# American folk art.

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.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1967
- Runtime: 13 min
- By: British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Time-Life Films
- Genres: Education, History, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/americanfolkart)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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