Folk Art
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Hide, Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Folk Art
Wood
1620s Dutch Other Antique Folk Art
Silver
1980s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Clay
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art
Bronze
Late 18th Century New Zealand Antique Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Folk Art
Hardwood
2010s Mexican American Colonial Folk Art
Clay
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Folk Art
Oak
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Tin, Metal
19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Pine
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Folk Art
Hardwood
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Wire
20th Century British Folk Art
Paper
1960s American Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Metal
1970s French Vintage Folk Art
Wood
Early 19th Century Native American Antique Folk Art
Other
Early 1900s American Native American Antique Folk Art
Beads
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Copper
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art
Wool
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Copper
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Gesso, Wood, Paint
1810s Italian Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Fir
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art
Kaolin, Wood
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Folk Art
Antler, Glass, Wood, Stucco
1950s American Navajo Vintage Folk Art
Wool
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Folk Art
Stone
1830s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Folk Art
Fir
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Paint
2010s Mexican Folk Art Folk Art
Ceramic, Clay
2010s Folk Art
Paper
15th Century and Earlier Antique Folk Art
Alabaster
Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Glass, Wood, Paper
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Wood
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Cotton
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Folk Art
Wood
19th Century Antique Folk Art
Wood
1950s English Modern Vintage Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Folk Art
Schist
15th Century and Earlier Persian Antique Folk Art
Copper
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Folk Art
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Wood
19th Century Congolese Antique Folk Art
Wood
19th Century Congolese Antique Folk Art
Wood
19th Century South African Antique Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century South African Antique Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century American Navajo Folk Art
Wool
19th Century Paraguayan Antique Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Folk Art
Wool
20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Folk Art
Sandalwood
2010s English Modern Folk Art
Fiberglass
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Folk Art
Statuary Marble
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art
Brass
Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
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