Category: Folk & Outsider Art

African Forms: Art and Rituals

Price: $7.39 USD

Publisher: Assouline Publishing : 2001-10-01

Seller ID: 2843232910-3-28991864

ISBN-13: 9782843232916

Condition: Used: Good

Illuminates an aspect of African art that has largely been neglected by other books. African sculptures and art can be difficult to decipher because they are more than tokens of "art for art's sake." African art is often based on religious and philosophical values. It is created not just for the patron but for the entire community, using a language of form to help the society to understand what cannot otherwise be put into words. Through an enlightening analysis of some continent's most emblematic artifacts, this book decodes African art by putting it in the context of the broader culture. It ...
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Along Country Roads, Acrylic Landscapes Step By Step (525) (525)

By: Susan Scheewe Brown

Price: $5.51 USD

Publisher: Susan Scheewe Publications, Inc. : 2002-01-01

Seller ID: 1567705251-4-27495965

ISBN-13: 9781567705256

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

American folk painters of three centuries

By: Lipman, Jean and Armstrong, Tom [Editors]

Price: $3.93 USD

Publisher: Hudson Hills Press : trade distribution by Simon & Schuster : 1980-01-01

Seller ID: 0933920067-3-25527565

ISBN-13: 9780933920064

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Image for Art and Society in a Highland Maya Community: The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlán (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

Art and Society in a Highland Maya Community: The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlán (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

By: Christenson, Allen J.

Price: $5.37 USD

Publisher: University of Texas Press : 2001-12-01

Seller ID: 0292712421-4-28319051

ISBN-13: 9780292712423

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

A study of a major piece of modern Mayan religious art.
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Fancy Feet (New Kids at the Polk Street School)

By: Patricia Reilly Giff; Blanche Sims [Illustrator]

Price: $3.97 USD

Publisher: Yearling Books : 1988-09-01

Seller ID: 0440400864-3-16856190

ISBN-13: 9780440400868

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

" Little kids don't go to jail."
At least Stacy's hoping they don't It's not easy to be good all the time. Stacy just had to try on the beautiful gold shoes her friend Jiwon brought to school to sell in the class store. Now the shoes are lost, and it's Stacy's fault.
Even worse, Stacy's friends think she stole the shoes. How can she explain what really happened? Telling the truth is hard, but Stacy knows if the shoe fits, she has to wear it
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Folk Art Projects: North America

By: Despard, Yvonne

Price: $3.65 USD

Publisher: Evan-Moor Corp : 1997-11-01

Seller ID: 1557996245-3-26940529

ISBN-13: 9781557996244

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

These craft books have complete, illustrated step-by-step directions.18 art projects for far north, Americana, Native Americans, Mexico/Central America. Cultural background and literature references with each project.
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Local Color: A Sense of Place In Folk Art

By: William Ferris; Robert Penn Warren [Foreword]

Price: $5.37 USD

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Paperbacks : 1982-01-01

Seller ID: 0070206511-4-26266684

ISBN-13: 9780070206519

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Mary Emmerling's American Country Flags

By: Emmerling, Mary

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Clarkson Potter : 1991-10-08

Seller ID: 0517583666-3-20275329

ISBN-13: 9780517583661

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

Maskmaking

By: Sivin, Carole

Price: $3.52 USD

Publisher: Davis : 1986-07-01

Seller ID: 0871921782-4-25533026

ISBN-13: 9780871921789

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Acceptable

From simple variations on brown paper bags to bal masqu designs, plaster and plasticene molds--the whole range

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Mattie Lou O'Kelley, folk artist

By: O'Kelley, Mattie Lou

Price: $3.93 USD

Publisher: Little, Brown : 1989-01-01

Seller ID: 0821217445-4-26042421

ISBN-13: 9780821217443

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Acceptable

This volume offers a collection of the work of folk artist Mattie Lou O'Kelley whose primitive paintings of the rural South at turn of the century depict the spirit of family life, every-day chores, play and celebrations. Also included are her still lifes and paintings of cats.
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Native American Mandalas

By: Holitzka, Klaus

Price: $3.60 USD

Publisher: Sterling : 2000-06-30

Seller ID: 0806928816-11-28770353

ISBN-13: 9780806928814

Binding: paperback

Condition: New

From sun symbols of the Sioux to a Hopi rock drawing, this book contains 31 Native American mandalas to colour, each accompanied by a quote, prayer or song, capturing a range of traditional motifs.
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Painted Wood Projects in the Pennsylvania Folk Art Style

By: Bridgewater, Alan; Bridgewater, Gill

Price: $8.72 USD

Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc : 1995-01-01

Seller ID: 0806905085-11-28674937

ISBN-13: 9780806905082

Binding: hardcover

Condition: New

Some of the most exuberant, charming, and colorful designs found anywhere come from the rich tradition of the Amish, Mennonites, and other German-speaking groups who settled in Pennsylvania over the last 300 years. Enjoy applying their unique designs of hearts, tulips, hex signs, birds, stars, and animals to a variety of authentic "Pennsylvania Dutch" projects. Paint a door with the popular hearts and tulips motif. Paint a mysterious hex sign on a barn (or anyplace else where you want to keep away evil spirits). Decorate a dower chest with a Patriotic Eagle, or a dresser with Mantango Valley b...
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Southwest Textiles: Weavings of the Pueblo and Navajo

By: Whitaker, Kathleen; Hart, Susie; Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Price: $43.32 USD

Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr : 2002-01-01

Seller ID: 0295982268-3-29055040

ISBN-13: 9780295982267

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

This fascinating story of the history and evolution of Pueblo and Navajo fabric arts includes over 250 outstanding examples from the museum's collection reproduced in full color, and 125 illustrations showing details of these works and historical photographs of Native American craftspeople.
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Talking Shops: Detroit Commercial Folk Art (Great Lakes Books Series)

By: Clements, David; Herron, Professor Jerry [Afterword]; Harris, Bill [Foreword];

Price: $13.43 USD

Publisher: Wayne State University Press : 2004-12-15

Seller ID: 0814330908-4-27629499

ISBN-13: 9780814330906

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Cruise down the inner-city streets of Detroit and your eyes take in an array of familiar images of poverty and decay. What renowned photographer David Clements sees on these gritty Detroit streets are the ad displays on so many local businesses, including salons, churches, and car washes. In Talking Shops, Clements captures mural facades that transform what might have been a typical urban landscape into a canvas for some of the city's most vibrant folk art. With more than 130 full-color photographs, this delightful book uncovers such treasures as the "Mr. Foote Hand Car Wash," and the "Kill Th...
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The Art and Style of Western Indian Basketry

By: Jones, Joan Megan

Price: $7.30 USD

Publisher: Big Country Books : 1982-06-01

Seller ID: 0888391226-3-25482640

ISBN-13: 9780888391223

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

The Arts of the North American Indian: Native Traditions in Evolution

By: Wade, Edwin

Price: $4.66 USD

Publisher: Hudson Hills : 1995-08-09

Seller ID: 0933920563-4-24904140

ISBN-13: 9780933920569

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

A unique and comprehensive study of the rich tradition of American Indian art from the sociological, anthropological and art-historical viewpoints. Covering 3000 years and over 60 tribes, the art includes ledger drawings, painting, pottery, blankets, beadwork, carving, jewellery, masks and basketry.
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The Blue Four: Feininger, Jawlensky, Kandinsky and Klee in the New World

By: Barnett, Ms. Vivian Endicott [Editor]; Helfenstein, Josef [Editor];

Price: $14.55 USD

Publisher: Dumont Buchverlag : 1998-09-10

Seller ID: 0300075995-3-25724349

ISBN-13: 9780300075991

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

In 1924 Galka Scheyer brought the work of four fellow avant-garde artists from Germany to America. With tireless enthusiasm, she promoted the work of Lyonel Feininger, Alexej von Jawlensky, Wassily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee -- the "Blue Four" -- so-named to reflect their earlier association with the Blue Rider group (Der Blaue Reiter) of Munich Expressionists. This strikingly beautiful book reproduces in full color more than 140 Blue Four works of art as well as many black and white illustrations that have never been published before. The book brings to life Scheyer's activities promoting moder...
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The Colonial Craftsman (Anson G. Phelps Lectureship on Early American History.)

By: Bridenbaugh, Carl

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Dover Publications : 2011-11-30

Seller ID: 0486264904-3-26234861

ISBN-13: 9780486264905

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

"A fascinating study not only of the work of the 18th-century American artisan but of his place in pre-Revolutionary society." -- The New YorkerIn colonial America, craftsmen comprised the largest segment of the population, after farmers. They were cabinetmakers, silversmiths, pewterers, printers, painters, engravers, blacksmiths, brass button-makers, shipwrights, hatters, shoemakers, and other artisans, and they manufactured the tools, clothing, household goods, and other essential products needed to sustain life and trade in the New World.In this superb study, a distinguished American histor...
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The earth mother

By: Jayakar, Pupul

Price: $5.98 USD

Publisher: Penguin Books : 1989-01-01

Seller ID: 0140123520-4-27216564

ISBN-13: 9780140123524

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

The Nsukka Artists and Nigerian Contemporary Art

By: Nsukka Group and the State of Nigerian Contemporary Art; Ottenberg, Simon; National Museum of African Art (U. S.); Ottenberg, Simon [Editor]

Price: $13.05 USD

Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr : 2002-01-01

Seller ID: 0295982055-3-28906136

ISBN-13: 9780295982052

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

The artists of the Nsukka school, a loosely affiliated group associated with the University of Nigeria, demonstrate the rich and sensitive face of creativity under the rapidly changing conditions of present-day Africa. This collection is weighted toward writings by African artists and art historians and is informed by an African perspective on contemporary art.
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The Pueblo Potter

By: Bunzel, Ruth

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Dover Publications : 1972-06-01

Seller ID: 0486228754-4-22842717

ISBN-13: 9780486228754

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Penetrating study of Pueblo ceramic art materials, methods, decorative elements, use of color, etc. plus ideas, feelings and attitudes toward craft. 38 full-page plates. 14 plates in red, white and black.
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This Path We Travel: Celebrations of Contemporary Native American Creativity

By: National Museum of the American Indian

Price: $4.17 USD

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing : 1994-10-01

Seller ID: 1555912087-4-28082241

ISBN-13: 9781555912086

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Recounts the collaborative effort of fifteen leading Native American artists representing a range of cultural backgrounds and artistic media.
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To Have & To Hold: Decorative American Boxes

By: Ross, Pat

Price: $3.52 USD

Publisher: Viking Studio Books : 1991-08-01

Seller ID: 0670830615-3-27653188

ISBN-13: 9780670830619

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

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Category: Folk & Outsider Art