An American sampler : folk art from the Shelburne Museum
Entry/Object ID
NK805.A44 1987
Description
Exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 November 1987-14 April 1988.
Collection
Edith Wyle Collection, Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
exhibitions, folk art, folk art--united states, museum catalogs
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalog
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Signature
Notes
Signed by Edith Wyle.
Parts
2 copies (c.1 Edith Wyle; c.2 Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC)
Book Details
Author
David P. Curry
Publisher
National Gallery of Art
Place Published
City
Washington, DC
Date Published
1987
Call No.
NK805.A44
ISBN
894681044, 9780894681042
LCCN
87024676
Notes
Length: 211
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Foreword / J. Carter Brown --
A "simple" vision / Benjamin L. Mason --
Rose-colored glasses: looking for "good design" in American folk art / David Park Curry --
Flowers from the needle / Jane C. Nylander --
Catalogue introductions / Celia Oliver and Robert Shaw --
Trade signs --
Carvings --
Decoys --
Scrimshaw --
Trade figures --
Carousel animals --
Weather vanes & whirligigs --
Quilts & counterpanes, bed rugs & coverlets --
Rugs --
Time line / David Park Curry --
Conservation notes / Richard L. Kerschner & Valerie Reich.
