Item Detail
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
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The polka music/polka culture exhibit collection
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The Polka Music/Polka Culture Exhibit Collection consists of the 41 contemporary and historic images and selected caption information from the Polka Music/Polka Culture photo-text exhibit that toured Wisconsin in 1991. The collection represents the history and significance of polka music chiefly in Wisconsin, but with reference to the greater Upper Midwest region. While honoring the diversity of ethnic heritages that have informed the music and dance and contributed to distinctive ethnic polka music styles, the selections also emphasize continuities and synthesis across cultural groups and the emergent polka culture. The images were organized into twelve panels in the original exhibit according to topics that include: Polka Music, Polka Culture, From Old World to New World, Step to the Music (dance forms), House Parties, Weddings, Halls, Family Bands, Communities, Polka Radio, Ballrooms and Festivals, Records, Songbooks, Sheet Music, Polka People, Polkas and Public Images, and On Preservation. (from the website).
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Website
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Madison, Wis.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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English
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Internet
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