Interview with Minnie Adkins, February 16, 2019
Project: Amidst the Sparrow's Nest: A Look at Eastern Kentucky Through the Arts Oral History Project
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Minnie Evon Adkins discusses her career as a folk artist as well as her family that she greatly adores. Topics such as Minnie Adkins Day, A Day in the Country, and the Folk Art Center are touched upon in addition to a brief discussion regarding the theft of her Blue Rooster atop a sign dedicated to folk art in Elliott County.Interview Accession
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Adkins, Minnie Interview by Presley M. Ramey. 16 Feb. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Adkins, M. (2019, February 16). 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.
Adkins, Minnie, interview by Presley M. Ramey. February 16, 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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