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["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

1129. View from Jeff Fetty's forge on Chestnut Ridge in Spencer, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.016.6.6.17
Title:
View from Jeff Fetty's forge on Chestnut Ridge in Spencer, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Metal sculpture, American, Forge shops, Blacksmiths--United States, Artist-blacksmiths
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

1130. Anvil outside Jeff Fetty's forge in Spencer

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.017.6.6.17
Title:
Anvil outside Jeff Fetty's forge in Spencer
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Metal sculpture, American, Artist-blacksmiths, Forge shops, Blacksmiths--United States
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

1131. Metal sculpture and anvil outside Jeff Fetty's forge

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.018.6.6.17
Title:
Metal sculpture and anvil outside Jeff Fetty's forge
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Blacksmiths--United States, Forge shops, Metal sculpture, American
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

1132. Jeff Fetty's grandson holds a chick he and his grandfather are raising

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.019.6.6.17
Title:
Jeff Fetty's grandson holds a chick he and his grandfather are raising
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Blacksmiths--United States, Poultry farms
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

1133. Tool cart in Jeff Fetty's forge

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.020.6.6.17
Title:
Tool cart in Jeff Fetty's forge
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Blacksmiths--United States, Forge shops, Metal sculpture, American
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

1134. Poster of artist-blacksmith Jeff Fetty hanging in his forge

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.021.6.6.17
Title:
Poster of artist-blacksmith Jeff Fetty hanging in his forge
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Blacksmiths--United States, Metal sculpture, American, Forge shops
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

1135. Miniature ceramic displayed in Jeff Fetty's forge

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.022.6.6.17
Title:
Miniature ceramic displayed in Jeff Fetty's forge
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artist-blacksmiths, Blacksmiths--United States, Miniature craft, Miniature pottery, Forge shops, Miniature objects
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Jeff Fetty (b. December 15, 1953, Spencer, WV) has been an artist and blacksmith for over 40 years. He lives and operates his forge in the Chestnut Ridge artist colony in his hometown of Spencer, West Virginia.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/2381And on Fettys website: http://www.jefffetty.com/"]%

1136. Jeff Fetty's grandson holds a miniature pot

Identifier:
4224.FettyJeff.Photo.023.6.6.17
Title:
Jeff Fetty's grandson holds a miniature pot
Date:
2017-06-06
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Miniature objects, Miniature craft, Miniature pottery, Artist-blacksmiths, Blacksmiths--United States
Location:
Spencer (W. Va.)
["Doris Fields aka Lady D of Beckley led an apprenticeship in blues and Black gospel with Xavier Oglesby of Beckley as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Doris Fields aka Lady DBeckley, WVDoris A. Fields, also known as Lady D, is a West Virginia native born in Kayford in Kanawha County. She is a graduate of East Bank High School and West Virginia State University with a bachelors degree in communications. She is also a graduate of Phillips College in Gulfport, MS with an associate degree in travel and tourism. She is known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul.Lady D has been singing since the age of three years old. She is also an actress, songwriter, director, and promoter. Since 2003, she has toured her one-woman show, The Lady and the Empress, a musical stage play based on the life and music of blues legend, Bessie Smith. Her acting experience also includes a five-year stint with Theater West Virginias productions of Honey In the Rock, Hatfields and McCoys, and various other shows. On the local scene, Lady D was very active in productions with the Charleston Stage Company, Childrens Theater and Kanawha Players.As a professional vocalist, highlights of Lady Ds career include being the opening act for the legendary soul group, the OJays at Charlestons 2007 FestivALL. In 2008, her original song, Go Higher, was chosen as the best Obama Inaugural Song and earned her a trip with her band, MI$$ION, to Washington, D.C. to perform at the 2009 Obama for Change Inaugural Ball. In 2010, Lady D was honored to perform at the live recording of the HistoryMakers: An Evening With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at the Cultural Center in Charleston. In August 2014, she was inducted into the All Black Schools Sports & Academic Hall of Fame (ABSSA) with a Lifetime Achievement Award.See our feature on Fields apprenticeship with Oglesby here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/"]%

1137. Artist profile of Doris Fields aka Lady D

Identifier:
4224.FieldsDoris.ArtistProfile.6.19.18
Title:
Artist profile of Doris Fields aka Lady D
Date:
2018-06-19
Creator:
Fields, Doris
Subject:
Gospel music, Apprenticeship programs, Soul music, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Rhythm and blues music
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.), Raleigh County (W. Va.)

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1138. Oral history of Doris Fields aka Lady D

Identifier:
4224.FieldsDoris.AudioInt.4.8.16
Title:
Oral history of Doris Fields aka Lady D
Date:
2016-04-08
Creator:
Fields, Doris
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Jazz vocals, Beckley (W. Va.), Soul music, Rhythm and blues music, Gospel music
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.)
["Doris A. Fields, aka Lady D, known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul is an R&B, soul, and blues musician and songwriter living in Beckley. She is the founder and organizer of West Virginias Simply Jazz and Blues Festival and previously hosted the weekly Simply Jazz and Blues radio show on Groovy94 in Beckley. In 2008, Fields original song Go Higher won an online contest sponsored by the Obama Music Arts and Entertainment Group. She performed the song as a headliner at the Obama for Change Inauguration Ball with President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance."]%

1139. Portrait of Doris Fields aka Lady D

Identifier:
4224.FieldsDoris.Photo.001.3.8.17
Title:
Portrait of Doris Fields aka Lady D
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Rhythm and blues music, Jazz vocals, Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Doris A. Fields, aka Lady D, known as West Virginias First Lady of Soul is an R&B, soul, and blues musician and songwriter living in Beckley. She is the founder and organizer of West Virginias Simply Jazz and Blues Festival and previously hosted the weekly Simply Jazz and Blues radio show on Groovy94 in Beckley. In 2008, Fields original song Go Higher won an online contest sponsored by the Obama Music Arts and Entertainment Group. She performed the song as a headliner at the Obama for Change Inauguration Ball with President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance."]%

1140. Doris Fields aka Lady D at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, WV

Identifier:
4224.FieldsDoris.Photo.002.3.8.17
Title:
Doris Fields aka Lady D at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Charleston, WV
Date:
2017-03-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Jazz vocals, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Rhythm and blues music, Soul music
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)