[MUSIC] Southern art is a very beautiful and powerful part of the American South. And we can look at it along the lines of how it separates between the art of the academy, the paintings and sculpture of formally trained artists, and the art of oral tradition and folklore. The traditional arts that are learned, not in the academy, but through apprenticeship. Like the basket maker. Basket makers learn from the older generation of basket makers, and they pass on their craft to the next generation. And in the south, we can see that, where the basket is made will determine what it looks like. It may be made out of white oak, or it may be made out of pine needles. In the case of Leon Clark, he cuts a white oak tree and takes the small staves out of it, and weaves them into a basket. We can also see in, folk art, the great tradition of the quilt. And it's a beautiful and very evocative part of white and black southern worlds. It uses what we should think of as recycling. An old shirt or a piece of cloth from a tablecloth, or another place, is taken and recycled into the quilt. So, you might see pieces of clothing or curtains. Are different pieces of cloth that are used in a new and different way. And the colors are brought together in patterns like the log cabin quilt. The crazy quilt. And these are passed on, from mother to daughter, at what is called Fireplace Training. Learning in the house from one generation to the next. We can also see folk sculpture. The use of clay by James Son Ford Thomas to mold faces and skulls, animals and birds. All of these traditions are learned from generations who preceded. The painting, on the other hand, and formal sculpture, is learned within the academy. And together, along with photography, these art forms are a rich and wonderful way to enter the South and to see it in a very visual way through both, the art of the academy, and folk art.