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      Gus Wagner

      Alan Govenar

      A visual history of the life of Augustus "Gus" Wagner and his work as a hand tattoo artist, exploring a relatively unknown area of American art history from the 1890s…

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      Making Culture by Hand

      Alan Govenar

      Making Culture by Hand travels to places, rural, suburban and urban, where tradition and innovation merge in the work of individuals, like Sonia Domsch, who dedicated their lives to making…

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      Making Culture by Hand

      Alan Govenar

      Making Culture by Hand travels to places, rural, suburban and urban, where tradition and innovation merge in the work of individuals, like Bettye Kimbrell, who dedicated their lives to making…

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      Extraordinary Ordinary People: Five American Masters of Traditional Arts

      Alan Govenar

      Through fascinating profiles of five National Heritage Fellows, folklorist Alan Govenar celebrates the cultural democracy that is America–and honors the endurance of traditional crafts and methods. Full color.

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      African American Frontiers: Slave Narratives and Oral Histories

      Alan Govenar

      A collection of first hand narratives and oral histories portraying the African American experience from slavery through emancipation and into the 20th century.

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      Boccaccio in the Berkshires

      Alan Govenar

      In this deeply satirical homage to The Decameron, ten asymptomatic pandemic survivors shelter together in an Italianate mansion and form unexpected bonds as they tell each other stories to cope…

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      The Early Years of Rhythm & Blues

      Alan Govenar

      With over 120 unique b&w photographs, this is a must have for all rhythm and blues enthusiasts!

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      Stoney Knows How: Life as a Sideshow Tattoo Artist, 3rd Edition

      Alan Govenar

      Updated edition with new photos and text exploring the extraordinary life of Stoney St. Clair, circus performer turned tattooer, through flash, photos, and stories from Stoney himself.

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      Retablos of Jeronimo Lozano: From Peru to Utah

      Alan Govenar

      The life, process, and work of Jeronimo Lozano, a master craftsman of retablos, a Peruvian Indigenous folk art that shows colorful scenes containing miniature sculpted people and their surroundings, through…

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      Lightnin’ Hopkins: His Life and Blues

      Alan Govenar

      Based on scores of interviews with the artist’s relatives, friends, lovers, producers, accompanists, managers, and fans, this biography of Lightnin’ Hopkins reveals a man of many layers and contradictions. It…

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      Dallas Music Scene: 1920s-1960s

      Alan Govenar,Jay Brakefield

      For much of the 20th century, Dallas was home to a wide range of vital popular music. By the 1920s, the streets, dance halls, and vaudeville houses of Deep Ellum…

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      Stompin’ at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller

      Norma knew that all she ever wanted to do was dance. Growing up in Harlem, life was tough. But Norma’s desire to be a dancer never faltered, inspiring her to…

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      Dallas Music Scene the 1920s-1960s

      Alan Govenar,Jay Brakefield

      For much of the 20th century, Dallas was home to a wide range of vital popular music. By the 1920s, the streets, dance halls, and vaudeville houses of Deep Ellum…

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      Deep Ellum and Central Track

      Alan Govenar, Jay Brakefield

      A new edition of the biography of Dallas' own Deep Ellum. Just outside of downtown Dallas lies a section of the city called Deep Ellum, where graffiti and murals decorate…

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      See That My Grave is Kept Clean

      Alan Govenar, Kip Lornell

      A new biography of the beloved but mysterious Blind Lemon Jefferson, famous blues musician. Born in 1897, Jefferson was a blind street musician who played his guitar at the corner…

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      Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound

      Alan B. Govenar

      Reveals the dynamics of blues, from its beginnings in cotton fields and shotgun shacks to its migration across boundaries of age and race to seize the musical imagination of the…

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      La Salle in Texas: A Teacher’s Guide for the Age of Discovery and Exploration

      Pam Wheat-Stranahan,Alan Govenar

      The excavation of the shipwreck, La Belle, grabbed public attention in Texas, with schoolchildren being especially enthralled with the discoveries from the ship. This guide provides interactive learning opportunities for…

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      Anne Morgan

      Alan Govenar, Mary Niles Maack

      The inspiring story of an extraordinary woman and her commitment to photography, philanthropy, and advocacy!

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      Everyday Music

      Alan B. Govenar

      During the 1980’s and again from 2009-2011, folklorist Alan Govenar traveled all over the state of Texas to interview local performers of traditional music of all types and to make…

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      Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

      Explores African-American folkways and traditions from both African-American and white perspectives. This title includes descriptions and classifications of different aspects of African-American folk culture in Texas. It also explores the…

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      Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph

      Ming Smith’s poetic and experimental images are icons of twentieth-century African American life.

      One of the greatest artist-photographers working today, Smith moved to New York in the 1970s and began…

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      Tattoo

      Sebastien Galliot,Pascal Bagot,Joe Cummings,Anna Felicity Friedman,Alan Govenar

      Explores the artistic nature of tattooing and celebrates its living, creative, changing essence. Alongside the omniscience of tattoing throughout the world for thousands of years, presented through rare artifacts, this…

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