[{"ID":36252,"post_type":"programs","title":"Mr. Imagination Button Trees: Inspired by Art from the American Folk Art Museum","content":"","status":"publish","date":"2026-06-26 22:09:37","name":"mr-imagination-button-trees-inspired-by-art-from-the-american-folk-art-museum","parent":0,"modified":"2026-06-26 22:32:44","series?":"Program","category":{"term_id":18,"name":"Programs","slug":"programs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":18,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},"main_image":{"ID":36253,"id":36253,"title":"Button Tree","filename":"2000.13.1-scaled.jpg","filesize":636072,"url":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2000.13.1-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/programs\/mr-imagination-button-trees-inspired-by-art-from-the-american-folk-art-museum\/button-tree\/","alt":"","author":"31","description":"","caption":"Wood, cement, buttons, bottle caps, and nails sculpture by Gregory \"Mr. Imagination\" Warmack, (1948\u20132012), 1990\u20131992","name":"button-tree","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":36252,"date":"2026-06-26 22:02:39","modified":"2026-06-26 22:02:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/site\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2377,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2000.13.1-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2000.13.1-279x300.jpg","medium-width":279,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2000.13.1-768x827.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":827,"large":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2000.13.1-scaled.jpg","large-width":2377,"large-height":2560,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2000.13.1-1426x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1426,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2000.13.1-1901x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":1901,"2048x2048-height":2048}},"list_image":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2000.13.1-scaled.jpg","headline":"Mr. Imagination Button Trees: Inspired by Art from the American Folk Art Museum","di_date":"2026-07-31","excerpt":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the spirit of Brooklyn Public Library\u2019s summer theme, <\/span><b>What\u2019s Your Story?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> join this free drop-in program.<\/span><\/p>\n","start_time":"11:00 am","end_time":"1:00 pm","admission":"Free with registration","main_content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the spirit of Brooklyn Public Library\u2019s summer theme, <\/span><b>What\u2019s Your Story?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> join this free drop-in program. Inspired by the work of self-taught artist Mr. Imagination, participants will create their own fanciful plants out of buttons and other art materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This program is free and all are welcome. For more information: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:education@folkartmuseum.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">education@folkartmuseum.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, July 31st from 11 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/JTXzH9w6czHX1vWB6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brooklyn Public Library\u2014Jamaica Bay Branch<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>9727 Seaview Ave. at E. 98th St. near Rockaway Pkwy, 9727 Seaview Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11236<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36254\" src=\"http:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brooklyn_Public_Library_logo.svg_-300x110.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brooklyn_Public_Library_logo.svg_-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brooklyn_Public_Library_logo.svg_.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Artwork: Gregory &#8220;Mr. Imagination&#8221; Warmack (1948\u20132012), <em data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"62\">Button Tree<\/em>, 1990\u20131992, wood, cement, buttons, bottle caps, and nails, 56 \u00d7 34 \u00d7 60 in., Gift of the artist, American Folk Art Museum, New York City.<\/p>\n","day":"31","month":"Jul","year":"2026","link":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/programs\/mr-imagination-button-trees-inspired-by-art-from-the-american-folk-art-museum\/"}]