Collezioni d'Arte Serie

Over 150 full color photographs of all types of American Folk Art. A magnificent book illustrating American folk art with descriptive text, from the time before the camera when various arts were practiced in the home--painting and silhouette cutting, canvas paintings, gravestone carvings--as well as furniture and hitching posts, and carvings, etc; In Victorian times with collectibles, calligraphy, reverse paintings on glass, etc; Outside the home were weathervanes, and whirligigs--and the list goes on--wonderfully illustrated within. Todtri Publishing Lmt, NY 1998

Even though most artists down through the ages have found painting children a daunting challenge, there are a few more satisfying results than the innocence, the joy and often the mischief of childhood captured for all time.

Art, religion, and function are naturally commingled in the beautiful and useful objects created by the native peoples of North America, and these works reflect a tradition that is still alive -- as evidenced by today's Native American artists -- in not thriving. This volume, illustrated with 119 beautiful full-color reproductions provides a unique look at the rich variety of Native American art from centuries past to the present day.

Here is a visual celebration of African American Art from it's beginnings in Colonial America up to the present day. From early folk art to contemporary paintings, prints, and sculpture, a selection of 107 full-color illustrations presents the remarkable history of America's Black artistic heritage.