folk art

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Made by hand

a crafts sampler
Before busy machines in factories turned out most of what we need and use, people crafted these items by hand. From a globe to a pie crimper, a butter churn to a rocking horse, this unique collection highlights fourteen one-of-a-kind objects.

Colores de la vida

Mexican folk art colors in English and Spanish : folk art by artists from Oaxaca
2011
Brightly colored animals drawn by Mexican folk artists teach children about color with images of red giraffes, pink cows, purple rabbits, and more.

American folk art

2018
This book provides a unique look at the rich variety of art created from centuries ago to the present day, reflecting an enduring culture and era.

Young America

a folk-art history
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Contemporary American folk artists

Briefly discusses the lives and works of twenty-two American folk painters, carvers, and environmentalists.
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Anonymous was a woman

Text and illustrations describe the samplers, paintings, quilts, needlepictures, and other handiwork of 18th and 19th-century American women.
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