The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876

by Alice Winchester and Jean Lipman

Book Overview

The quintessential guide to folk art in America, based on the landmark Whitney Museum exhibit of 1974, illustrates more than 400 outstanding examples of American craft, covering four major categories--painted, drawn, or stitched pictures; sculpture; architectural decoration; and decorated household objects. 400 bandw and full-color illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894715283
• ISBN13: 9780894715280
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Courage Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A great addition to any folk art library

For anyone interested in Early American Folk Art, this book is a "must". Like other books written on this subject by Jean Lipman, this book which was co-authored by Lipman and Alice Winchester, is truly expertly written and illustrated, using a great blend of some 400 folk art examples from pre-revolution American until 1876.

AWESOME !

A must have for everyone interested in American Folk Art. Great color prints. Excellent essays.

Great value

This is an unbelievable price for a book so full of high-quality black-and-white and color plates. Not much text, but an excellent source of patterns for very appealing american folk-art motifs.