Ourselves and the Promise materials, c.1978

Sub-Series (ap.afc.05.02)

Extent
40 Film containers
31 Audio tapes
3 Video tapes
10 Photo prints
1 Boxes
Part of
Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series V. Appalshop Films, 1978-1983 > Ourselves and the Promise materials, c.1978
Scope and Contents
Contains material related to the color documentary Ourselves and That Promise, a 1978 release. In this film four contemporary Kentucky-based artists--James Still, Robert Penn Warren, Ronnie Criswell, and Billy Davis—discuss the history and geography that molded their work. It records the works themselves (poems, photographs, and drawings ) and the artists' remarks about their pieces.   Subjects include literature, artists and art of the Appalachian region and Kentucky.