folk art

Every Day For 20 Years, Willard Hill Made A Sculpture From Trash

"Nowadays, most of us don’t think there are people just sitting in their house making thousands of pieces of art."
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How To Turn Thrift Store Figurines Into Naughty Works Of Art

English artist and ceramics restorer Amy Douglas is keeping folk art fresh.
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Artist Who Left 1,200 Sculptures In An Abandoned Alley Will Forever Remain A Mystery

What we know and what we don't know about the Philadelphia Wireman, one of the many artists whose stories risk going untold.
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The Captivating Imagery Of America's Oldest Secret Societies

Real treasure hunters show where secret history and folk art intersect.
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Native American Folk Art Meets Punk In One Artist's Search For Identity

Katsina dolls, dream catchers and graffiti, oh my.
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Artists With Disabilities Explore The Far-Reaching Potential Of Visual Expression

Never underestimate the power of the many worlds inside your imagination.
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Jim Crow-Era Folk Artist Captures The Haunting Ways We Envision Death

James "Son Ford" Thomas creates mangled visions of our rotting bones, the kind that populate children's nightmares.
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What It Means To Be A 'Self-Taught Genius' In Art

What do Albert Einstein and a folk artist have in common?
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