Clark, Gladys, b. 1918,
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Clark, Gladys, b. 1918,
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Gladys Clark (née LeBlanc), born in 1918, was an accomplished spinner and weaver in the Acadian tradition. She received numerous awards and accolades, including the Acadian Folk Heritage Award from the Acadiana Arts Council (1996), a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (1997), and the Governor's Arts Award from Louisiana's Lieutenant Governor Mitchell Landrieu (2004). Clark is one of the last traditional Cajun weavers of coton jaune (literally "yellow cotton," although it has a brown appearance).
Gladys Clark was born in Lafayette Parish, La., in 1918. She wove cotton craft items such as place mats and napkins for the Acadian Handicraft Project.
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Cajun French dialect
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Cotton carding
Cotton spinning
Cotton weaving
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Palmetto weaving
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Saint Martinville (La.)
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Crowley (La.)
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Lafayette Parish (La.)
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