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Metadata
Title |
Appalachian Folk Artists Photos |
Collection |
Kentucky Folk Artists Photograph Collection |
Catalog Number |
024PC13 |
Date |
November 1986, 2001 |
Location |
Kentucky |
Description |
Small grouping of twenty-seven black-and-white photographs of various Appalachian folk artists and arts-related people at an artists' retreat or tour, possibly at Hindman Settlement School, in November of 1986. Also included in the collection is a group of 35mm filmstrips of color negatives from an artist retreat in 2001 that feature notable folk artist, Hazel Kinney. Notable artists or art-adjacent people (specifically board members from Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft) featured in the collection are Charley and Noah Kinney, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval [024PC13.14, .18], Lynn Sweet [024PC13.13], Jacque Parsley [024PC13.13-.14], Sue Rosen [024PC13.13, .24], Mary Norton Shands [024PC13.24], and Larry Hackley [024PC13.11]. Several of the photographs document Charley and Noah Kinney [024PC13.01-.12], prominent folk artists out of northeastern Kentucky. The 35mm color negatives [024PC13.28-.34] appear to be related to an art retreat and mostly feature Hazel Bateman Kinney but are unrelated to the other items. Charley and Noah Kinney were folk artists out of Northeastern Kentucky; both born, and lived their entire lives, in Toller Hollow in Lewis County at Big Salt Lick. Living together in a small log cabin with Noah's wife, Hazel, the Kinney's 35-acre property had a tobacco barn, a henhouse, and several sheds (which they used as workshops). The Kinneys were self-sufficient and lived off the land around them, farming tobacco, corn, hens, chickens, and ducks, and hunting squirrels, rabbits, and other wildlife. Some of Charley's earliest childhood memories recall his father playing the fiddle. Music was an integral part of the Kinneys childhood, playing and performing Scots-Irish tunes that had been passed through the generations from their Appalachian ancestors. The brothers both dropped out of school in the 3rd grade and began seriously creating art in the 1970s. Animals were a favorite subject for both brothers, creating chickens and foxes out of wood or clay, paintings of dogs, coons, cats, etc. Charley was a natural storyteller. He created dramatic portrayals of natural and supernatural events inspired by emotions and dreams in the form of watercolors, drawings, and fiddle playing. Noah created a series of puppets and statues that were combined with their instrumental performances, attached to the strings of instruments making the puppets dance around on stage with him. Charley played the fiddle and Noah played the guitar. For several years, the Kinney's barn served as the "spiritual epicenter of fiddle music in northeast Kentucky." Items scanned: 024PC13.01: Charley and Noah Kinney playing music. 024PC13.02: Noah Kinney posing with a piece of art, likely one he created. 024PC13.03: Noah and Charley Kinney. 024PC13.06: Charley Kinney playing a fiddle with a puppet attached. 024PC13.07: Noah and Charley Kinney playing music. 024PC13.10: Close-up shot of the puppets the Kinney brothers created and attached to musical instruments to perform with. 024PC13.11: Larry Hackley, a folk artist who created mostly chairs and pottery, pictured with Charley Kinney and one of his puppets. 024PC11.13: Jacque Parsley (back of head), Sue Rosen (center), and Lynn Sweet, a Lexington-based woodworker. 024PC13.16: Unidentified artist painting at the art tour / retreat. 024PC13.18: Arturo Sandoval and unidentified artists weaving. 024PC13.19: Unidentified woman at the art tour / retreat. 024PC13.22: Candid photo of a group outside at the art tour / retreat in Eastern Kentucky. 024PC13.24: Sue Rosen and Mary Norton Shands with an unidentified artist. 024PC13.25: A KMAC board member posing with a dress. 024PC13.27: Candid photo of a group outside at the art tour. Pictured are Sue Rosen, Noah Kinney, Larry Hackley, and others. 024PC13.28d: Hazel Kinney posing with work, 2001 024PC13.29c: Hazel Kinney posing with work, 2001 024PC13.30: Various artists posing with Hazel Kinney, 2001. 024PC13.32a: Hazel Kinney posing with a sculpture, 2001. 024PC13.32b: Hazel Kinney with artwork behind her, 2001. |
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