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Folk art

Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture. Definitions vary, but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind, rather than being exclusively decorative.

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Characteristics of folk art objects

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Materials, forms, and crafts

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Regional folk arts

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Related terminology

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Characteristics of folk art objects

Materials, forms, and crafts

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Influence on mainstream art

Supporting organizations

Regional folk arts

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Museums and collections

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Folk art

Nodes146
Edges145
Triples187
Avg. degree1.99
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Folk art

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related to Owned by the community · 17
Folk art → Clark, Cordova, Examples, George Lopez, If, Individual, Leon, Mississippi, New Mexico, Peck, Similar, The, Through, Tradition, Where, While, Yorok-Karok
related to Influence on mainstream art · 16
Folk art → African, Barbara Jones, Black Eyes, Britain, Festival, Folk, For, In, Lemonade, London, Natalia Goncharova, Pablo Picasso, Russian, The Unsophisticated Arts, This, Whitechapel Gallery
related to Supporting organizations · 16
Folk art → Arts, As, By, Folklife, In, International Organization, IOV, National Endowment, National Folk Festival Association, NEA, NEA's, The NEA, The United Nations, Their, UNESCO, United States
see also · 16
Folk art → AlebrijeAfrican, CobbJohn William, CouchRural, DeyJuliana, Folk Art MuseumChester CornettChillumChinese, Folk ArtWarli, ForceKuthiyottamLatin American RetablosLjuskronaLubokMadhubani, Japanese, KanthaNose, Korean, MalabarOutsider, Minhwa, Museum, NrithamTramp, Uncle Jack, Visual Arts
related to External links · 14
Folk art → Amateur, Archived, Art, CIOFF, Folk, Folk ArtsCollection, Folklore Festivals, International Council, Michigan Museum, Organizations, Self-Taught, University, Visionary Art, Wayback Machine
related to Regional folk arts · 14
Folk art → African, Folk, India, Japanese, Karnataka, Korean, Mak Yong, Mexican, Minhwa, Native American ArtFolk, North MalabarPeruvian, Northern Malay Peninsular, United States Appalachian, Wider Malay
related to Folk artists · 13
Folk art → Alois Riegl, Contemporary, Hausfleiss, Hausindustrie, Individual, Many, Museum, Riegl, The, The Smithsonian American Art, This, To, Volkskunst
related to Museums and collections · 13
Folk art → American Art MuseumFolk Art, American Folk Art MuseumSmithsonian, Asheville NCFolk Art, Center, Ethnological Museum, GreeceMuseum, Guild, International Folk ArtAbby Aldrich, Macedonia, Museum, Patras, Rockefeller Folk Art MuseumShelburne, ThraceFolk Art Museum
related to Workshops and apprentices · 12
Folk art → As, Canada's, Canadian, Despite, Folk, Historically, Instead, Lewis, Maud Lewis, Nova Scotia, Teaching, The
related to Materials, forms, and crafts · 11
Folk art → AlebrijeArmourerBasketryBellmakerBlacksmithBoat, American RetablosLeather, Cultural Heritage, Folk, Folklife, It, LjuskronaLocksmithLubokMadhubani, ModelsNakshi KanthaNeedleworkOrigamiPaintingPewtererPhad, South AsiaToolsToysTreenwarenTurningVernacular, The, The Smithsonian Center

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Folk artis adistinctly 19th-century one0.90text
Folk artrelated to Aesthetics of the genreThe0.60section
Folk artrelated to Aesthetics of the genreBeing0.60section
Folk artrelated to Aesthetics of the genreAn0.60section
Folk artrelated to Aesthetics of the genreWhile0.60section
Folk artrelated to Aesthetics of the genreThis0.60section
Folk artrelated to Aesthetics of the genreFor0.60section
Folk artrelated to AssociationsFolk Art Society0.60section
Folk artrelated to AssociationsAmericaIOV International Organization0.60section
Folk artrelated to AssociationsUNESCONational Endowment0.60section
Folk artrelated to AssociationsArtsCIOFF0.60section
Folk artrelated to AssociationsInternational Council0.60section

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