New York Art Beat

"Folk Art Revealed" Exhibition

Showing at American Folk Art Museum in the The Midtown area.
Permanent event
Media: Painting, Sculpture, Furniture, Crafts

poster for "Folk Art Revealed" Exhibition

"Folk Art Revealed," opened on November 16, 2004. The exhibition explores the nature of folk art through four themes applied to a diverse range of artwork from the museum's rich and extensive holdings, many of which have never before been on view. These four perspectives: symbolism, utility, individuality, and community-- infuse all of folk art and speak to essential aspects of both traditional and unconventional expressions. Spanning the 18th century to the present, the works selected by curators Stacy C. Hollander and Brooke Davis Anderson, invite a deeper understanding of folk art and its role in people's lives.

[Image: Unknown "New York" (1848) Oil on wood panel 34 x 57 x 1 3/8 in. Courtesy of American Folk Art Museum, promised gift of Ralph Esmerian]

Schedule

Permanent event

Fee

Adults $9, Students and Seniors $7, Children under 12, Members, Friday after 5.30pm Free

Venue Hours

From 10:30 To 17:30
fridays closing at 19:30
Closed on Mondays

Access

Between 5th and 6th Ave. Subway: E/V to 5th Avenue or B/D/F/V to 49th Street.
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Address

45 W 53rd St., New York, NY 10019
Phone: 2129777170


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