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What is Americana art?
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Americana art is art concerning or characteristic of America or its culture. Typically, this term refers to art which reflects the nostalgia of America's past. The most original form of Americana art is folk art, although many artworks fit into this genre. Examples of this art form are Jasper Johns' Three Flags and Grant Wood's American Gothic.
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American Folk Art Figure
By Som American
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare example of a mid 19th century Amish childs toy figure. Carved delicately from a lighter weight wood and has been cared for lovingly for the past two centuries . ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
$6,015
American Folk Art Rocking Bunny, c.1920
Located in Savannah, GA
An American folk art rocking bunny, circa 1920.
27 inches wide by 12 ¾ inches deep by 17 ½ inches tall
Category
Vintage 1920s American Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Southern American Folk Art Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Unsigned, but truly a treasure of Southern American folk art, and potentially by an important folk or intuitive artist.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Rooster Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming early 20th American Folk Art carved pine rooster weathervane with a wonderful silhouette with a large tail, applied wings, and copper legs all supported by an iron rod wit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Pine
American Folk Art Cast Iron Winged Victories, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of American Folk Art Cast Iron Winged Victory Figures, 19th century, each showing a flying Nike bearing a laurel victory crown aloft. 8" H x 17" L.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
$550 Sale Price / set
35% Off
American Folk Art Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Decoy Duck
Located in Kastrup, DK
American folk art decoy duck.
Carved in wood with a simple yet lively form and clear traces of craftsmanship in the surface.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decoys
Materials
Wood
