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Audio Recording Discussion at a display of needlework arranged by Mrs. Apostolopoulos at the Yarn and Canvas shop, Chicago, Illinois, part 1

Discussion at a display of needlework arranged by Mrs. Apostolopoulos at the Yarn and Canvas shop, Chicago, Illinois, part 1

About this Item

Title

  • Discussion at a display of needlework arranged by Mrs. Apostolopoulos at the Yarn and Canvas shop, Chicago, Illinois, part 1

Names

  • Bartis, Peter, 1949- (Collector)
  • Apostolopoulas, Mrs. (Interviewee)
  • Mouflouzelis, Pope, Mrs. (Interviewee)
  • Stanis, Marie (Interviewee)
  • Klinakis, Chrisy (Interviewee)
  • Papadopouls, Vicky (Interviewee)
  • Poulos, Mrs. Despo (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1977

Headings

  • -  Greek Americans
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Illinois -- Chicago

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  Yarn & Canvas LTD. (Various), part 1
  • -  Part 1 of a 2-part recording of an interview-conversations at the Yarn and Canvas shop; the people heard include shop manager Mrs. Apostolopoulos, Mrs. Pope Mouflouzelis, Marie Stanis, Chrisy Klinakis, Vicky [Vikki?] Papadopoulos, Mrs. Despo Poulos; the recording was made during a display of needlework arranged by Mrs. Apostolopoulos for the fieldworker’s benefit, some exchanges are in Greek; the early part of the recording focuses on an elderly Cretan woman (74 years old); description of "machine" employed in a weaving process, a hand loom; about a silk apron, raising the silkworm, design borrowed from a ladies wedding gown, about the length of time to make this; good luck charms, about the evil eye and its relationship to needlework and the particular centerpiece displayed, stitching in blue beads for good luck; Mrs. Apostolopoulos translating comments of Cretan woman, about her attitude towards her work end the present attention,noting that life in America is very different; Mrs. Apostopoulos’s observation on handicrafts: "Everything that you put in your house must be decorated."

Medium

  • audiocassette, C-60

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1981/004: AFS 20528a
  • MBRS Shelflist: RYA 0605
  • Field Project Identifier: CH77-T005-C

Source Collection

  • Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Bartis, Peter, Mrs Apostolopoulas, Pope Mouflouzelis, Marie Stanis, Chrisy Klinakis, Vicky Papadopouls, and Mrs. Despo Poulos. Discussion at a display of needlework arranged by Mrs. Apostolopoulos at the Yarn and Canvas shop, Chicago, Illinois, part 1. Chicago, Illinois, 1977. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20528a/.

APA citation style:

Bartis, P., Apostolopoulas, M., Mouflouzelis, P., Stanis, M., Klinakis, C., Papadopouls, V. & Poulos, M. D. (1977) Discussion at a display of needlework arranged by Mrs. Apostolopoulos at the Yarn and Canvas shop, Chicago, Illinois, part 1. Chicago, Illinois. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20528a/.

MLA citation style:

Bartis, Peter, et al. Discussion at a display of needlework arranged by Mrs. Apostolopoulos at the Yarn and Canvas shop, Chicago, Illinois, part 1. Chicago, Illinois, 1977. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20528a/>.