The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

The American Folk Art Museum looked more plucked than plucky at the close of 2011. The museum owns the most extensive collection of American folk art anywhere, along with a large selection of folk art ...

Blessings for a wonderful and joyful holiday! Speaking of art, American folk art continues to attract collectors and artisans. Developed as a product of need, its usefulness was inherent for daily ...

Instead you’ll find a strong cross-section of folk art’s various forms; from carvings to paintings to sewn crafts. Near the entrance to shop, which stays open longer than the museum itself ...

His work is in the collection of New York City’s American Folk Art Museum. The typically taciturn Sudduth brightens as he recalls his breakthrough moment at age 7. “I went with Daddy and Mama ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

Elie Nadelman was an American-Polish artist whose work married the genres of classical sculpture and folk art. His sculptures of women and animals combined soft stylization with the industrial ...

Andrews Collection, Hancock Shaker Village, Massachusetts In the 18th century, a singular religious society arrived on American shores from England. Its members were known as Shakers, from their ...

the Museum of International Folk Art neighbors the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. In between visits ...

The surge of new American folk schools is reviving, sustaining and teaching a rich heritage of old crafts. These institutions, dedicated to craft preservation, are educational centers of their ...

The oldest art museum in the ... than 20,000 pieces of American and European art. Pieces range from drawings, paintings and photographs to more unique displays like prints and textiles.