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 ...
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 ...
Her contributions to the genre were immense. As a trustee of the American Folk Art Museum for 20 years and through her generous lending of works to global exhibitions, Heckler saw to it that ...
Join freshman congressman, James Madison, as he compiles a list of some of the greatest ... six pieces on loan from the collection of American folk art enthusiasts Pat and Rex Lucke.
Ever since the '60s, Joan Baez has delivered a message with her music, but she was never going to be a two-chord folkie with ...
The American Folk Blues Festival tours of Europe educated an entire generation, and was how the youthful Jagger, Richards, Page, Beck, Winwood et al first got to see the likes of Muddy Waters ...