The American Folk Art Museum is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in American art, culture, and history. The museum has a vast collection of over 8,000 objects of folk art, ranging from ...
“It’s probably one of the most important acquisitions of an archive in our history, aside from our Henry Darger collection,” Valérie Rousseau, the museum’s senior curator, told Artnet News. “My ...
Installation view of ‘Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection’ at the American Folk Art Museum (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic ...
The American Folk Art Museum is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the acquisition of 40 works by artists including Horace Pippin, Bill Traylor, and Sister Gertrude Morgan, thanks to a gift from ...
A new study from online art gallery Crib of Art claims Georgia overindexes on interest and exploration of American folk art.
(L to R) Sam Doyle (1906 – 1985) 'Rocking Mary' (double - sided) St. Helena Island, South Carolina, United States (circa 1983) enamel house paint on corrugated roofing tin, 52 × 26 × 1 /2 in.; Gift of ...
Two versions of Elie Nadelman’s “Dancer (Danseuse)” (1920-22) on view in ‘The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman’ at the New-York Historical Society (all photos by the author for ...
NEW YORK (AP) — What does “home” mean? Different things to all of us, of course. A place of love, for some. One fraught with trouble, for others. An elusive concept for too many. “Home isn’t always a ...
Even if you are well versed in cigar-store tribal figures, compressed perspective and other aspects of American folk art, the exhibition “American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds” at the American ...
Art collector John Foster spotted this sculpture, titled Martha and Mary, in the front yard of a St. Louis home in 2019. Courtesy of John Foster / American Folk Art Museum In 2019, John Foster was ...
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 ...