Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
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Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
The home of the famous art car weekend, this somewhat wacky museum brings you art made by people just like you. Not trained in any art form, these "folk artists" or as they prefer to be called "visionary artists" have some fun ideas...
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Folk Art Life: Patterns
This list of available print and cut templates would be a great supplement to any teacher doing a folk art unit. Patterns range from plants and animals to works by Grandma Moses.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Contemporary Folk Art
Colorful treasures from the Smithsonian are included in this exhibit along with explanations below each picture. Click on 'Index' to see the complete list of works.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Malcah Zeldis
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Malcah Zeldis is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her series of folk art paintings.
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American Folk Art Museum
Resource from a museum includes a wide collection of self-taught artists and their work. Also has a comprehensive account of the history of folk art.
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Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
The home of the famous art car weekend, this somewhat wacky museum brings you art made by people just like you. Not trained in any art form, these "folk artists" or as they prefer to be called "visionary artists" have some fun ideas...
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Memory Is a Painter: The Art of Grandma Moses
This site has a short biography with three enlargeable images of the work of Grandma Moses.
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Shelburne Museum
Vermont's Shelburne Museum fuses history and art in a cluster of buildings housing American arts, architecture and artifacts. The fine arts collection is installed in a building that is a Greek Revival structure outside and a Park Avenue...