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Lifetime Collection of Folk Art Enthusiast Highlights Fall Masterpiece Auction (11/2/09)
A paint-on-board creation by the renowned late folk artist Howard Finster, executed in 1983, is among the items collected by folk art collector and early self-taught art pioneer Lynne Ingram that will go on auction on Nov. 7.BUFORD, Ga. – A Fall Masterpiece Auction, featuring around 800 lots of self-taught art, Southern folk pottery, outsider art, African-American … More >>

Folk Art: So Much More than Grandma Moses (3/25/09)
American primitive oil paintingEditor’s note: The charm of folk-art collectibles reaches far beyond rural artists. Learn what folk art really is, and see … More >>

Windmill Weights as Folk Art (10/2/08)
15 inch star weight made by the U. S. Wind Engine & Pump Co. Batavia, Ill. c, 1890. is mounted on a tiger maple stand and has provenance to a Minnesota farm. ItAfter I posted yesterday’s blog about the Whirligigs sought after by collectors, I guess my mind started going back to … More >>

It’s a What? A Whirligig? (9/24/08)
Whirligig. Photo from Marquisantiques.com If I told you a whirligig could bring in some big money, would you know what a whirligig is and how to spot one?  I always teach members of my antique business club that the money in this business is made in the rare. The rare and desirable will keep your money turning, and a whirligig falls into this category. More >>

Auctioning Shaker Items, Finding Roman Coins, Restoring a Folk-Art Landmark (8/2/08)
Arts and collectibles news is highlighted by a rare Shaker auction, unearthing Roman coins, controversy over a folk-art “village” and the sale of the Mount Rushmore of folk art. Rare public offering of Shaker items More >>

Birds of a Feather: Local Louisiana Folk Art (1/17/08)
Brown Pelican, cypress rootBirds of a Feather Part 2 Historic New Orleans Collection 410 Chartres St. New Orleans, La $6 Admission $10 Admission + Booklet More >>