A Kind of Archeology: Collecting American Folk Art, 1876-1976

by Barbara Luck and Elizabeth Stillinger

Book Overview

This book explores the world of American folk art collectors--people who saw the beauty and value of the folk-art portraits, weathervanes, and carvings that mainstream America had hitherto relegated to attics, barns, and dust bins. Although pioneer collectors sought out and preserved objects that are today regarded as icons, little has been known of their motivations, aesthetics, or display techniques. Unlike the mainly white, professional, male collectors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558497447
• ISBN13: 9781558497443
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.3" x 10.3"