Instead you’ll find a strong cross-section of folk art’s various forms; from carvings to paintings to sewn crafts. Near the entrance to shop, which stays open longer than the museum itself ...

The American Folk Art Museum in New York has received a new gift of works made by self-taught artists from the legendary collection of Audrey B. Heckler. The works will be exhibited at some point ...

Holger Cahill in his landmark 1932 exhibition American Folk Art: The Art of the Common Man in America, for the Museum of Modern Art, looked to the pre-industrial past for “the simple and unaffected ...

New York is expensive — it ... folkartmuseum.org. Folk art has demanded much more respect lately, not least of all because of the American Folk Art Museum’s dedication to the genre for ...

Here are five places where you and your family can learn more about this historic art form: Welcoming visitors since 1953, this museum houses the world’s largest collection of folk art with more ...

The American ... the museum's 53rd Street showplace facility and a retreat to its smaller, original Lincoln Center location. Some boardmembers apparently wanted to throw in the towel altogether and ...