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A kind of archeology :collecting American folk art, 1876-1976 /Elizabeth Stillinger.

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-273245

Description

xix, 441 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Folk art Collectors and collecting History.
Kunstsammler.
Volkskunst.

Originator

Stillinger, Elizabeth.

Contents

The folk art idea -- Folk art, ethnology, and antiquarianism -- Folk art and modern art -- The decorative and aesthetic uses of folk art -- Folk art, patriotism, and nationalism.

Publication

Amherst [Mass.] : University of Massachusetts Press

Description

xix, 441 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-429) and index.

ISBN

9781558497443 (cloth : alk. paper)
1558497447 (cloth : alk. paper)

Call Number

Stacks NK805.S73 2011
Coll. NK805.S73 2011 c.2

Places

United States
USA.

Variant Title

Collecting American folk art, 1876-1976

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