Interview with Jo Ann Butts, July 5, 2019
Project: Amidst the Sparrow's Nest: A Look at Eastern Kentucky Through the Arts Oral History Project
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Jo Ann Butts shares her life story and her journey into painting and folk art. She discusses the great influence that Minnie Adkins has had on her life and art. She talks about leaving Appalachia to live in Ohio and her eventual return.Interview Accession
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Butts, Jo Ann Interview by Presley M. Ramey. 05 Jul. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Butts, J.A. (2019, July 05). Interview by P. M. Ramey. Amidst the Sparrow's Nest: A Look at Eastern Kentucky Through the Arts Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Butts, Jo Ann, interview by Presley M. Ramey. July 05, 2019, Amidst the Sparrow's Nest: A Look at Eastern Kentucky Through the Arts Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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