The seven Amana Colonies are one of the oldest communal societies in Iowa, founded by German settlers in 1842. Just 30 ...

Nadelman spent six months in Munich, where he studied classical works displayed at the Glyptothek and German folk art at the Bavarian National Museum. Shortly after, he traveled to Paris, exhibiting ...

In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural environments. Holger Cahill in his landmark 1932 exhibition American Folk Art: ...

Susan Kleckner was the principal specialist supervising Christie's five landmark American folk art sales, the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Scott, Jr. (June 1994), Pennsylvania German folk ...

Under her direction the department organized seminal sales of Pennsylvania German folk art: the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Scott, Jr. (1994) and the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Richard ...

The 3D effect was classic and spoke to many collectors. Hi Gloria, Your German folk art is very classic and yes, these pieces are marvels in the art world. Many have original signatures ...

The newly opened Homestead Folk Art Museum is a celebration of that rich ... used for storage or laundry to quilts and elaborate German bookshelves. “(A lot of people) grew up in houses that ...