(L to R) Sam Doyle (1906 – 1985) 'Rocking Mary' (double - sided) St. Helena Island, South Carolina, United States (circa 1983) enamel house paint on corrugated roofing tin, 52 × 26 × 1 /2 in.; Gift of ...

“It’s probably one of the most important acquisitions of an archive in our history, aside from our Henry Darger collection,” Valérie Rousseau, the museum’s senior curator, told Artnet News. “My ...

October 23, 2024 Many gameboards on view in the exhibition Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art and Culture offer a glimpse into the social and economic changes of the late nineteenth and early ...

It’s been more than 70 years since Jean Dubuffet introduced the idea of Art Brut, and the art world is still learning to embrace the genre of art made outside of more industry-approved avenues of ...

The American Folk Art Museum announced on Tuesday a $5 million donation from Rogers couple Becky and Bob Alexander. Becky and Bob Alexander, who are both Northwest Arkansas natives, completed degrees ...

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To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the American Folk Art Museum is presenting an exuberant display of some 400 objects that convey the breadth and depth of the 8,000 pieces in its collection.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — The American Folk Art Museum ...

A limestone sculpture called "Martha and Mary," based on the biblical story, was completed in the 1930s by noted self-taught sculptor William Edmonson. How it arrived at the American Folk Art Museum ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) announced today that it will host a benefit ...

Recent artworks by the co-founder of Pussy Riot will be featured in a pop-up exhibition, along with an artist Q&A and performance, on May 16 in NYC. Nadya Tolonnikova, founding member of the feminist ...

The American Folk Art Museum looked more plucked than plucky at the close of 2011. The museum owns the most extensive collection of American folk art anywhere, along with a large selection of folk art ...