American Folk Art Museum
The American Folk Art Museum is an art museum in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, at 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue at 66th Street. It is the premier institution devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of folk art and creative expressions of contemporary self-taught artists from the United States and abroad.Its collection holds over 8,000 objects from the 18th century to the present. These works span both traditional folk art and the work of contemporary self-taught artists and Art Brut. In its ongoing exhibitions, educational programming, and outreach, the museum showcases the creative expressions of individuals whose talents developed without formal artistic training.
Admission is free. The museum had record yearly attendance of more than 130,000 visitors. Provided by Wikipedia
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American cat-alogue : the cat in American folk art /
Published 1976“…Museum of American Folk Art…”
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Religious folk art in America : reflections of faith /
Published 1983“…Museum of American Folk Art…”
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Museum of American Folk Art encyclopedia of twentieth-century American folk art and artists /
Published 1990“…Museum of American Folk Art…”
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Stitched from the soul : slave quilts from the ante-bellum South /
Published 1990“…Museum of American Folk Art…”
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The folk art of Latin America : visiones del pueblo /
Published 1992“…Museum of American Folk Art…”
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Signs and symbols : African images in African-American quilts /
Published 1993“…Museum of American Folk Art…”
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American radiance: the Ralph Esmerian gift to the American Folk Art Museum /
Published 2001“…Museum of American Folk Art…”
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Self-taught artists of the 20th century : an American anthology /
Published 1998“…Museum of American Folk Art…”
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Driven to create : the Anthony Petullo collection of self-taught & outsider art.
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