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Book cover of The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876

The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876

by Jean Lipman, Alice Winchester ยท 1977

ISBN: 0140045007 9780140045000

Category: Antiques & Collectibles / General

Page count: 288

This guide to folk art in America, based on the landmark Whitney Museum exhibit of 1974, illustrates more than 400 outstanding examples of American craft covering four major categories: painted, drawn, or stitched pictures; sculpture; architectural decoration; and decorated household objects. View page after page of extraordinary talent, evidenced in weathervanes, ship figureheads, tinware, toys, quilts, painted furniture, and more.