Folk Art in America

Folk Art in America
Author: Adele Earnest
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1984
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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.

Folk Art in American Life

Folk Art in American Life
Author: Robert Bishop
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1995
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"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

Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980

Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980
Author: Jane Livingston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1982
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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 Fusion: Americana

Folk Art Fusion: Americana
Author: Joy Laforme
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2014-10-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1633224643

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
Author:
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2002
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780807827949

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.

Contemporary American Folk Art

Contemporary American Folk Art
Author: Chuck Rosenak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781558598973

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.

A Shared Legacy

A Shared Legacy
Author:
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-10-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0847843815

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.

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home
Author: Deborah Harding
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2001
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The authors approach the popular folk art genre of the house thematically through its depiction in various craft media--quilts, paintings, drawings, samplers, rugs, furnishing and more. 150 photos.

American Anthem

American Anthem
Author: American Folk Art Museum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN:

A celebration of the symbols of liberty, ingenuity, and refuge within American folk art from colonial days to the present is culled from the collection of the American Folk Art Museum.