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This is a guide to self-taught and outsider artists in the United States, also called folk artists, and their work. It provides information on the artists and the places where their work may be viewed or purchased.'

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9780786407453

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<b>Reviews of the Second Edition</b> important...well-researched...highly recommended <i>Library Journal</i>; a rich resource...useful <i>ARBA</i>; lots of good information...highly recommended <i>The Outsider</i>; user-friendly...absorbing...invaluable <i>Raw Vision</i>; excellent...there is no doubt that every serious collector will want to own a copy <i>Folk Art Finder</i>; comprehensive...painstaking research...truly amazing <i>Folk Art Messenger</i>; useful to both curious newcomers and serious collectors <i>Ames News.</i>

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Brooklyn College Professor Emerita Betty-Carol Sellen has written numerous books in the fields of librarianship and reference. She is on the Board of Directors for Art Enables (Washington, D.C.) and is a member of the National Advisory Board for the Folk Art Society of America. A recipient of the Folk Art Society Award of Distinction, she lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The late Cynthia J. Johanson was a Folk Art Society of America and American Library Association member. She was division chief at the Library of Congress and lived in Washington, D.C.

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