folk art (traditional art)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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:
Aboriginal Arts of Australia and the Islands of the Pacific, August 27-October 2, 1960
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of art objects by aboriginal artists of Australia and Oceania, selected by the Legion of Honor from the collection of by the Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. The exhibition records span three folders plus photographs.
Dates:
August 27-October 2, 1960