Folk Art in America
Folk Art in America

Author: Adele Earnest

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 200

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A classic reference to the rise in popularity of folk artists in America, this book presents 258 photos of early folk art pieces, including decoys, whirligigs and carvings, and tells the history of the folk art movement from the early 20th century and the founding of the Museum of American Folk Art in New York. Anecdote is blended with history as pioneer collector Earnest shares her experiences and folk art treasures with readers.

Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980
Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980

Author: Jane Livingston

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 196

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Forms from African and American popular arts, photojournalism, advertising, voodoo and the landscape reflect oral traditions of black culture: rural legends, popular history, Biblical stories, revivalism. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Folk Art in American Life
Folk Art in American Life

Author: Robert Bishop

Publisher: Penguin Putnam

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 248

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"Richly illustrated with over 260 color plates, Folk Art in American Life presents a broad sampling of the wealth and variety of American folk art from the late seventeenth century through the late twentieth century. Its scope includes objects from many diverse subject areas - from paintings to household furnishings of many kinds, to textiles, to sculpture, to environments."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Folk Art of the Americas
Folk Art of the Americas

Author: Augusto Panyella

Publisher: New York : Abrams

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 342

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This volume examines folk art in North and South America, including sections for Canada, the United States, Mexico, Antilles, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. The art forms covered include basketry, beadwork, jewelry, weaving, toys, metalwork, woodwork, pottery, carving, waxwork, and painting.

Folk Art Fusion: Americana
Folk Art Fusion: Americana

Author: Joy Laforme

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2014-10-15

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1633224643

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Fans of Charles Wysocki, Mary Engelbreit, Grandma Moses, and folk art in general will fall in love with this guide to painting, organized by seasons. Featuring projects that instruct artists of all skill levels how to draw and paint subjects that include quaint homes, pretty patterns, colorful gardens, picturesque farms, beautiful birds, and textured florals, this book features American-themed folk art infused with a modern twist. Beginning with an overview of what folk art is, followed by introductory topics like color, tools and materials, and drawing and painting techniques, Folk Art Fusion: Americana also includes sixteen simple step-by-step projects done in approachable and popular mediums. Rounding out the book is a gallery of folk-art pieces sure to inspire lovers of all things Americana. Simultaneously fresh and nostalgic, Folk Art Fusion: Americana draws on America’s rich artistic tradition and heritage and provides a fun, accessible take on creating beloved scenes from the heartland.

Drawing on America's Past
Drawing on America's Past

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Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780807827949

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This book presents watercolor renderings along with a selection of the artifacts in the Index of American Design, a visual archive of decorative, folk, and popular arts made in America from the colonial period to about 1900. Three essays explore the history, operation, and ambitions of the Index of American Design, examine folk art collecting in America during the early decades of the twentieth century, and consider the Index's role in the search for a national cultural identity in the early twentieth-century United States.

American Folk Art of the Twentieth Century
American Folk Art of the Twentieth Century

Author: Jay Johnson

Publisher: New York : Rizzoli

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 360

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This illustrated guide to American folk artists and their work spans a century of painters from Grandma Moses to Kathy Jakobsen and covers such media as sculpture, pottery, and textile creations.

American Radiance
American Radiance

Author: Museum of American Folk Art

Publisher:

Published: 2001-12

Total Pages: 580

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"Combining new research, never-before-published color photographs, and detailed entries on each artwork, American Radiance is indispensable for students and collectors, yet broadly appealing to the folk art market. The book celebrates the opening of the Museum's new building, where the Esmerian Collection is the widely publicized inaugural exhibition."--BOOK JACKET.

A Shared Legacy
A Shared Legacy

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Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2014-10-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0847843815

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An unparalleled introduction to American folk art, accompanying a major traveling exhibition. A handsome and insightful survey of American folk art, this book includes paintings, sculptures, furniture, and household objects made by untrained—or minimally trained—folk artists in New England, the Midwest, and the South between 1800 and the 1920s. This richly illustrated volume includes rare and very fine portraits, radiant still lifes and landscapes, a mature version of The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks, playful animal sculptures and trade signs, and ornately painted German American furniture. With newly researched texts by leading scholars, this publication makes an important contribution to the field.

Contemporary American Folk Art
Contemporary American Folk Art

Author: Chuck Rosenak

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781558598973

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For the new or seasoned collector, this groundbreaking guide reveals how to evaluate contemporary American folk art as well as where to see it, buy it, and what to spend on it. The highly informative text is organized by region and features more than 181 biographies of both new and established artists. Color photos of more than 155 works as well as 44 black-and-white portraits of the artists are included.