Global InformationLucreaty Clark information
Lucreaty J. Clark | |
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| Born | February 9, 1903 Jefferson County, Florida |
| Died | May 1986 Lamont, Florida |
| Occupation | Folk artist |
| Known for | Basket weaving |
Lucreaty J. Clark (February 9, 1903 – May 1986) was a Florida folk artist known for basket weaving. She learned how to weave white oak baskets from her parents.[1]
Clark was born on February 9, 1903,[2] in rural Jefferson County, Florida. She was one of the youngest of sixteen children in a family that worked on plantations, picking cotton and performing other farm related tasks. She learned how to weave baskets from white oak from her parents, who in turn learned the craft from their parents.[3][4] Clark's grandparents were slaves on the Rindell plantation near Monticello, Florida.[5]
Clark married in 1925.[6]
- ^ "Lucreaty Clark Weaving a White Oak Basket". World Digital Library. October 17, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ Congdon, Kristin G. & Bucuvalas, Tina (2006). Just Above the Water: Florida Folk Art. pp. 11, 67–70. ISBN 978-1578067787.
- ^ Holloway, Joseph E. (2005). Africanisms In American Culture. p. 234. ISBN 978-0253217493.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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