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 ...

"Quilts; Masterpieces from the American Folk Art Museum" is in two parts ... Show quilts were made from the early 19th-century onward with a good many being crazy quilts, irregularly shaped pieces of ...

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 ...

Dylan is the subject of the film, but other characters, each integral to the American folk music scene of the early ’60s ... is not always easy to define) artists like Dylan, Baez, Joni Mitchell ...

is widely regarded as one of the nation's foremost experts on Early American Furniture, American Decorative Arts and Folk Art. His expertise in American formal and country furniture and his work ...

Folk art reflects our cultural identity and often serves as a window into a community’s values and aesthetics. Here are five places where you and your family can learn more about this historic ...