FOLK ART

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FOLK ART

• Folk art captures the heart of American culture.
  It speaks to diversity of heritage and shared
  national experience, individual creativity, and
  community values.
• THREE FACES IN LUSH LANDSCAPE

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FOLK ART

• By the end of the 19th century, industrialization
  had rendered most handmade products obsolete.
  Rather than reinforcing a norm, folk art became
  expressive of individual voices raised in support
  of the human touch and the credo of beauty in
  everyday objectsvoices that also spoke to
  topical issues, personal concerns, and popular
  culture.

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UNCLE SAM RIDING A BICYCLE WHIRLIGIG

• Artist unidentifiedprobably N.Y. Statec.
  18801920paint on wood with metal37 x 55 1/2 x
  11 in.

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THE COMFORT OF MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

• Richard Dial (b. 1955)Bessemer, Alabama
  1988Steel and wood with hemp and enamel57 x 33
  x 32 1/2 in.