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Author : Jay Johnson
Publisher : New York : Rizzoli
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 23,3 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Art
ISBN :
This illustrated guide to American folk artists and their work spans a century of painters from Grandma Moses to Kathy Jakobsen and covers such media as sculpture, pottery, and textile creations.
Author : Thomas H. Geismar
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 15,17 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780810963658
This work presents a private collection of American folk art sculpture. Weather vanes are the focus of this collection of mostly 19th-century pieces, but included are ship's figureheads, decoys, and a painting of a stalking tiger, reproduced in a four-page gatefold. All the sculpture has been specially photographed for this book, with many pieces shown in double page spreads and from multiple perspectives.
Author : Chuck Rosenak
Publisher :
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 48,1 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Art
ISBN :
Comprehensive encyclopedia of twentieth century American folk art and artists.
Author : Gerard C. Wertkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1583 pages
File Size : 24,14 MB
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1135956146
For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art web site. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly study of a most fascinating aspect of American history and culture. Generously illustrated with both black and white and full-color photos, this A-Z encyclopedia covers every aspect of American folk art, encompassing not only painting, but also sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork, and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. Containing more than 600 articles, this unique reference considers individual artists, schools, artistic, ethnic, and religious traditions, and heroes who have inspired folk art. An incomparable resource for general readers, students, and specialists, it will become essential for anyone researching American art, culture, and social history.
Author : Jean Lipman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 15,26 MB
Release : 1972-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780486228167
The carved and painted figures collected in this exceptional book are excellent examples of a wide-spread American folk art tradition that flourished from the middle of the 18th to the end of the 19th-century. 183 photographic illustrations, 4 reproduced in full-color on the covers. List of illustrations. Extensive bibliography.
Author : Roger Ricco
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,12 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Art
ISBN :
Contains photos of over 400 pieces of American primitive sculpture.
Author : Robert Bishop
Publisher : Dutton Adult
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Art
ISBN :
A study of the things made for use in America which are folk sculpture: weathervanes, decoys, emblems, signs, etc. and of the craftsmen who made them.
Author : Museum of American Folk Art
Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 2001-12
Category : Art
ISBN :
"Combining new research, never-before-published color photographs, and detailed entries on each artwork, American Radiance is indispensable for students and collectors, yet broadly appealing to the folk art market. The book celebrates the opening of the Museum's new building, where the Esmerian Collection is the widely publicized inaugural exhibition."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Chuck Rosenak
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 1996
Category : 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.
Author : Robert Bishop
Publisher : Penguin Putnam
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,92 MB
Release : 1995
Category : 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