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Book The Folk Art Tradition

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jane Kallir
  • Publisher : Penguin Putnam
  • Release : 1982
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 108 pages

Download or read book The Folk Art Tradition written by Jane Kallir and published by Penguin Putnam. This book was released on 1982 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains one hundred illustrations representing the most significant aspects of the folk art tradition, with extensive footnotes and a biographical index of the major artists.

Book Keepers of Tradition

    Book Details:
  • Author : Maggie Holtzberg
  • Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9781558496408
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book Keepers of Tradition written by Maggie Holtzberg and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalise deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, and Irish music and dance. This illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists.

Book Swedish Folk Art

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kulturhuset (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Publisher : ABRAMS
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 280 pages

Download or read book Swedish Folk Art written by Kulturhuset (Stockholm, Sweden) and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1994 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume celebrates the richness of folk art in Sweden, from traditional peasant art to modern design. It illustrates the many facets of Swedish style and culture, exploring the ways in which Sweden's traditional heritage and contemporary design and decorative arts are connected.

Book Norwegian Folk Art

    Book Details:
  • Author : Marion J. Nelson
  • Publisher : Migration of a Tradition
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 294 pages

Download or read book Norwegian Folk Art written by Marion J. Nelson and published by Migration of a Tradition. This book was released on 1995 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most comprehensive study of such varied factors as art historical traditions and influences, the social and economic background that encouraged each of these arts, Norwegian symbolism, traditional costume, and emigration to the United States and its influence on the arts. An informative and practical discussion of Norwegian folk art collections is also included.

Book Speaking with Pictures

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  • Author : Roma Chatterji
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2020-11-29
  • ISBN : 1000059189
  • Pages : 259 pages

Download or read book Speaking with Pictures written by Roma Chatterji and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speaking with Pictures offers a path-breaking exploration of visual narratives in folk art. It foregrounds folk art’s engagement with modernity by re-looking at its figurative modes and the ways in which they are embedded in mythic thought. The book discusses folk art as a contemporary phenomenon which is a part of a complex visual culture where the ‘essence’ of tradition is best captured in a ‘new’ form or medium. Each chapter picks up a theme that moves between the local and the global, thereby attempting to problematise the stereotypical view of folk artists as carriers of ‘timeless tradition’. The volume provides an ethnographic account of innovations through a detailed analysis of the scroll painting tradition of the patuas of West Bengal and the Pardhan-Gond style of Madhya Pradesh, highlighting some recent attempts at inter-medium exchange in storytelling. The book will interest those in visual and popular culture in anthropology, sociology, literary criticism and folklore. It will also be of immense value to art historians, museologists, curators and NGOs working in media and communication, apart from those with a general interest in folk art.

Book Folk Art Fusion  Americana

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joy Laforme
  • Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
  • Release : 2014-10-15
  • ISBN : 1633224643
  • Pages : 131 pages

Download or read book Folk Art Fusion Americana written by Joy Laforme and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Charles Wysocki, Mary Engelbreit, Grandma Moses, and folk art in general will fall in love with this guide to painting, organized by seasons. Featuring projects that instruct artists of all skill levels how to draw and paint subjects that include quaint homes, pretty patterns, colorful gardens, picturesque farms, beautiful birds, and textured florals, this book features American-themed folk art infused with a modern twist. Beginning with an overview of what folk art is, followed by introductory topics like color, tools and materials, and drawing and painting techniques, Folk Art Fusion: Americana also includes sixteen simple step-by-step projects done in approachable and popular mediums. Rounding out the book is a gallery of folk-art pieces sure to inspire lovers of all things Americana. Simultaneously fresh and nostalgic, Folk Art Fusion: Americana draws on America’s rich artistic tradition and heritage and provides a fun, accessible take on creating beloved scenes from the heartland.

Book Spirit of Folk Art

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henry Glassie
  • Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
  • Release : 1995-02-01
  • ISBN : 9780810924383
  • Pages : 276 pages

Download or read book Spirit of Folk Art written by Henry Glassie and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1995-02-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A truly international treatment of its subject, The Spirit of Folk Art draws upon the vast resources of the Girard Collection, amassed by Alexander and Susan Girard and housed at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe. Distinguished folklorist and scholar Henry Glassie offers a vigorous and often lyrical discussion of the nature of folk art. More than 345 illustrations, including 285 in full color and 50 field photographs showing the various artists at work, provide a rich complement to Glassie's insights.

Book Encyclopedia of American Folk Art

Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Folk Art written by Gerard C. Wertkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 1583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art web site. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly study of a most fascinating aspect of American history and culture. Generously illustrated with both black and white and full-color photos, this A-Z encyclopedia covers every aspect of American folk art, encompassing not only painting, but also sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork, and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. Containing more than 600 articles, this unique reference considers individual artists, schools, artistic, ethnic, and religious traditions, and heroes who have inspired folk art. An incomparable resource for general readers, students, and specialists, it will become essential for anyone researching American art, culture, and social history.

Book Folk Art of the Americas

Download or read book Folk Art of the Americas written by Augusto Panyella and published by New York : Abrams. This book was released on 1981 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines folk art in North and South America, including sections for Canada, the United States, Mexico, Antilles, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. The art forms covered include basketry, beadwork, jewelry, weaving, toys, metalwork, woodwork, pottery, carving, waxwork, and painting.

Book The Folk Performing Arts

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara E. Thornbury
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Release : 1997-03-06
  • ISBN : 1438422083
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book The Folk Performing Arts written by Barbara E. Thornbury and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1997-03-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHOICE 1997 Outstanding Academic Books This is the first full-length study in English of Japan's folk performing arts covering such topics as the different categories of presentations, public policies affecting the folk performing arts, performance events within and without communities, and the folk performing arts in literature. Throughout, it addresses issues concerning the survival and preservation of traditional culture in contemporary Japan. Once largely unknown outside of their local community settings, Japan's folk performing arts have today captured universal attention. In Japan, almost every municipality is home to one or more of the diverse dramatic, dance, narrative, and musical presentations that make up the folk performing arts. They can be seen at events that range from long-established festivals to newly created folk-culture and tourist programs. Since the 1920s, a growing body of work by folklorists, theater historians, and other academic specialists, together with literary treatment by well-known authors, brought the folk performing arts into the national cultural spotlight. The postwar Cultural Properties Protection Law conferred on them the status of legally designated cultural assets.

Book Oaxacan Ceramics

Download or read book Oaxacan Ceramics written by Lois Wasserspring and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Though their work is informed by a shared sense of culture, place, and identity as women, each artist has her own unique style, source of inspiration, and approach to her craft. Daily life and flights of fancy, spiritual devotion and earthly concerns all find expression in these finely crafted and beautifully colored ceramic marvels, including street scenes and nativities, Virgins and Zapotec creatures, vases, plates, candleholders, and figures of Frida Kahlo."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Romanian Folk Art

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  • Author : Karsten D. McNulty
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780967089904
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Romanian Folk Art written by Karsten D. McNulty and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romanian crafts are celebrated around the world: fine textiles, carved wooden furniture, ceramics, hammered copper utensils, painted eggs, delicate glasswork, hand-worked leather -- these are among the items traditional Romanian craftsmen have brought to an amazing level of artistry. A directory is included providing a list of the best Romanian artisans, museums, and craft destinations; recommendations on hotel accommodations and restaurants for the traveler; and detailed information for collectors about buying and exporting Romanian crafts.

Book The Folk Art Tradition

Download or read book The Folk Art Tradition written by Jane Kallir and published by Johannes Press. This book was released on 1981-11-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Folk Art Fusion

    Book Details:
  • Author : Heather Galler
  • Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
  • Release : 2017-03-01
  • ISBN : 163322404X
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Folk Art Fusion written by Heather Galler and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folk art still influences everyday art in some surprising ways. Folk Art Fusion shows you how to blend classic subjects with new techniques to create a lovely work of art that is completely unique. Folk Art Fusion explores the colorful combination of art styles and presents them in modern folk art paintings. This is your chance to learn how traditional folk art continues to influence today's painters, and to discover how to create contemporary folk-art paintings yourself! Even if you're new to creating art, Folk Art Fusion makes creating your own works approachable with step-by-step projects. The projects are as varied as they are colorful. You will enjoy painting classic subjects painted with creative techniques and in popular styles, including flower fields, Frida Kahlo, the Tree of Life, a cat, a quaint English cottage, and much more. Colorful, contemporary, and inspirational, Folk Art Fusion allows artists of all skill levels to quickly discover the joy of creating modern, global-inspiredart in this time-treasured genre.

Book American Folk Art in Wood  Metal and Stone

Download or read book American Folk Art in Wood Metal and Stone written by Jean Lipman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The carved and painted figures collected in this exceptional book are excellent examples of a wide-spread American folk art tradition that flourished from the middle of the 18th to the end of the 19th-century. 183 photographic illustrations, 4 reproduced in full-color on the covers. List of illustrations. Extensive bibliography.

Book Selling Tradition

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jane S. Becker
  • Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
  • Release : 2000-11-09
  • ISBN : 080786031X
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Selling Tradition written by Jane S. Becker and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first half of the twentieth century witnessed a growing interest in America's folk heritage, as Americans began to enthusiastically collect, present, market, and consume the nation's folk traditions. Examining one of this century's most prominent "folk revivals--the reemergence of Southern Appalachian handicraft traditions in the 1930s--Jane Becker unravels the cultural politics that bound together a complex network of producers, reformers, government officials, industries, museums, urban markets, and consumers, all of whom helped to redefine Appalachian craft production in the context of a national cultural identity. Becker uses this craft revival as a way of exploring the construction of the cultural categories "folk" and "tradition." She also addresses the consequences such labels have had on the people to whom they have been assigned. Though the revival of domestic arts in the Southern Appalachians reflected an attempt to aid the people of an impoverished region, she says, as well as a desire to recapture an important part of the nation's folk heritage, in reality the new craft production owed less to tradition than to middle-class tastes and consumer culture--forces that obscured the techniques used by mountain laborers and the conditions in which they worked.

Book A Shared Legacy

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
  • Release : 2014-10-21
  • ISBN : 0847843815
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book A Shared Legacy written by and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unparalleled introduction to American folk art, accompanying a major traveling exhibition. A handsome and insightful survey of American folk art, this book includes paintings, sculptures, furniture, and household objects made by untrained—or minimally trained—folk artists in New England, the Midwest, and the South between 1800 and the 1920s. This richly illustrated volume includes rare and very fine portraits, radiant still lifes and landscapes, a mature version of The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks, playful animal sculptures and trade signs, and ornately painted German American furniture. With newly researched texts by leading scholars, this publication makes an important contribution to the field.