Bill Harshbarger: Sheep Shearer Sharpener (State Fair Masters 2006)
- Date
2016-01-08
- Main contributor
Bill Harshbarger (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Kenny Stone (Music), Nicholas Blewett (Videographer), Buki Long (Assistant Editor), Traditional Arts Indiana
- Summary
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In 1952, Bill Harshbarger began showing sheep on the county and State Fair level, and continued to exhibit until the early 1960s. After going to shearing school in Warsaw, Indiana, he began shearing at the State Fair. 2006 marked his 52nd consecutive year competing in the State Fair Sheep Shearing Contest. Harshbarger is also a fixture at the Sheep Barn, having helped generations of State Fair participants by sharpening their shears.
- Contributor
Indiana State Fair, National Endowment for the Arts, Indiana Arts Commission, Indiana University
- Publisher
Traditional Arts Indiana
- Collection
Traditional Arts Indiana's State Fair Master Documentaries
- Unit
Traditional Arts Indiana
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Notes
Citation: Kay, Jon, director. Blewett, Nicholas, videographer. Bill Harshbarger: Sheep Shearer Sharpener (State Fair Masters 2006). Youtube, Traditional Arts Indiana, 8 Jan. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEkEAQeMOvY. Accessed 10 Nov. 2022.
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