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  2. Folk art of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Edward Hicks Painting the Peaceable Kingdom by Thomas Hicks, depicting Edward Hicks painting one of his most noted artworks. [3]In colonial America, folk art grew out of artisanal craftsmanship in communities that allowed commonly trained people to individually express themselves, distinct from the high art tradition that dominated Europe, which was less accessible and generally less relevant ...

  3. John Cornbread Anderson - Wikipedia

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    Anderson grew up in the woods of the Mill Creek community in Lumpkin. He has held a variety of jobs, including being a butcher, a mechanic, a police officer, and manager of a farm. Both his mother and wife are visual artists. In 1995, he began to explore art by painting the animals (both from the farm and wild) and scenes he was so familiar with.

  4. Shelburne Museum - Wikipedia

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    Impressionist paintings, folk art, quilts and textiles, decorative arts, furniture, American paintings, and an array of 17th- to 20th-century artifacts are on view. Shelburne is home to collections of 19th-century American folk art, quilts, 19th- and 20th-century decoys, and carriages.

  5. Edward Hicks - Wikipedia

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    Edward Hicks (April 4, 1780 – August 23, 1849) was an American folk painter and distinguished Christian minister of the Society of Friends (a.k.a. "Quakers"). He became a notable Quaker because of his paintings.

  6. Folk art - Wikipedia

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    The makers of folk art are typically trained within a popular tradition, rather than in the fine art tradition of the culture. There is often overlap, or contested ground [1] with 'naive art'. "Folk art" is not used in regard to traditional societies where ethnographic art continue to be made. The types of objects covered by the term "folk art ...

  7. Mattie Lou O'Kelley - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, O'Kelley received Georgia's Governor's Award in the Arts. She published three books in the 1980s: A Winter Place, From the Hills of Georgia: An Autobiography in Paintings, and Circus. [2] Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum [1] and the High Museum of Art. [3] [4]