Mexican folk art’s fearless colors, bold motifs, and deep cultural roots are finding fresh life in contemporary interior design. From Otomi embroidery to Talavera tiles, traditional patterns are being ...

Hand-carved Tramp Art is having a major renaissance.

“He was collecting vernacular and designing modern,” explains curator Monica Obniski. An amateur collector might own a handful of pieces, a hobbyist a few dozen, and a serious collector a few hundred.

In studying early American folk art, there is no shortage of folk art documents that express early pioneer immigrants’ gratitude for reaching America in a time when many individuals still feared the ...

Herald & Review/Kevin Kilhoffer Pat Fischer owns Antiques-N-Art store in downtown Casey. Her American folk art designs have been used by retailers throughout the country.

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Historically, one must recall that at the time of the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and thereafter, American agriculture ...

The paintings of this self-taught artist slipped from view after his death in 1946. A lavish exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum speeds his return. By Roberta Smith It is a testament to the ...

Subscribe to our RSS feed: The quilt, that cozy bed covering and wildly various art form, is being celebrated for a year by the American Folk Art Museum in a series of exhibitions. First up during ...

Over the course of history, every culture has devised its own answer to the riddles posed by the universe. While literature unquestionably is one of the strongest records of human history, folk art ...

Introduction: What is folk art? -- Author's note -- The origins of folk art: Find your folk roots -- Folk painting and drawing: Paint a folk portrait -- Reverse painting on glass -- Make a shadow ...