Federal American Vernacular Portraits, 1790s to 1840s.
Field notes: Blind Spots
An exploration into the conversations that folk art, and antiques in general, can inspire.
A Blueprint for Early America
On Owen Biddle’s 1806 book, The Young Carpenter’s Assistant.
From a Chain Gang to Art Museums
Overcoming extraordinary adversity, self-taught artist Winfred Rembert preserved his fraught past in words and in startling images made of tooled and painted leather.
Facets and settings: Brooches as Books, Necklaces as Novellas
The narrative art jewelry of Barbara Paganin.
Community Chest
Artist and artisan Madeline Yale Wynne and the founding of the Deerfield arts and crafts movement.
Personal space: One Artist’s Notes on Visiting an Art Fair
Laurene Krasny Brown shares her seven notes on attending an art fair.
Narratives in the Needlework
Storytelling through quilts in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum.
Clay, Water, and Spirit
An exhibition of Pueblo pottery seeks to reveal the soul that resides within the art.
Seamless Transition
An excerpt from the book The New Antiquarians takes us into the Maine home of a young clothing designer turned folk art collector and dealer.