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Wheat weaving artist Joyce Banbury presented this eagle to Governor John Carlin in Topeka on August 18, 1986. The weaving was given on behalf of the Kansas Wheat Commission (KWC) to recognize Governor Carlin's support for wheat producers. Joyce Banbury, of Russell, Kansas, was commissioned by KWC to complete the weaving. She was a skilled artist who wrote books on wheat weaving and was frequently featured in craft magazines. Banbury and her son specialized in growing vintage wheat breeds with long stems suitable for weaving. The eagle took two days to weave and it is made from a vintage hard winter wheat grown by Banbury on her Russell farm.
Creator: Banbury, Joyce
Date: 1986
Item Number: 223544
Call Number: 1987.221.257
KSHS Identifier: 1987.221.257
Agriculture - Crops - Wheat
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Artists
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Artists
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Decorative arts - Weaving
Date - 1980s - 1986
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Carlin, John
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Kansas Wheat Commission
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Assemblage - Flora
People - Notable Kansans - Carlin, John, 1940-
Places - Cities and towns - Russell
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Russell
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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