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Folk Art

Folk Art. Folk art describes a wide range of objects that reflect the craft traditions and traditional social values of various social groups. These art works from 'common folk' are generally produced by people who have little or no academic artistic training.

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Folk Art

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  1. Folk Art Folk art describes a wide range of objects that reflect the craft traditions and traditional social values of various social groups. These art works from 'common folk' are generally produced by people who have little or no academic artistic training. Folk Artists, or artists termed as “Folk Artists” normally have been working in a particular medium for tens of years and have gained design and compositional skills through natural ability and practice. Their work can seem somewhat childlike, but is rich in color, design and composition and is appreciated for these strengths along with it’s “naïve “ quality.

  2. Traditional Folk Artists: “Let me help” Grandma Moses (The “Queen” of Folk Art)

  3. Grandma Moses “Halloween” “The Quilting Bee”

  4. Bush Prisby

  5. Sarah Rakes Happy Angel Wild Coneflowers

  6. KaceyCarneal

  7. John William (Uncle Jack) Dey • Former policeman – started painting at age 43

  8. Latino (shares culture) Carmen Lomas Garza (gouache/oil) work sells $8,000 – 45,000

  9. Harlem Renaissance Archibald J Motley “Janitor Who Paints” Palmer Hayden “Mending Socks”

  10. Agusta Savage

  11. Malvin Gray Johnson

  12. Highway Men Willie Regan Robert Butler

  13. Robert Butler

  14. Mary Ann Carroll

  15. Woodworker, Quilter, Crafter Elijah Peirce (Columbus, Ohio)

  16. Bob Justin “Peirre” “Antoinette”

  17. Outsider Art Will Luck “Cat Mirror”

  18. Mary L Proctor “Girls Choir”

  19. Eddie Arning(draws pictures from magazines)

  20. Mose Tolliver

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