This large format book features folk art of the Appalachian region. The book is organized by specific artists, their works and the mediums they use. The book offers a bit of everything: carving, painting, metal work, religious art, fabrics and basketry, decorative items, and useful containers.

An introduction to the world of folk artist Grandma Prisbrey.

In the winter of 1982, the American art wold was jolted by a controversial exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. The morning after the opening recpetion, art editors questions in newspapers across the country, "Is this art?" The groundbreaking exhibition, "Black folk art in America: 1930-1980" brought together for the first time the work of some of America's greatest folk art masters. Mose T A to Z: the folk art of Mose Tolliver,...