Folk art books

Goose Lane Editions and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia have released the first comprehensive book on the art of...  Read More >>

Arts as intimate as a piece of needlework or a home altar. Arts as visible as decorative iron, murals, and low riders....  Read More >>

Arts as intimate as a piece of needlework or a home altar. Arts as visible as decorative iron, murals, and low riders....  Read More >>

Hailed by scouting founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell as ""a perfect guide book to Boy Scouts and others,"" this invaluable...  Read More >>

Colcha embroidery is a traditional Spanish colonial style of textile, bed covering, or wall hanging dating from...  Read More >>

An illustrated catalogue portraying the American South through its folk culture.  Read More >>

Linocut prints in crisp black-and-white designs reflect traditional work from Zulu, Masai, and dozens of other tribes....  Read More >>

Over 100 Celtic motifs, both abstract and pictorial, have been adapted from authentic Celtic sources and include...  Read More >>

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Full text, plus more than 700 precise drawings of basketry, sculpture, painting, pottery, sand paintings, metal,...  Read More >>

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An illustrated examination of pottery and potters on four continents. It discusses and illustrates the work of modern...  Read More >>

Saint Francis of Assisi Day is celebrated in Mexico and many other countries, including the United States, each...  Read More >>

This work not only identifies and describes ningyo, detailing their history and meaning, but also contains a complex...  Read More >>

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Careers for Crafty People and Other Dexterous Types lets career explorers look at the job market through the unique...  Read More >>

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Mythic Beings brings together 80 outstanding works by 20 contemporary artists that powerfully interpret Northwest...  Read More >>

Contemporary women artists of the Yirrkala community in Northeast Arnhem Land create a variety of art and craft,...  Read More >>

<p> This vividly illustrated book celebrates the major contribution of Sheridan College's School of Crafts and Design...  Read More >>

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Taking a global perspective in folkloric and dramatic theory and applying it to practice, folk drama is examined...  Read More >>

Focusing on a community and the changing nature of tradition, this work presents, through word, photographs, artwork...  Read More >>

This book defines the history of fairground carving and painted imagery in Britain, America and Europe.  Read More >>

For Nellie Mae Rowe (1900-1982) the old Southern world of shotgun houses, small churches, flowers, trees, and farm...  Read More >>