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Folk art paintings span a wide range of eras and styles, and include portaits, landscapes, still lifes, miniatures, and many other forms. Although most folk art was not created for commercial purposes, many early American folk artists did make a living through their painting, especially portait painting.

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Primitive American Portraits

Various articles on what and how to collect have stressed the importance of broadening one's interest. "Remember," says one writer… [more]

Collecting American Primitives

The start of a collection always seems surprising in retrospect. My collecting began because, over a sofa in our Connecticut farmh… [more]

Peaceable Kingdoms by Three Pennsylvania Primitives

With interest focusing today on plans for world peace, it seems timely to juxtapose three remarkable versions of the Peaceable Kin… [more]

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 book, it was just as… [more]

Homespun Beauty: Jim Linderman on Folk Art’s Authentic Appeal

My interest in 20th-century American self-taught art came about after I had gone through a million other things—from stamps to boo… [more]

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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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