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Large Antique American Southern Folk Art BLUE EYED SIBLINGS Portrait Painting
By Thomas Sully
Located in New York, NY
Probably one of the most amazing detailed American 19th century folk art paintings I have ever
Category

1870s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Southern Folk Art Figure
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very kool piece of folk art. I am not exactly sure how old, but from bottom of base I would guess
Category

Vintage 1920s North American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Southern Folk Art Figure
Vintage Southern Folk Art Figure
H 16.75 in W 5.5 in D 4.75 in
Antique Native American Basketry Olla with Crosses, Apache, circa 1910, Brown
By Apache Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
American Southwest including areas of Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Southern Colorado.
Category

20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Early 20th Century Southern American Folk Art Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating and intriguing early 20th century Southern American folk art panel, found in
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

1870s Southern Plains Tacked Ball Headed Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
everyday life, commerce, art, and warfare that tamed America’s frontier. Our 14,000 square foot gallery
Category

Antique 1870s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Other

19th Century, Southern Plains Beaded High-Top Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
. Period: Late 19th century Origin: Southern Great Plains, Native American Size: 10 1/2", 21" H Family
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Hide, Beads

Antique Leggings 1880s Southern Arapaho Plains Native American Hide Fringe Beads
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
Museum quality Southern Arapaho (Hinono’ei) Native American Plains Indian leggings circa 1880s
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Tribal Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

Native American Hopi Hemis Large Wood Kachina Katsina Doll Totem Sculpture 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully hand-painted and decorated, monumental Native American Hopi Hemis Kachina Katsina
Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Large Native American Apache Olla Basket
Located in Bradenton, FL
the American Southwest including areas of Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Southern Colorado.
Category

Early 20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Willow

Vintage Ojibwe Beaded Felt and Moose Skin Gauntlet Mittens, 1950s First Nations
Located in Bristol, GB
) people from what is currently Southern Canada and the North Mid-Western United States. Handmade from
Category

20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Fur, Leather, Wool

Vintage Ojibwe Beaded Moose Skin Moccasins, 1950s Leather First Nation Ojibwa
Located in Bristol, GB
) people from what is currently Southern Canada and the North Mid-Western United States. Handmade from
Category

20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Fur, Leather, Beads

Vintage Ojibwe Beaded Moose Skin Moccasins, 1950s Leather First Nation
Located in Bristol, GB
) people from what is currently Southern Canada and the North Mid-Western United States. Handmade from
Category

20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Fur, Leather, Beads

Vintage Ojibwe Beaded Tasseled Moose Skin Vest 1950s Leather First Nation
Located in Bristol, GB
(Ojibwa) people from what is currently Southern Canada and the North Mid-Western United States
Category

20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Leather, Beads, Animal Skin

Large Brazilian or Guyana Amazon Indigenous Macana War Club, 18th or Earlier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid and rare Amazon indigenous wamara wood Macana war-club Southern-Guyana or Northern
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Brazilian Native American Objects

Materials

Hardwood

A refined Folk art walking stick with arts and crafts, Center America 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk Folk art stick. The barrel is carved and etched from a single branch of Mexican Maple (Acer
Category

Antique 1860s Central American Antiquities

Materials

Wood

An American Civil War Era African American Southern Quilt From the Deep South
Located in Barrington, IL
repurposed into this beautiful folk art creation by African Americans in the deep south.   The backing of the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th Century American Patriotic Barber Pole Open Sign Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, likely one-of-a-kind, large antique, circa 1860s, early American hand carved, painted, and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Mid 20th Century African American Southern Quilt in Red, Purple, Green, Orange
Located in Barrington, IL
, Vintage Raising Barn Quilt, Vintage Log Cabin Quilt, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique American
Category

Mid-20th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

19th Century American Primitive Southern Pie Safe with Distressed Blue Paint
Located in Savannah, GA
A truly American Southern piece, this rustic wooden pie safe features pierced tin inserts in the
Category

Antique 1880s American Primitive Painted Furniture

Materials

Tin

Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Finely featured carved man's head found in the southern United States. Most likely a late 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Southern Quilt in Wedding Ring Pattern in Pale Green, Ivory, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
Quilt, Vintage Log Cabin Quilt, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique American Textiles, American Silk
Category

Early 20th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
Washington D.C., the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

American Unique Hand Decorated Adirondack "Sail Boats" Desk, 1900
Located in South Burlington, VT
furnishings. Unique work of art with a southern Vermont origin. A large scale hand crafted and hand
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Applique Quilt in Floral Pattern from Pennsylvania
Located in Barrington, IL
Applique Quilts, Vintage Raising Barn Quilt, Vintage Log Cabin Quilt, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique
Category

Antique 19th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
Contemporary Crafts in New York, the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C, the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Painting “Motion” by Earl Daniels 'Midcentury 1960s' American Painter
By Earl Daniels
Located in San Diego, CA
painter of landscapes and seascapes. He spent many years teaching and lecturing the surrounding Southern
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
York, the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C., the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, and the Los
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

20th Century American Amish Bars Crib Quilt in Purple, Blue, Green. Brown
Located in Barrington, IL
Raising Barn Quilt, Vintage Log Cabin Quilt, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique American Textiles
Category

Mid-20th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

19th Century Hand Stitched American Amish Crib Quilt in Pink, Ivory, Navy Blue
Located in Barrington, IL
Quilt, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

19th Century American Applique Quilt in Hearts and Tulips Pattern in Ivory, Pink
Located in Barrington, IL
, Vintage Raising Barn Quilt, Vintage Log Cabin Quilt, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique American
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Hand Stitched American Silk Quilt in “Raising Barn” Pattern Circa the Late 1800s
Located in Barrington, IL
, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched
Category

Early 20th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Mexican Rug Chiapas Wool Indigenous Technique Red Black Carpet Folk Art Tribal
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
beautiful cozy wool tapestry is hand knotted in fixed loom, a very traditional indigenous folk art technique
Category

2010s Mexican Native American North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th Century Lancaster County Amish Quilt in Forest Green, Burgundy, Blue
Located in Barrington, IL
American Quilts, Vintage Raising Barn Quilt, Vintage Log Cabin Quilt, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Uzbek Hand Stitched Silk Quilt in Red, Turquoise, Ivory, Black, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched
Category

Mid-20th Century Uzbek Quilts

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Large Vase
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, rare, and unique large stoneware vase by famed Mexican American California studio art
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Hand Stitched Applique Quilt in Basket Pattern in Ivory, Brown, Yellow
Located in Barrington, IL
Quilts, Vintage Raising Barn Quilt, Vintage Log Cabin Quilt, Americana, American Folk Art, Antique
Category

Early 20th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

F. Carlton Ball Midcentury Signed Ceramic Glazed California Studio Pottery Bowl
By F. Carlton Ball
Located in Studio City, CA
collections and museums including: Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio American Museum of Ceramic Art, AMOCA
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Stan Bitters Signed Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Haniwa Sculpture
By Stan Bitters
Located in Studio City, CA
1960-1985 at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, CA. This show was part of Pacific Standard
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Pottery

Peter Voulkos Signed Large California Studio Pottery Stoneware Charger Plate
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
Sculpture Garden, National Museum of American Art at the Renwick Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Smithsonian
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Stan Bitters Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Pottery Planter Vase
By Stan Bitters
Located in Studio City, CA
1960-1985 at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, CA. This show was part of Pacific Standard
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
American Art at the Renwick Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Holter
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Plate Charger
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
American Art at the Renwick Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Holter
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Stan Bitters Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Pottery Sculpture Bowl
By Stan Bitters
Located in Studio City, CA
Craft 1960-1985 at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, CA. This show was part of Pacific
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Beatrice Wood Signed Early Large Mid-Century Modern Low Bowl Plate Charger 1940s
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
University 1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award) 1986
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Raul Coronel Signed Mid-Century Modern Ceramic California Pottery Bowl, 1960s
By Raul Coronel
Located in Studio City, CA
an important role in the American (he became a naturalized citizen) / California design movement of
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Barbara Willis Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Barbara Willis
Located in Studio City, CA
Glen Lukens) is undeniable in her work. She would eventually start her own pottery studio in Southern
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
and include original items of everyday life, commerce, art, and warfare that tamed America’s frontier
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Decoys

Materials

Wood

Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
H 9 in W 8 in D 34.5 in
Vintage Moroccan Tapestry Rug in Abstract Pattern in Blue, Red, Crimson, Black
Located in Barrington, IL
. In addition, it is also similar to the African American southern quilts from Gee’s Bend, Georgia . It
Category

Vintage 1960s Moroccan Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Moroccan Tapestry Area Rug in Magenta, Blue, Green, Gold, Purple
Located in Barrington, IL
. In addition, it is also similar to the African American southern quilts from Gee’s Bend, Georgia
Category

Vintage 1950s Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
Category

1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Rag Runner in Stripe Pattern in Pink, Cream, Blue, Green, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
Century Modern Rugs, Vintage Rag Rugs, Vintage Wool Rag Rugs, American Folk Art Rugs, Antique American Rag
Category

Early 20th Century American North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Rambling on My Mind: Black Folk Art of the Southwest, organized by the Museum of African-American Life
Category

1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Mixed Media

18th Century German Baroque Architectural Putti Bust Wall Shelf Carving
Located in Forney, TX
. A wonderful example of Baroque period European folk art, the antique architectural salvage building
Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Walnut

Copper Clad Cedar Biomorphic Form by Bill Anson
By Bill Anson
Located in Palm Desert, CA
II. Other influences include African art and indigenous North and South American design, as well as
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Copper

American Folk Blues Festival poster 1969 by Gunther Kieser (Blues music)
By Günther Kieser
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Gunther Kieser American Folk Blues Festival poster 1969: Keiser's Blues guitar poster for the
Category

1960s Folk Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Holy Rain & video, a vernacular folk painting by a self-taught African American
By P-Nut
Located in Charleston, US
the inspiration for his folk painting of African Americans' catching rain water. "Holy Rain" depicts
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Video, Acrylic

'Blind Folly' - mixed media collage - Southern Art - Marc Chagall
By Blair Hobbs
Located in Atlanta, GA
. In 1964, she was born in Oxford, Mississippi and grew up in Auburn, Alabama. Visual art was always a
Category

2010s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Cubist Portrait of Cleopatra & Hawk, by Clevan Thomas Jr. 1944
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American outsider Art, by relativity unknown southern African -American artist Clevan Thomas Jr. Signed
Category

20th Century American Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Civil War Apron, Made In Cambridge, OH by Laura, Hynes, ca 1861
Located in York County, PA
Union at the time. Until July 4th, 1861, there were officially 33 stars on the American national flag
Category

Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Rare Judaica Jewish Folk Art Sukkot Papercut Jerusalem Mizrach Archie Granot
By Archie Granot
Located in Surfside, FL
the making of handmade paper in Samarkand, Uzbekistan 2008 Lecture and workshop, American Folk Art
Category

1980s Folk Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

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