STILL LIFE WITH BASKET OF FRUIT
Artist unidentified
A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America offers a stunning presentation of American folk art made primarily in rural areas of New England, the Midwest, and the South between 1800 and 1920. More than sixty works of art, including still-life, landscape, allegorical, and portrait paintings, commercial and highly personal sculpture, and distinctive examples of art from the German-American community exemplify the breadth of American creative expression by individuals who did not always adhere to the academic models that established artistic taste in urban centers of the East Coast.
The exhibition is drawn from the Barbara L. Gordon Collection and is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia. Written and organized for the American Folk Art Museum by Stacy C. Hollander, deputy director for curatorial affairs, chief curator, and director of exhibitions.
The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalog copublished by ASI and the international publishing firm SKIRA/Rizzoli.
Accompanied by Also on View: Selections from the Collection, curated by Stacy C. Hollander, deputy director for curatorial affairs, chief curator, and director of exhibitions, American Folk Art Museum.
Major support for the presentation at the American Folk Art Museum is provided by HISTORY®. Additional support is provided by Joyce Berger Cowin, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Burning the Old South Church
John Hilling (1822–1894)
Bath, Maine
c. 1854
Oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 23 3/4″
Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Photo courtesy of the Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Emily Avesta Bisco Lamb
Attributed to Daniel G. Lamont (1818–1883)
Webster, Massachusetts
c. 1852
Oil on canvas
28 1/2 x 23 1/4″
Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Photo courtesy of the Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Dentist’s Trade Sign
Artist unidentified
New England
c. 1890
Paint on tulip poplar
14 1/2 x 24 x 1″
Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Photo courtesy the Barbara L. Gordon Collection
The Farm of Henry Windle
Henry Dousa
Washington Court House, Ohio
1875
Oil on canvas
31 1/4 x 48
Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Photo courtesy the Barbara L. Gordon Collection
The Wedding of the Turtle Doves
Attributed to John Scholl (1827–1916)
Germania, Pennsylvania
1907-1915
Paint on white pine, and wire
37 x 24 x 17″
Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Photo courtesy the Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Eagle and Flags Plaque
Artist unidentified
Probably New England
1875-1900
Paint, and gilt on white pine
32 x 48 x 6″
Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Photo courtesy the Barbara L. Gordon Collection
Major support for the presentation at the American Folk Art Museum is provided by HISTORY®. Additional support is provided by Joyce Berger Cowin, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
