folk art (traditional art)
Subject
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Scope Note: Art and crafts that exist outside the received canons of taste established by academic art, that are produced in culturally cohesive communities or contexts, and that are guided by local traditional rules or procedures. Included are paintings, ceramics, textiles, sculpture, and other art forms. It is generally distinct from "naive art," which is created by those without formal training, but not necessarily within a cohesive cultural community. It is also distinct from "outsider art," which usually refers specifically to art created or collected according to a philosophy of avoidance of traditional training.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Spanish Colonial Religious Art, March 12-April 17, 1960
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Abstract
An exhibition of religious art of Christian iconography by Native American artists under Spanish Colonial rule in what is now New Mexico. The exhibition was arranged from the collection of the Museum of New Mexico with assistance from the Museum of International Folk Art. The exhibition records span four folders plus a bulletin and photographs.
Dates:
March 12-April 17, 1960