Folk Art

About Folk Art

Folk art is a broad collecting area, and can be defined differently by each collector. Folk art is typically associated with unknown or obscure artists, who created unique pieces by hand for their own use and pleasure, rather than intending them from the start as works of art. Collectible folk art includes paintings, sculptures and carvings, decoys, dolls, quilts, samplers and a variety of other hand made and primitive items.


Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Tramp Art Collector Clifford Wallach

My first book, "Tramp Art, One Notch at a Time", was self-published in 1998. At the time we started to do the… [more]

The Last of the American Folk Arts

Decoration for the simple farmhouse or the village-dwelling artisan's cottage in all countries began and gene… [more]

Folk Art in Pennsylvania Dutch Cooky Cutters

It might seem that so untractable a medium as cooky dough would lend itself to few varieties of design, but a… [more]



Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

The American Folk Art Museum's website showcases current and past exhibitions along with their permanent collection… [read review or visit site]

Anonymous Works

Anonymous Works

This blog combines American primitive folk art, vintage vernacular photography, outsider art, and other interesting… [read review or visit site]

The Outsider Art Pages

The Outsider Art Pages

A modern look at folk and outsider art with a focus on what people are doing to keep these traditions alive. The si… [read review or visit site]

Folk Art in Bottles

Folk Art in Bottles

Whether you call them Bottle Whimseys, Whimsey Bottles, Puzzle Bottles, or Whimsies, this site showcases great folk… [read review or visit site]

Index of American Design

Index of American Design

The Index of American Design project (1935-1942) was an effort to catalog American decorative arts objects from the… [read review or visit site]

Stoveburner.com

Stoveburner.com

A stunning collection of 162 images of stoveburners, those corroded cast iron elements that power stoves, broilers,… [read review or visit site]


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~~the Best 19th C Folk Art Portrait Ever On Ebay! ~~wow$810.00 Ends in 9 hours 13 bids 104 watchers
Primitive Painted Cabinet Cupboard Folk Art And Crafts$508.00 Ends Sunday 19 bids 58 watchers
Primitive Folk Art Santa On Reindeer Doll Pfatt Pwgl $383.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 61 watchers
19thc. Antique,folk Art, Carved Wood Deer, $350.00 Ends Thursday 6 bids 7 watchers
Sticks Mirror ?? Folk Art Painted Furniture Company$350.00 Ends in 3 hours 1 bid 9 watchers
Folk Art And Primitive Wood Carving Of A Pigeon 19th C$344.99 Ends Sunday 7 bids 33 watchers
A Folk Art Face Jug Ron Dahline$306.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 48 watchers
19th Century Folk Art Horse Weathervane Rare Beauty$305.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids 11 watchers
Angel Gabriel~vintage Santos Folk Art Gilt Wood Figure$299.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
Folk Art Raku - Black Copper Face Snake Jug - By Dan$277.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 54 watchers
Jimmy Lee Sudduth Folk Art Painting$257.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 26 watchers
An Exceptional Pa. Miniature Blanket Chest,folk Art !!$229.49 Ends in 4 hours 12 bids 42 watchers
Antique Folk Art Oil Painting Early American Portrait $212.50 Ends in 3 hours 10 bids 50 watchers
Primitive Tiny Queen Anne Wooden Doll ~ Folk Art Ooak$204.49 Ends Tuesday 8 bids 54 watchers
Antique 19c American Folk Art New England Farm Painting$202.50 Ends Wednesday 10 bids 34 watchers
Antique 19c. Folk Art Wooden Straight Razor Trade Sign$192.27 Ends Monday 10 bids 40 watchers
Hopi Native American Indian Kachina Doll Folk Art Wood$182.50 Ends Tuesday 8 bids 22 watchers
Primitive Folk-art Christmas Cloth **santa Claus Doll**$180.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 52 watchers
No Finer Early Antique Folk Art Painting Girl & Bird$179.50 Ends Wednesday 7 bids 76 watchers
Antique Massachusetts Folk Art Gilt "nashawena" Sign$177.50 Ends in 10 hours 8 bids 36 watchers
Antique 19th C. Folk Art Little Girl With Dogs Painting$172.45 Ends in 11 hours 20 bids 71 watchers
Rare American Walnut Wood ,54 Comp.seed Chest ,folk Art$155.50 Ends in 4 hours 7 bids 28 watchers
C. 1850s Large Painted Folk Art Portrait Albumen Photo$149.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Exceptional 19th C. American Folk Art Inlaid Game Board$142.50 Ends Thursday 8 bids 47 watchers
Jumbo Bas Relief Wood Mexican Folk Art Uruapan Signed$138.45 Ends Sunday 17 bids 27 watchers
Primitive Folk Art Christmas House Head Doll Aha Ooak$133.47 Ends Sunday 8 bids 38 watchers
Super Dated 1915 Vintage Hand Hooked Folk Art Rug Mom$130.50 Ends Thursday 13 bids 20 watchers
Folk Art - Wood Carving By Reed Timmons$130.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Early Macedonian Bulgarian Folk Art Costume ~embroidery$128.45 Ends in 3 hours 7 bids 19 watchers
50's Santa~vintage Antique Christmas~primitive Folk Art$127.50 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 14 watchers
Achara, Angel Daisy Fantasy Folk Art Barnwood$125.00 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Original Painting Lizzy Folk Art Winter Moon Snowman $119.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 12 watchers
1940s Leroy Howell~folk Art Fish Spearing Decoy$113.61 Ends Monday 4 bids 24 watchers
Antique Folk Art Sampler 1800 S Phebe Willes Aged 12 $112.55 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 31 watchers
Original Painting Lizzy Folk Art Winter Moon Christmas$111.50 Ends Monday 3 bids 26 watchers
2030 Original Modern Abstract Folk Art Painting Horvath$110.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 17 watchers
2024 Original Modern Abstract Folk Art Painting Horvath$110.00 Ends Monday 7 bids 9 watchers
1620 Original Modern Abstract Folk Art Painting Horvath$107.50 Ends in 13 hours 8 bids 10 watchers
Antique 19c Folk Art Painted Dubois Bros Childs Sled$106.50 Ends Sunday 13 bids 89 watchers
Mose Tolliver Folk Art Painting Freedom Bus$102.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 15 watchers
Old Tobacco Cutter Folk Art Blacksmith Anvil & Hammer$102.50 Ends Monday 6 bids 11 watchers
Antique Folk Art Dog Head Whistle Cane Walking Stick$102.50 Ends Thursday 21 bids 42 watchers
Mermaid Oil Painting Fish Peacock Ship Folk Art Galler$102.00 Ends Sunday 20 bids 15 watchers
Hopi Native American Indian Kachina Doll Folk Art Wood$101.00 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 6 watchers
Kl 12" Drunken Circus Bear Face Jug, Southern Folk Art$100.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 14 watchers
Copper Fish Weathervane Folk Art$100.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 16 watchers
Nice Antique Early Photographs Wood Sign,photo,folk Art$100.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 17 watchers
Antique Ditty Box Whaling Whale Scrimshaw Folk Art 1880$100.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 31 watchers
Vintage Howard Finster Wooden Clock Hand Made Folk Art$99.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 8 watchers
Antique Folk Art Cast Iron Rooster Windmill Weight $99.95 Ends Thursday 1 bid 11 watchers
Primitive Folk Art Christmas Jester Doll Clown Elf Ooak$91.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 56 watchers
C.1880-1900 O/p English Folk Art Painting-prize Bull #2$88.00 Ends Monday 5 bids 35 watchers
Primitive Folk Art Christmas Angel Doll Winter Aha Ooak$86.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 68 watchers

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