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Multicolored, split rivercane baskets and basket weaving have long been synonymous with Cherokee craft traditions,... -
Like many forms of American folk art, the carousel is a European idea brought to...
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A new genre of American artwork, the “family record” or register, appeared just prior to...
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Acknowledging the stories of individuals and communities that have been marginalized, overlooked, or misunderstood is...
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In the early nineteenth century, a master practitioner of the art of paper cutting in...
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When it comes to bold and vivid graphic design in colonial America, the copybook created...
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Identifying the schoolmaster and artist who created the Thomas Earl copybooks has proved challenging. Gravestones...
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Thomas Earl’s two handwritten manuscripts are replete with lessons in arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, navigation, and...
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American folk portraits tell the private stories of their sitters and the broader narrative of...
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Used for grooming and dressing by both men and women, dressing tables made of walnut...
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The Canal Hotel sign is a two-sided roadside advertisement for an establishment Stephen St. John...
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Rufus Porter was raised on Moose Pond in today’s Bridgton, northwest of Sebago Lake and...
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The Beardsley portraits bear scrutiny in both quality and complexity. In Hezekiah Beardsley’s portrait, the...
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Henry Francis du Pont’s summer home in Southampton, Long Island, New York, called Chestertown House,...