Appearances & Publications
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Date |
Event |
Location |
|---|---|---|
June 7, 2008 |
Herb, Garden & Craft Festival |
Duke Homestead |
Junt 14, 2008 |
Forever Free |
Historic Stagville |
June 19, 2008 |
African-American Heritage Day |
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum |
June 29, 2008 |
Tea with Jerome Bias |
Tillery Resettlement Community |
May 20, 2009 |
Demonstration of 18th Century Woodcraft Techniques |
Horace Williams House |
June 27, 2009 |
Uncovering the Hidden History of Thomas Day |
Yanceyville Courthouse for more information click here |
August 9, 2009 |
EMERGENCE OF A CRAFTSMAN: One African American Artisan's Journey into 18th Century Woodworking - A TEN YEAR RETROSPECTIVE Gallery Exhibit |
Horace Williams House |
January 2010 - May 2011 |
Assistant Teacher |
The Woodwright's School |
January 29, 2011 |
10th Annual African-American Cultural Celebration |
NC Museum of History |
The Woodwright's Shop with Roy Underhill #3011
The following excerpt is from the UNC-TV production of The Woodwright's Shop with Roy Underhill, episode #3011 -Thomas Day Furniture Maker, which aired on January 22, 2011.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCTrtH008Sg
Video excerpt used with permission from Roy Underhill of The Woodwright's Shop and UNC TV.
Smart Start Kids #65
The following excerpt is from the WRAL-TV production of Smart Start Kids, episode #65, which aired on July 19, 2008.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HczagNl_w4o
Video excerpt used with permission from Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. (Raleigh, NC).
"Art & Mysteries: Thomas Day"
by Jerome Bias
Thomas Day, a free black master cabinet maker from North Carolina, worked during the time of slavery and owned the largest cabinet shop in the state. Today, his pieces provide insight into the man whose furniture was the envy of elite society.
Read this article in the April 2010 Issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine
or view online by clicking here.