21. Arts & Crafts, Folk Art
Scope and Contents
Arts & Crafts, Folk Art includes the following subcategories
21-1 General, General Folk Art, Bookends, Door Knockers, Doorstops, Dummy Boards, Horn, Masks, Reverse Painting on Glass, Windmill Weights
21-2 Great Britain (Inn Signs), Folk Art, Prisoner of War Work
21-2.1 Canada, Folk Art
21-3 Europe, Folk Art
21-5 Orient (Asian), Folk Art (China Trade – see EX/18-4C)
21-6 Africa, Morocco
21-7 U.S. Folk Art, including Carousel, Folk Art Painting, Folk Sculpture, Gravestone Art, Masonic, Microminiatures, Paint by Number, Statue of Liberty, Tombstones & Graves, Tramp Art, Weathervanes (Contemporary American Craft Artists are in 20-9.3)
21-7.1 Nautical or Marine Antiques, Shellwork, Sailor’s Valentines
21-7.2 Mexico & South American Folk Art
21-8 Pennsylvania German, Frakturs
21-9 Shakers (Recipes in 8-5) (Furniture in 14-8.2), Willis Henry Catalogs, P/21-9/H
21-10 Indians (Jewelry – see Jewelry section 10-1-I), Alaska’s Arts and Crafts
21-11 Decoys
21-12 Sculptures, Bronzes, Ivories, John Rogers
21-13 Silhouettes, Cut Paper, Silhouettes on glass, Buzza
Dates
- Published materials, approximately 1900-2024
- Clipping Files, approximately 1950-2024
Conditions Governing Access
Open to the public. For more information or to access this collection contact archives staff at archives@clevelandart.org.
Extent
From the Collection: 731 Cubic Feet (The total box count is approximate)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Cleveland Museum of Art Archives Repository