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folk art (traditional art)

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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 29 Collections and/or Records:

Pre-Columbian Mexican Sculpture from San Francisco Collections, January 15-February 28, 1955

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An exhibition of sculpture by Mexican artists prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century, arranged from private collections in San Francisco. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.

Dates: January 15-February 28, 1955

Primitive Art: Study Exhibition for the Current Course, Primitive Arts and Folk Ways, October 1-November 11, 1945

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An exhibition of artworks by indigenous artists around the world, intended as a study exhibition where museum audiences could intimately learn about these cultures. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: October 1-November 11, 1945

Prints, Travel Posters, and Other Contemporary Art Items from Asia, August 1-[September] 1956

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of posters, prints, and publications by contemporary artists of Japan, India, and Indonesia. The exhibition resulted from recent donations by Nat Schmulowitz, a San Francisco Attorney. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: August 1-[September] 1956

Religious Folk Art of the Southwest: Photographs of Santos and Bultos, January [8]-31, 1945

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An exhibition of 100 photographs of Santos and Bultos sculptures by artists in New Mexico from the collection of the Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: January [8]-31, 1945

Southwest Indian Arts, May 3-June 15, 1958

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An exhibition surveying the development of decorative arts by Native American artists in the Southwestern U.S. from the nineteenth to twentieth centuries, with some earlier dated objects, including textiles, jewelry, dishes, silverware, pottery, sand paintings, and other art objects. The exhibition was arranged by the Legion of Honor in collaboration with the California League for American Indians. The exhibition records span eight folders plus a bulletin, clippings, and photographs.

Dates: May 3-June 15, 1958

Spanish Colonial Religious Art, March 12-April 17, 1960

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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

Studies of Pre-Columbian Objects from Mexico: Photographs by Lee Boltin, April 12-May 11, 1958

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An exhibition of photographs studying ancient Mexican art objects by American artist Lee Boltin, arranged by the American Museum of Natural History and circulated by the American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.

Dates: April 12-May 11, 1958

The Arts of Thailand, October 28-December 10, 1961

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An exhibition of about 300 sculptures, paintings, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, gold and silver objects, bronzes, stonework, wood objects, terra cottas, pottery, and silks by Thai artists across their 1,400 year history. The exhibition records span eight folders plus a catalog, clipping, and photographs.

Dates: October 28-December 10, 1961

The Sculpture of Negro Africa, August 27-September 25, 1960

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An exhibition of sculpture by artists of 27 tribes across West and Central Africa, arranged by the Art Center in La Jolla, California and the Stolper Galleries of Primitive Arts. The exhibition records span three folders plus a catalog, clippings, and photographs.

Dates: August 27-September 25, 1960