The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

But this particular piece of elaborate Pennsylvania German folk art hit her like a bolt of lightning nonetheless. The 11-inch-by-14-inch artwork that Kresge ...

Elie Nadelman was an American-Polish artist whose work married the genres of classical sculpture and folk art. View Elie Nadelman’s 497 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, ...

Fraktur as a folk art had its roots in German Europe, or as it then was known, the Holy Roman Empire. Most of it was made up of hodge podges of small and large bishoprics, baronies and free cities.

Art, furniture, porcelain and other objects that once belonged to Prussia’s rulers will now become the property of a charitable foundation and will remain in museums ...

The Homestead Folk Art Museum opened over the weekend in Amana. ... The seven Amana Colonies are one of the oldest communal societies in Iowa, founded by German settlers in 1842.