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The Flowering of American Folk Art
by Jean Lipman

The quintessential guide to folk art in America 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. Pages include photographs and information on weathervanes, ship figureheads, tinware, toys, quilts, painted furniture, and more.

                                   
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This edition will focus on the theme "Folk Art Classics" and will feature articles on a variety of folk art antiques and collectibles.

ANTIQUES:  Folk Art Furniture on Parade
                         (Folk art furniture)
                    
                      
COLLECTIBLES:
 
The Folksy Art of Painted Metalware
                                  
(Painted tin and toleware)
               
                                
ANTIQUE SPOTLIGHT:
 Fracturing Fraktur

                                             (
German Fraktur)
                                                                                         

SPECIAL FEATURE:
The Luxurious Look of Russian Lacquer Boxes
                                        (
Russian lacquer ware)

CARING FOR COLLECTIONS: 
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COLLECTING:
  Collecting Folk Art
                             
(
Folk art collecting)
                             
                                                                                       
READERS ASK:
The Sweet Smell of Sweet Grass
                              
(Southern sweet grass baskets)
                                                             

ANTIQUES GLOSSARIES: 

BACK IN TIMEIt's All in the Pattern
                            
 
(Pattern quilts)
                                                            
                               
ANTIQUES TO VIEW:
  A Collection of Folk Art
                                          (The American Folk Art Museum)
                                        

                                       
                                                                               
                                 
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