THE SMITHSONIAN. American Folk Art.
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Series: THE SMITHSONIAN.
Genre: Educational
Year Published: 1967
Creator: National Broadcasting Co. Inc.
Format: 16mm
Color: Color
Sound: sound
Description: A study of American folk art produced by itinerant American painters in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Shows the simple, primitive, and naively charming style of these painters, and points out the influence of this style on artists in the 20th century; Summary; Surveys primitive art in the United States from 1775 to 1875, emphasizing objects in the Smithsonian collections and the art of the Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch collection. Includes samples of carved eagles, handmade dresses, crewel work, carousel animals, scrimshaw, bedspreads and samplers.
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