Call it bold or banal, but I think enough time has passed since Hamilton‘s debut in 2015 that a New Yorker can make a reference to the musical without the city collectively rolling its eyes and ...

Discover how Grandma Moses, a self-taught artist, turned to painting in her late 70s and became an American folk-art icon. Leslie Umberger & Meredith Herndon Portrait of Grandma Moses in 1950 by Clara ...

NEW YORK (AP) — What does “home” mean? Different things to all of us, of course. A place of love, for some. One fraught with trouble, for others. An elusive concept for too many. “Home isn’t always a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Looking at an American folk quilt is like being engulfed in a starburst of swirling shapes and vibrant colours. "Unfolding Stories: Culture and Tradition in American Quilts," an ...

You’d be forgiven for not knowing the name Madalena Santos Reinbolt (1919–1976). Her current exhibition at New York’s American Folk Art Museum is the self-taught Afro-Brazilian artist’s first museum ...

The American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) in Manhattan's Upper West Side will temporarily close its doors to the public this summer for a major renovation project set to revitalize the museum shop, ...

Vol. 1. An introduction to American folk art ; The New England and Mid-Atlantic region art ; New England and Mid-Atlantic region artists ; The southeast region art ; Southeast region artists -- v. 2.

Travel the globe at the annual International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where artists and makers from around the world including Mexico, Peru, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Eswatini, and more ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

NEW YORK — What does “home” mean? Different things to all of us, of course. A place of love, for some. One fraught with trouble, for others. An elusive concept for too many. “Home isn’t always a place ...