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2024.016.001 - Costume, Dance
This is a costume from the ballet "Mountain Ballad," which was performed at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia. This costume dress offers a green and pink floral pattern. "Mountain Ballad" is set to "Kentucky Mountain Portraits," composed by Lyndol Mitchell in 1957. It is an orchestral work in three acts based on Appalachian folk tunes. "Mountain Ballad" incorporates some traditional Appalachian folk dance and cultural el...

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2024.016.002 - Costume, Dance
This is a costume from the ballet "Mountain Ballad," which was performed at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia. This costume dress offers a pink and orange diamond pattern. "Mountain Ballad" is set to "Kentucky Mountain Portraits," composed by Lyndol Mitchell in 1957. It is an orchestral work in three acts based on Appalachian folk tunes. "Mountain Ballad" incorporates some traditional Appalachian folk dance and cultural ...

Record Type: Object
2024.021.001 - Print
This print by Gigi Salij depicts a flattened Price's egg nog carton from the mid-twentieth century. It is a two-color risograph print on white #100 cardstock. It is an example of pop art. The carton is primarily red with green and white details. The "Price's" logo reflects the shade of the white paper and is centered within a green oval. This logo appears on the print three times, reflecting varying sides of the carton. "Egg Nog" is printed i...

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2025.005.024 - Drawing
This is a watercolor sketch that depicts two groups of several trees in shades of red, green, brown, and blue. These trees are intertwined in the foreground. The trees feature pen- and pencil-drawn leaves. Green fields that are parted by tan path lines comprise the center of the sketch that is visible beyond the trees in the foreground. Pen- and pencil-drawn mountain ridges with gray details along their bases comprise the background of the sketch...

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2025.005.025 - Drawing
This is a drawing by Tennessee artist Paul Lancaster. The central image depicts three feminine figures that appear in angelic forms. The foreground features ink sketches of ground details and with two gray trees each curving toward opposite sides with curving branches. The right tree includes a white portion underneath with a feminine figure wearing a pink dress, wings, and long hair. There are several plants positioned around the figure. The ...

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2025.005.038 - Drawing
This illustration depicts two feminine figures bathing in a natural environment. The sun is pictured high in the sky, framed by the bare limbs of a tree, a mountain ridge, and other trees. The figure standing closest to the viewer is facing toward the background, where the other figure is visible. The figure in the background is looking toward the other figure, facing toward the viewer. There are plants in the foreground. "Lancaster" is signed in...

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2025.005.051 - Drawing
This is a small sketch with elements of watercolor completed on a rectangular piece of paper. This drawing depicts a blue sky with pale yellow swirls and yellow balls with orange centers. There are four white butterflies drawn in pencil with small spots on their wings. Three are drawn against the lower half on a white background, while the fourth is positioned in the upper half against the blue sky. There is a dark gray geometric form resembling ...

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2025.013.001 - Banjo
This banjo belonged to Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2, 1967), a musician from Mountain City, Tennessee. Clarence began making music at medicine shows and local fiddler's conventions as early as 1911. He was active as both a solo recording artist and a member of various string bands in the early twentieth century, from the mid-1920s until approximately 1943. Following a serious hand injury, there was a gap of time in which Claren...

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2025.013.002 - Banjo
This Gibson banjo belonged to Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2, 1967), a musician from Mountain City, Tennessee. Clarence began making music at medicine shows and local fiddler's conventions as early as 1911. He was active as both a solo recording artist and a member of various string bands in the early twentieth century, from the mid-1920s until approximately 1943. Ashley appeared in the 1928-1929 Johnson City Sessions with Byrd ...

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2025.013.003 - Case, Musical Instrument
This banjo case was once owned by Clarence Tom Ashley. His name, "Clarence Tom Ashley," can be found on engraved plates on the top and the side of the case. The case was acquired by Ashley for the purposes of protecting his banjo(s) while touring. The case is dark brown in color with a green interior. A banjo head and a purple, velvet cleaning/storage cloth were kept inside of the case and are considered part of the donation. This banjo case ...

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2025.013.004 - Watch, Pocket
This rose gold pocket watch was once owned by Rose-Belle Ashley, the mother of Clarence Tom Ashley. Clarence was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents, so he elected to keep the name "Ashley" as opposed to his father's last name (McCurry). Rose-Belle was one of the family members who taught Clarence traditional Appalachian folk songs and ballads, including the song "Coo Coo Bird." Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2,...

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2025.013.007 - Vinyl Record
This vinyl record features recordings of significant folk revival musicians, including Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2, 1967). Clarence Tom Ashley is featured on this record twice: "Old John Hardy" (banjos and vocals) and "Dark Holler Blues" (banjo and vocals). Clarence Tom Ashley was a musician from Mountain City, Tennessee. Clarence began making music at medicine shows and local fiddler's conventions as early as 1911. He was ...

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2025.013.008 - Vinyl Record
This vinyl record, "Anthology of American Folk Music: Volume One: Ballads," features recordings of significant regional and national folk revival musicians, including Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2, 1967). Clarence Tom Ashley is recorded performing "The House Carpenter" on track listing A3. Clarence Tom Ashley was a musician from Mountain City, Tennessee. Clarence began making music at medicine shows and local fiddler's con...

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2025.013.009 - Vinyl Record
This vinyl record, "Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's: Part Two" (FA 2359), features recordings of significant regional and national folk revival musicians playing alongside Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2, 1967). Clarence Tom Ashley was a musician from Mountain City, Tennessee. Clarence began making music at medicine shows and local fiddler's conventions as early as 1911. He was active as both a solo recording artist and a...

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2025.013.011 - Vinyl Record
This vinyl record, "Country Music and Bluegrass at Newport: Recorded Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963" (VRS 9146), features recordings of significant folk revival musicians, including Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2, 1967), performing at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. The back of the record sleeve includes a description of Doc Watson, Tom Ashley, Clint Howard, and Fred Price. Excerpts of this d...

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2025.013.012 - Vinyl Record
This vinyl record, "Clarence Tom Ashley and Tex Isley Play and Sing American Folk Music" (FA 2350), features fourteen songs recorded by Ralph Rinzler. The album was edited by Peter Seigel and the notes were written by Jon Pankake. The album sleeve was designed by A. D. Moore with illustrations by Tom Kovacks. Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2, 1967) was a musician from Mountain City, Tennessee. Clarence began making music at me...

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2025.018.001 - Painting
This painting by Charles Christopher Krutch (Knoxville, Tennessee) consists of the soft colors and East Tennessee mountainscapes for which Krutch was known. The mountains themselves, characterized by their misty appearance, stand tall behind a lush, forested area of thick trees and green grass. A blue river cuts through the middle of the painting, reflecting the landscape around it and mirroring a yellowed, cloudy sky, demonstrating Krutch's love...

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FIC.2010.016 - Print, Photographic
This piece is from William McGlothlin Brooks of Johnson City, Tennessee, USA and given to Rocky Mountain Museum and eventually the Reece Museum. It has two photographs of Brooks, one from 1962 on the left, and one from 1943 on the right. The center has biographical information about Brooks.

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