douglas D. Peach
The American Folklife Center recently acquired the collection of Tom Pich—an acclaimed photographer of traditional artists. Pich is best known for his photographs of recipients of the National Heritage Fellowship—the nation's highest honor in the traditional arts presented annually by the National Endowment for the Arts. In this celebratory post, AFC Folklife Specialist Nancy Groce highlights the importance of this acquisition, contextualizes Tom Pich's work, and details the beauty of his photographs.
Posted in: Acquisitions, Folk Art, NEA National Heritage Fellowship, Photographs