American folk art.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Time-Life Films
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About
A study of American folk art produced by itinerant American painters in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Shows the simple, primitive, and naively charming style of these painters, and points out the influence of this style on artists in the 20th century
Summary
Surveys primitive art in the United States from 1775 to 1875, emphasizing objects in the Smithsonian collections and the art of the Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch collection. Includes samples of carved eagles, handmade dresses, crewel work, carousel animals, scrimshaw, bedspreads and samplers.
- Archive
- Internet Archive, in Educational films
- Licence or status
- The Internet Archive states none for this item.
- Credit
- British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Time-Life Films
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- English
- Who can watch
- The archive gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Kids profiles and older, judged from its collection and subjects. How films are placed