Encyclopedia of American Folk Art

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Gerard C. Wertkin is Director of the American Folk Art Museum in New York. He is the Co-author of Light of the Spirit: Portraits of Southern Outsider Artists and The Jewish Heritage in American Folk Art . Zusammenfassung 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 individual artists, ethnic and religious traditions, heroes who have inspired folk art and has details on principal works and where they can be viewed. Inhaltsverzeichnis In addition to profiles of painters, sculptors, carvers, and lithographers, with details on their principal works and where they can be viewed, entries include: Artist Schools * Basketry * Beadwork * Ceramics * Ethnic and Religious Traditions of Folk Art * Flasks * Museums and other institutions holding collections of folk art * Painted Furniture and other Artifacts* * Quilts * Rugs * Shop Signs * Stoneware * Tavern * Toys * Weathervanes * and much more.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gerard C. Wertkin
• Con la collaborazione di: Gerard C. Wertkin (Editore), Wertkin Gerard C. (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780415929868
• ISBN: 978-0-415-92986-8
• Pagine: 611
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, REFERENCE / Encyclopedias, ART / Reference, ART / Folk & Outsider Art, Reference works