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 ...
Anyone remotely interested in American folk art or cottagecore style is familiar with the name Grandma Moses. Born in 1860, ...
Other exhibitions include American Folk Pottery: Art and Tradition - German Toys in America - American Ship Paintings - From Forge and Furnace: A Celebration of Early American Iron Participation ...
Renaissance paintings, medieval archives ... intricate drawings on view at the American Folk Art Museum are anything but simple Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the ...
Howard Finster was an American ... paintings and sculptures of angels, aliens, and historical figures such as George Washington. Finster was a Baptist minister and used visions that he believed were ...
The Museum of International Folk Art also showcases ... European, North American and Spanish Colonial pieces ranging from household objects, ceramics and paintings to puppets and costumes.