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they’re just some of the best American folk art that exists — and, I think, better than any other nation’s flag that I’ve ever seen. The modern flag, I don’t want to say I don’t like ...
An American flag promotes the candidacy of Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen ... Bridgman regards these flags as folk art. They were often uniquely designed by their makers, whose identities are ...
Those charming folk art flags common in red states, with the stars and stripes painted on industrial pallets, are rarely seen here. And that’s the problem. The American flag is not the flag of ...
The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...
Christie’s sale of Important American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art will present more than 200 lots from the 17th through 20th centuries and is expected to realize in excess of $3 million. Leading ...
Ask anyone about their favorite American folk artist and you’ll probably get a blank stare. Since the artists were often minimally trained (if at all), their histories are tricky to trace. Folk art is ...