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Subject(s)

• Folk art—United States [Browse]
• Americana [Browse]

Editor

• Minardi, Lisa, 1983- [Browse]

Summary note

"A richly illustrated presentation of the latest research on traditional American folk art. Americana Insights 2024 is the second volume of an annual series that presents the latest research and discoveries on traditional American folk art and material culture. This installment explores a diverse range of craftspeople and artifacts, treating readers to a journey from Appalachia to the mid-Atlantic and New England, and even onto the Atlantic Ocean. Each essay offers a fresh perspective on American creativity and ingenuity, introducing readers to the makers and materials of early America. This remains the only interdisciplinary publication devoted exclusively to traditional Americana and folk art. Contributors cover a range of topics including historic Cherokee river cane basket weaving traditions, New England folk artists Sturtevant J. Hamblin, the almshouse paintings of German immigrant Charles Hofmann, and the display of American antiques on mid-twentieth-century ocean liners. Additional subjects include Pennsylvania German fraktur, carousel carving, carriage signs, quilts, and game boards. Contributors: Trevor Brandt, Paul D'Ambrosio, Tobin Fraley, Emelie Gevalt, Christopher Malone, Richard Miller, Matthew Monk, Amelia Peck, Christian Roden, Cynthia Schaffner, Eileen M. Smiles, Jennifer Swope." -- Amazon

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Editorial Statement
• Essays
• Double Woven: A History of Cherokee Rivercane Basket Collecting, 1690-1947 / Matthew E. Monk
• Fancy Fraktur: Brocade Paper in Pennsylvania German Folk Art / Trevor Brandt
• The Global Roots of an American Family Record Sampler / Amelia Peck and Cynthia V. A. Schaffner
• The Elegant Brush of Sturtevant J. Hamblin (1816-1884) / Paul S. D"Ambrosio
• Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories / Jennifer M. Swope
• Charles C. Hofmann's Paintings Along the Schuylkill River: Landscapes of Peace, Prosperity, and Despair / Christopher Malone
• Daniel Carl Müller: The Artist as Carousel Carver / Tobin Fraley
• Americana on the Atlantic: Creating National Identity on the Mid-Century Ocean Liner / Christian Roden
• Briefs
• Another Look at Johannes Bard (1797-1861) / Richard Miller
• The J. & G. Clapp Sign and Carriage Making in Auburn, New York / Eileen M. Smiles
• Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture / Emelie Gevalt
• William Matthew Prior Remembered / Paul S. D'Ambrosio

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ISBN

9798988533115 ((hardcover))

OCLC

1433198693

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