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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Virtual Insights: Judith Scott In case you missed Virtual Insights: Judith Scott, last week's insightful conversation with AFAM Senior Curator Valérie Rousseau and Tom di Maria, Director of External Relations Creative Growth Art Center, the recording is now available to watch online! Click the ... 3 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos On this day in 1899, James Castle was born.
Born deaf, also illiterate, Castle forged a unique visual vocabulary away from the influences of the art mainstream and conceived his own artistic tools and techniques such as soot—dampened with his ... 39 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos For many years, late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century quilts made of wool were called "linsey-woolsey." Today, however, it is understood that these quilts are not made of a homespun combination of linen and wool, as that term implies, but usually ... 1 Comments

Love Tasha Tudor book, Linsey Woolsey, never knew derivation.

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos #AFAM is honored to announce that Trustee Audrey B. Heckler will give her collection to to the museum, beginning with the immediate gift of three masterworks by Martín Ramírez, Barbus Müller (a.k.a. Antoine Rabany), and Achilles B. Rizzoli. These initial ... 2 Comments

wow! this is great! great collection.
also beautiful RamirezEpic!

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos When George Widener was a teenager, he came across a passenger list of the Titanic and discovered that one of the victims coincidentally shared his name. This large drawing translates his fascination for this history. Even though the ship sank ... 32 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. On this day of action, we share Jessie B. Telfair's "Freedom Quilt" as a reminder of that many have faced peril, race-based discrimination, and oppression in pursuit of the right to vote.
As a result of attempting ... 64 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos Happy fall! The autumnal equinox—also called the September or fall equinox—is the astronomical start of the fall season in the Northern Hemisphere. The word “equinox” comes from Latin aequus, meaning “equal,” and nox, “night.” On the equinox, day and night ... 1 Comments

Love this image and painting so much!

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos Contribute a Square to a Community Quilt!
Share a sketch or collage and contribute a square to one of AFAM's Community Quilts! It's not too late to be part of this collaborative project. Find prompts and instructions here: https://folkartmuseum.org/content/uploads/2020/04/Community-Quilt-Project-Final-1.pdf
image: ... 29 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos Sandpaper drawings revived a neoclassical taste for monochromatic decorative arts that had gained popularity at the turn of the nineteenth century. Although interest in the technique peaked during the 1850s and 1860s, it was introduced as early as 1835 in ... 1 Comments

Brandon

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos Visit the museum this weekend to experience two incredible and timely exhibitions: American Perspectives and Six Decades Collecting Self-Taught Art. The artworks on view in American Perspectives respond to such themes as freedom, community, opportunity, and legacy while offering firsthand ... 12 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos Anyone catch the moon last night? It looked familiar...
image: 50-page Spiral-Bound Strathmore Drawing Pad, Inez Nathaniel Walker, c. 1990, Pencil and colored pencil on paper, Gift of Pat O'Brien Parsons, 1996.12.162.
Photo Credit: American Folk Art Museum
#AFAMfromHome #InezNathanielWalker ... 22 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Lureca Outland was 104 years old when she died in 2008. Growing up in and around Boligee, Greene County, Alabama, she was born early enough to experience the aftermath of reconstruction and lived long enough to glimpse the hope of ... 1 Comments

Oh my!

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos This Fall, join us for interactive, virtual programs for students K-12, and bring the collection into your classroom. These 45 minute, thematic classes are taught by museum educators via Zoom, and are free of charge. Registration is required. For questions ... 16 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos We are delighted to offer you a special opportunity to support the museum by buying a work by renowned artist George Widener. Made in 2020, this colorful silk screen print is a great example of Widener's unique visual language. Please ... 25 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos Joseph Yoakum's landscapes constitute a new sublime.⁠
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In this work, Yoakum captures the grandeur of the ranges that lie east of Boise, Idaho. One path from the trailhead at Rainbow Basin leads to Trinity Mountain, one of the highest ... 42 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum was live. 22 Comments

American Folk Art Museum Karen Dahlstrom - Music:
Donation:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-music-fridays-facebook-live-tickets-115785903755
Buy Karen's music:
https://karendahlstrom.bandcamp.com
Find out more about Karen Dahlstrom:
http://www.karendahlstrom.com Well, luckily you’re got a gorgeous face to look at. ❤️ And a voice to match.Thank YOU so much!

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Frank Bell Live American Folk Art Music Fridays American Folk Art Museum was live. 29 Comments

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American Folk Art Museum Frank Bell:
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Buy Frank's music:
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Find out more about Frank Bell:
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American Folk Art Museum Frank Bell:
Donation:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-music-fridays-facebook-live-tickets-115785903755
Buy Frank's music:
https://www.frankbell.net/albums
Find out more about Frank Bell:
https://www.frankbell.net

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos We're excited to bring our virtual Free Music Fridays: Facebook Live shows to you. On the day of the show, performances will be broadcast live at 6:00 pm, 6:30 pm, and 7:00 pm.
Here's how to watch:
1. Visit us ... 7 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos After 9/11, four women in Pennsylvania mounted a grassroots effort to create a quilt that would honor all who were killed as a result of the attacks. Employees of the United States Steel Corporation, the women called themselves the Steel ... 7 Comments

Members if my quilt guild spearheaded the project and put it together. So proud of Kathy, Amber and Jian for ...Beautiful, what a tribute.......As a volunteer at the American Folk Art Museum, this beautiful piece kept me company until it was moved. I ...

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Free Music Fridays: Facebook Live Our next Free Music Fridays Facebook Live show is on September 11, 2020, from 6-7:30pm (https://www.facebook.com/AmericanFolkArtMuseum/live_videos/). The evening features performances by Frank Bell, Karen Dahlstrom and Yaniza, and is hosted by Lara Ewen. Your donation and RSVP are gratefully appreciated: ...

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos Much like Henry Darger's fictional generals, do your part in the fight against COVID-19 and wear a mask.
To reserve your free admission: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afam-general-admission-august-october-tickets-117034743067
image: Untitled (Portraits of General Bichnellian, General Tomas Federal, General Tamerline, and General Meldonia Shoeman), Henry ... 35 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum American Folk Art Museum updated their profile picture. 21 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos As we've re-opened the museum and business' begin slowly resuming, the museum is looking a lot less like a 'Ghost Town'. ⁠
⁠Timed ticketing will help maintain capacity levels and ensure safe, physical distancing between visitors and staff. Please click ... 60 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Photos from American Folk Art Museum's post Today is #LaborDay, a holiday to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the contributions of laborers in the United States. ⁠
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Born in the Bronx and raised in New York City’s Little Italy, Ralph Fasanella was the ... 4 Comments

He was born on Labor Day, 1914.Love is workMy name is Gloria Garrett and I paint beautiful pictures with makeup. I am a self taught artist. I am ...

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos This early example of a “show” bedcover is not quilted but features extensive appliqué and embroidery. A fine wool was used for the body of the textile, while the use of silk was limited to the decorative designs, probably because ... 2 Comments

Wow❗️Such artistry, skill and patience❗️💜Teyana Tebello

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos A vast landscape painting here to remind you to keep at least 6 feet apart from others when possible.
To reserve your free admission: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afam-general-admission-august-october-tickets-117034743067
image: Landscape (possibly Lake George), Artist unidentified, Possibly New York, 19th century, Oil on canvas, ... 1 Comments

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos It is thought that this extraordinary room-size appliqued and embroidered textile is a floor cover, but its pristine condition belies its use in this function. Because of its complex design and masterful execution, it has been likened to the embroidered ... 3 Comments

A favorite that we sold in the early 1990s.

PolArt ❤️❤️

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Photos from American Folk Art Museum's post Digital Drink + Draw returns this month with a session exploring the inventive relationships between image and language in self-taught art. Join us on September 24 to unwind and find inspiration in the works of Sister Gertrude Morgan, Charles Steffen, ... 15 Likes

American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Timeline Photos "American Heritage can be seen as both Ralph Fasanella’s interpretation of America in 1974, as well as an aspirational view of what it could be. It is a cacophony of imagery, focusing on the symbolism of the state funeral, typically ... 36 Likes

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