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*''[http://www.unctv.org/folkways/blacksmithing/index.html Folkways]'', Francis Whitaker was filmed in 1981 at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina for the Folkways series episode "Fire and Forge". The original camera tapes from this interview have been preserved digitally by UNC-TV.'' |
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Revision as of 02:05, 27 December 2017
Francis Whitaker (November 29, 1906 – October 23, 1999) was a blacksmith in Carmel, California and, later, an artist-in-residence at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, CO.[1]
He was born in Woburn, Massachusetts[2] and died in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
In 1995, he received the Colorado Council on the Arts Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. In 1997, he received the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[3]
Books
- (1986) The Blacksmith's Cookbook: Recipes in Iron. Jim Fleming Publications. ISBN 0-939415-00-3
- (1995) My Life as an Artist-Blacksmith. F. Whitaker. ISBN 0-9646389-0-8
References
- ^ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships: Francis Whitaker". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Govenar, Alan (2001). "Francis Whitaker: Anglo-American Blacksmith and Ornamental Ironworker". Masters of Traditional Arts: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. vol. 2 (K-Z). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio. pp. 669–671. ISBN 1576072401. OCLC 47644303.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1997". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
External links
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Anvil Magazine, 1997 interview
- HGTV, Blacksmithing Dean. Modern Masters : Episode MAS-112.
- National Heritage Award
- Folkways, Francis Whitaker was filmed in 1981 at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina for the Folkways series episode "Fire and Forge". The original camera tapes from this interview have been preserved digitally by UNC-TV.