Name/Title
Native funk & flash : an emerging folk artEntry/Object ID
NK835.C3.J32Description
From 1st page: "This collection of contemporary folk art comes mainly from the San Francisco Bay area, but it is representative of a much more generalized return to home-decorated functional objects. It comes from my own point of view -- as an observer of its emergence and development, as a folk artist, and as a participant in the culture from which it springs. Many of us have hungered for a cultural identity strong enough to produce our own version of the native costumes of Afghanistan or Guatemala, for a community life rich enough for us to need our own totems comparable to African or Native American masks and ritual objects. The native funk and flash in this book tell us something of that hunger and what we are doing to fill it, as well as something of the meaning of those artifacts from other places and times. My hope is to make the consciousness behind these folk expressions more understandable and accessible to others and to stimulate people to experience for themselves the joy and fulfillment of making their own art for themselves."Collection
Glee Krueger CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
clothing and dress--united states, exoticism in fashion, folk art--united states, glee krueger collection, handicraft--california, psychedelic art, wearable artBook Details
Author
Alexandra JacopettiPublisher
Scrimshaw PressPlace Published
City
San FranciscoState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1974Call No.
NK835.C3.J32ISBN
912020385, 9780912020389LCCN
74007073Notes
Length: 111