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Encyclopedia of American folk art

Author: Gerard C Wertkin; Lee Kogan; American Folk Art Museum.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2004.
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"Written by 92 specialists in association with the American Folk Art Museum, the 600 cross-referenced and indexed articles, with bibliographies, included in this selection are the first comprehensive treatment of this influential art form. It includes information on bottle-cap art, canes, carousel art, scrimshaw, quilts, beadwork, and many other genres, as well as information on several visionary artists who still  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Encyclopedias
Encyclopédies
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Gerard C Wertkin; Lee Kogan; American Folk Art Museum.
ISBN: 0415929865 9780415929868 9780203644485 0203644484
OCLC Number: 52853650
Description: xxxiii, 612 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents: Aaron, Jesse J.; Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center; Adkins, Garland; Adkins, Minnie Evon; Adventist Banners (Millerite); African-American Folk Art (Vernacular Art); Aiken, Gayleen; Allis, Mary; Almon, Leroy, Sr.; Almshouse Painters; Alsdorff, Christian; Alten, Fred K.; Alvarez, David; American Folk Art Museum; American Folk Life Center of the Library of Congress; American Visionary Art Museum; Ames, Asa; Ames, Ezra; Amezcua, Consuelo Gonzalez; Anderson, Stephen Warde; Andrews, Edward Deming And Faith; Aragon, Jose Rafael; Aragon, Jose; Architecture, Vernacular; Archuleta, Leroy Ramon; Armstrong, Zebedee; Arning, Eddie; Arnold, John James Trumbull; Arroyo Hondo Carver; Ashby, Steve; Aulisio, Joseph P.; Badami, Andrea; Badger, Joseph; Baldwin, Frank; Balis, Calvin; Balken, Edward Duff; Barber, Joel; Bard Brothers (James and John); Barela, Patroncinio; Barker, Linvel; Barnes, Lucius; Barr, Alfred; Bartlett, Morton; Bartoll, William Thompson; Bascom, Ruth Henshaw; Baskets and Basketry; Bates, Sarah; Beardsley Limner, The; Bears And Pears Artist; Belknap, Zedekiah; Bell, John and Solomon; Bellamy, John Haley; Benavides, Hector Alonzo; Benson, Mozell; Bentz, Samuel; Besharo, Peter Attie 'Charlie'; Bishop Hill, Illinois (Swedish Colony); Bishop, Robert; Black, Calvin and Ruby; Black, Mary C.; Black, Minnie; Blackburn, Joseph; Blackman, Prophet William J.; Blagdon, Emery; Blayney, William Alvin; Blinn, Henry; Blizzard, Georgia; Blunt, John S.; Bogun, Maceptaw; Bolden, Hawkins; Bond, Milton; Borkowski, Mary; Bottle Cap Art; Bowman, William; Boxes; Boyd, E.; Bradley, John; Branchard, Emile; Brechall, Martin; Brewster, John, Jr.; Brito, Frank; Broadbent, Samuel; Brooks, Thomas V.; Brown, J.; Brown, William H.; Budington, Jonathan; Bundy, Horace; Burnside, Richard; Bussell, Joshua; Butler, Ann; Butler, Charles; Butler, David; Butter Molds; Byron, Archie; Cady, Emma Jane; Cahill, Holger; Cake Prints; Calligraphy and Calligraphic Drawings; Canes; Carousel Art; Carpenter, Miles Burkholder; Cartledge, Ned; Castle, James; Chairs; Chalkware; Chambers, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Goodhue; Chandler, Winthrop; Christenson, Lars; Christmas Decorations And Ornaments; Church, Henry; Circus Art; Cobb, Nathan; Coe, Clark W.; Cohoon, Hannah; Coins, Raymond; Colclough, Jim; Collectors; Collins, Polly; Corne, Michele Felice; Cornett, Chester; Cote, Adelard; Coyle, Carlos Cortez; Crafft, R.B.; Craft And Folk Art Museum; Craig, Burlon; Crane, James; Creative Growth Art Center; Crolius Family Potters; Cross-Legged Angel Artist; Crowell, A. Elmer; Cunningham, Earl; Cushing, L. W. & Sons; Cushing & White; Dalee, Justus; Darger, Henry; Darling, Sanford; Dave the Potter; Davidson, David; Davis, J.A.; Davis, Joseph H.; Davis, Ulysses; Davis, Vestie; Dawson, William; Death Carts; Decoration; Decoys, Fish; Decoys, Wildfowl; Deisert, George; Dellschau, Charles A .A.; Demuth, William; Denig, Ludwig; Denison Limner; Dering, William; Deschillie, Mamie; Dey, John W. 'Uncle Jack'; Dial,
Responsibility: Gerard C. Wertkin, editor ; Lee Kogan, associate editor ; in association with the American Folk Art Museum.
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This title covers all aspects of American folk art: painting, sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. It considers  Read more...

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