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For kith and kin :the folk art collection at the Art Institute of Chicago /Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski.

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-303589

Description

120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 25 cm, The Art Institute of Chicago is home to one of the world's finest collections of American folk art. The detailed entries in this text serve as an introduction to an array of masterworks, from New England portraits to New Mexican ceramics and Ohio quilts, each reflecting the traditions of the eras and places in which they were created.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Folk art
Folk art.

Originator

Barter, Judith A., 1951-
Obniski, Monica.
Art Institute of Chicago.

Contents

Friendship, faith, and folk art / Judith A. Barter -- The collection / Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski.

Publication

Chicago : New Haven, Conn. ; London :

Description

120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 25 cm
The Art Institute of Chicago is home to one of the world's finest collections of American folk art. The detailed entries in this text serve as an introduction to an array of masterworks, from New England portraits to New Mexican ceramics and Ohio quilts, each reflecting the traditions of the eras and places in which they were created.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (page 119).

ISBN

9780300179729 (hbk.)
0300179723 (hbk.)

Call Number

Coll. NK805.A78 2012

Other People and Orgs

Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago.

Material Type

Catalogs.

Places

United States
Illinois Chicago
Illinois
United States.

Edition

1st ed.

Variant Title

Folk art collection at the Art Institute of Chicago

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