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<\/p>\nAddress: 2 Lincoln Square Columbus Avenue at West 66th Street New York<\/p>\n
Phone:\u00a0212-595-9533<\/p>\n
Working hours:\u00a0 The Museum galleries are currently closed and will reopen in September.<\/p>\n
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Candid, genuine, and unexpected, we are New York City\u2019s only museum dedicated to folk & self-taught artists.\u00a0Since 1961, the Museum has celebrated the creativity of individuals whose singular talents have been refined largely through personal experience rather than formal artistic training.<\/p>\n
Our collection includes more than seven thousand works of art from four centuries and nearly every continent\u2014from compelling portraits and dazzling quilts to powerful works by living artists in a variety of mediums.<\/p>\n
From critically acclaimed exhibitions and publications to inspiring educational programs and robust community outreach, our mission is to be the leading forum shaping the understanding and appreciation of folk and self-taught art across time and place.<\/p>\n
Below, left:<\/strong>\u00a0Interior of John Leavitt\u2019s Tavern<\/em>\u00a0(detail); Joseph Warren Leavitt (1804\u20131833); Chichester, New Hampshire;\u00a0c. 1825; watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper, in original maple frame;\u00a08 9\/16 x 10 1\/2 x 1\/2 in.; American Folk Art Museum, gift of Ralph Esmerian, 2005.8.5. Photo\u00a0\u00a9 John Bigelow Taylor, New York.\u00a0Below, center:<\/strong>\u00a0Untitled\u00a0(Idyllic Landscape with Children)<\/em>\u00a0(detail) (double-sided);\u00a0Henry Darger (1892\u20131973);\u00a0Chicago; mid-twentieth\u00a0century; watercolor, pencil, carbon tracing, and collage on pieced paper;\u00a024 x 106 1\/2 in.; American Folk Art Museum, museum purchase with funds generously provided by John and Margaret Robson, 2004.1.3.\u00a0\u00a9 Kiyoko Lerner. Photo by James Prinz.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n A celebration of an authentic American art<\/strong><\/p>\n Self-taught art, past and present, tells empowering stories of everyday life.<\/strong><\/p>\n The field of American folk art was first defined at the turn of the twentieth century by collectors, professional artists, critics, dealers, and curators whose search for an authentic American art seemed to be finally answered in works that presented a nuanced\u00a0picture of national identity, faith, progress, ingenuity, community, and individuality. Under the umbrella of \u201cfolk art\u201d the field expanded to also include artists working in the present. For the last twenty years, the term\u00a0self-taught<\/em>\u00a0has more regularly come to address these artists, whose inspiration emerges from unsuspected paths and unconventional places, giving voice to individuals\u00a0who may be situated outside the social mainstream.\u00a0Those individuals have\u00a0been active participants in the shaping of American visual culture, influencing generations of artists and establishing lively artistic traditions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Above:<\/strong>\u00a0Man Feeding a Bear an Ear of Corn<\/em>; artist unidentified; probably Pennsylvania; c. 1840; watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper, 5 5\/8 x 7 1\/2 in.; American Folk Art Museum, gift of Ralph Esmerian, 2013.1.37. Photo \u00a9\u00a0John Bigelow Taylor, New York.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A place for interaction and discovery<\/strong><\/p>\n Join the community\u2014participate in the museum’s educational and interactive programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n The museum serves as an important source of information and scholarship in the field and hosts a wide array of events for every level of interest.\u00a0Programs including lectures, panel discussions, and symposia make experts and cultural leaders accessible to the public. A\u00a0variety of workshops and live musical performances are offered\u00a0in the galleries each week, and school, summer camp, teen, and adult programs take place\u00a0throughout the year. The museum is dedicated\u00a0to making the study of folk and self-taught art\u00a0available to and meaningful for\u00a0all.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information and photos taken from the site: <\/span><\/strong>folkartmuseum.org<\/strong><\/p>\n Photo taken from the site:\u00a0www.timeout.com\/newyork\/museums\/american-folk-art-museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Address: 2 Lincoln Square Columbus Avenue at West 66th Street New York Phone:\u00a0212-595-9533 Working hours:\u00a0 The Museum galleries are currently closed and will reopen in September. About us Self Taught Art Across Time and Place Candid, genuine, and unexpected, we are New York City\u2019s only museum dedicated to folk & self-taught […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-museums"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2511,"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508\/revisions\/2511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.camegone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Visit the\u00a0programs page<\/a>\u00a0to get involved.<\/h5>\n
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