Interview with Minnie Adkins, April 1, 2011
Project: Artists of Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky Women Artists Working for Social Change Oral History Project
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Adkins discusses her childhood, carving toys as a child. She tells of meeting her first husband, Garland, and starting to sell her work at flea markets and meeting Adrian Swain of the Kentucky Folk Art Center. She talks about starting 'A Day in the Country' (formerly called 'Peaceful Valley Picnic'). She discusses her materials and techniques. She also discusses her courtship with her second husband, Herman.Interview Accession
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Adkins, Minnie Interview by Joy Gritton. 01 Apr. 2011. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Adkins, M. (2011, April 01). Interview by J. Gritton. Artists of Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky Women Artists Working for Social Change Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Adkins, Minnie, interview by Joy Gritton. April 01, 2011, Artists of Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky Women Artists Working for Social Change Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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