A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, ...

Canada's first documented Black woman painter, Edith MacDonald-Brown was overlooked in her time. More than 70 years after her death, her works are getting the showing they deserve ...

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The “Joan Baez: A Life of Music, Art, and Activism” exhibit at the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame at the Boch Center. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Joan Baez’s body of work is so massive that even ...

An art dealer says a painting by the husband of renowned folk artist Maud Lewis sold Sunday for $5,500, the catch being that he falsely signed his wife's name to his work.

A highly unusual 17th-century painting featuring a Black sitter and a white sitter side by side is on rare public view.

From fanged cats and all-seeing ravens to anthropomorphized botanicals and disembodied faces, Michael McGrath’s uncanny works nod to the symbol-rich, flat compositions of folk art or “naïve” painting.

The Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection, named for a founding board member, has grown to include more than 500 objects. Black folk art is the subject of a major exhibition about once a decade.

Horace Pippin (1888-1946) was a self-taught artist whose folk paintings often reflected his wartime experiences and explored themes of identity and resilience. 15.

An exhibit of artwork by the late Black folk artist Helen LaFrance — a native of Graves County, Kentucky, who became famous for her memory paintings depicting life in the ...

Folk art is often referred to as visionary, self-taught or outsider art; experts don’t agree on a single descriptive term or even on what is, or isn’t, included in the category.

Weekend Read Rediscovering Traditions: Putting folk arts, crafts at the forefront Wooden dolls painted in a crimson-red or saffron-yellow sari with a black hair bun are a traditional craft of ...