Antique playthings are the core of a Texas collection that also includes Eastern Woodlands Indian artifacts, nineteenth-century furniture, and folk paintings.
Narratives in the Needlework
Storytelling through quilts in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum.
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.
Current and Coming: Morris Hirshfield at AFAM
Here is proof, once again, that the spark of artistic genius may glow in the hearts of even the most unlikely-seeming people.
Current and coming: All Stars at AFAM
The American Folk Art Museum is celebrating the start of its seventh decade with a power-packed exhibition
Kissing Cousins: The Art of Laurene Krasny Brown at Olde Hope
Shelf Life: The Art of Laurene Krasny Brown is perfectly at home in the compact galleries of Olde Hope Antiques
How American Weathervanes Became Art
An excerpt from the book that is the basis for a new exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum
Current and coming: In Boston, folk art Fundamentals
On Feb. 6 the MFA will open Collecting Stories: The Invention of Folk Art, a reconsideration of works on paper and sculpture from the Karolik Collection of American Folk Art
Taking Inventory: Lovable Leos
Get to know a pair of winsome pieces of Pennsylvania pottery at the Met
Themes and Variations at Shelburne
Formal, academic rigor is not the point here; curiosity, wonder, and enchantment are