Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

The flowering of American folk art, 1776-1876

Lipman, Jean, 1909-1998.

The flowering of American folk art, 1776-1876 - New York, Viking Press, in cooperation with the Whitney Museum of American Art [1974] - 288 pages illustrations (some color) 29 cm. - A Studio book . - Studio book. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-287).

Pictures : painted, drawn and stitched. Portraits ; Landscapes and seascapes ; Scenes of daily life ; Religious, literary and historical subjects ; Still life, cutouts and samplers ; Penmanship, fractur and presentation pieces -- Sculpture in wood, metal, stone and bone. Portraits ; Ship figureheads and sternboards ; Weathervanes and whirligigs ; Cigar-store figures and other shop signs ; Decoys ; Toys ; Household ornaments -- Decoration for home and highway. Overmantels, fireboards, cornices ; Walls and floors ; Exterior ornament ; Tavern signs -- Furnishings. Furniture ; Accessories.

0670321206 9780670321209

73006081


Folk art--United States.
Primitivism in art--United States.

NK806 / .L52 1974

745/.0973