PORTRAIT OF A CHILD THROUGH THE EYES OF AN AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST Since 1961, the American Folk Art Museum has been shaping the understanding of art by the self-taught through its exhibitions, publications and educational programs….Its collection includes more than 7,000 art works dating from the 18th century to the present from compelling […]
Click on the work of art to enlarge it. The “Star of Bethlehem” was one of the most intricate designs of American quilting tradition, popular among women quilters in towns and farms, villages and cities as the country expanded during the 1800s and 1900s. In the example above, created around […]
Click the work of art to enhance it. In honor of African-American artist William H. Johnson (1901-1970), this spring the U.S. Postal Services issued a stamp featuring his vibrant painting, Flowers. Johnson, who worked mainly in the first half of the twentieth century, expressed his vision of life utilizing a variety of styles. Flowers is […]
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