Elgin is going to be part of a nationally known folk artist’s project honoring America’s 250th birthday. Eric Dowdle is planning a tour called “Land That I Love” in which he’ll visit different cities ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- What does "home" mean? Different things to all of us, of course. A place of love, for some. One fraught with trouble, for others. An elusive concept for too many. "Home isn't always a ...

October 23, 2024 Many gameboards on view in the exhibition Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art and Culture offer a glimpse into the social and economic changes of the late nineteenth and early ...

NEW YORK — Growing up in Cambridge in the 1980s, Emelie Gevalt would make semi-regular excursions with her family to Longfellow House, the stately Georgian manor at 105 Brattle St. The National ...

“Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, whose beloved painted recollections of rural life earned her ...

The long-lost masterpiece Martha and Mary, which had been shown at MoMA in 1937, was spotted by an eagle-eyed collector. William Edmondson, Martha and Mary (ca. 1931–1937) as it was spotted by John ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Looking at an American folk quilt is like being engulfed in a starburst of swirling shapes and vibrant colours. "Unfolding Stories: Culture and Tradition in American Quilts," an ...

The late artist’s work subverts the genre’s conventions in its centering of the gay community members he knew or admired and the LGBTQ+ spaces he frequented. Ted Carey, "Boot Hill" (1982–85), oil on ...

The American Folk Art Museum looked more plucked than plucky at the close of 2011. The museum owns the most extensive collection of American folk art anywhere, along with a large selection of folk art ...

"Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North" at AFAM. A visit to the American Folk Art Museum for "Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North.