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 ...

In fact, it's one of the largest collections of American folk art. A Congressional Curriculum - 1:30 pm Hennage Auditorium What should a congressman study to become the best statesman possible?

One case in point is the dazzling and meticulous drawings of American folk art on view. Among the jobs for artists created by the Federal Arts Project were those documenting objects of American craft, ...

Ferris, William. Afro-American Folk Art and Crafts. University Press of Mississippi: Jackson, 1983. Features a variety of crafts with a section devoted to quilters. Fry, Gladys-Marie. Stitched from ...

Nor is it always a location, or a place. Home can be a state of mind," says Brooke Wyatt, curator of a show at the American ...

intricate drawings on view at the American Folk Art Museum are anything but simple Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the Impressionist's triumphs—and struggles The Chinese ...

The Kentucky Folk Art Center (KFAC) is one of Kentucky's unique places. The center houses a permanent collection of nearly 1,400 pieces of regional folk art. The works displayed portray the culture ...

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 ...

2 Lincoln Square, Manhattan; folkartmuseum.org. Folk art has demanded much more respect lately, not least of all because of the American Folk Art Museum’s dedication to the genre for more than ...