Winter 2016

Winter 118 www.afamag.com | w ww.incollect.com Artist, unidentified, Archangel Gabriel Weathervane, United State, ca. 1840. Paint on sheet metal, 35 x 32½ x 1¼ inches. American Folk Art Museum, New York; Gift of Adele Earnest (1963.1.1). Photo by John Parnell. Lady with Muff, William Edmondson (1874–1951), Nashville, Tennessee, ca. 1940. Limestone, 15½ x 6½ x 6¾ inches. American Folk Art Museum, New York; Gift of Ralph Esmerian (2013.1.54). Photo by Gavin Ashworth, New York. American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square (Columbus Ave between 65th and 66th Streets), NYC 212.595.9533; info@folkartmuseum.org The Collections and Education Center 47-29 32nd Place (between 47th and 48th Avenues) Long Island City, NY 11101 212.595.9533 Mission The American Folk Art Museum is the premier institution devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of traditional folk art and creative expressions of contemporary self-taught artists from the United States and abroad. The museum preserves, conserves, and interprets a comprehensive collection of the highest quality, with objects dating from the eighteenth century to the present. Current Exhibition Securing the Shadow: Posthumous Portraits in America , through February 26, 2017. Upcoming program January 28, 2017, from 10:00–3:00: How We Remember: Death in American Art & Culture; reserve tickets at folkartmuseum.org or call 212.595.9533. Covered Jar with Star Decoration, Solomon Grimm (1787-?), Rockland Township, Pennsylvania, 1822. Glazed red earthenware, 10 x 5¾ inches. American Folk Art Museum, New York; Gift of Ralph Esmerian (2005.8.22). Photo © 2000 John Bigelow Taylor. Did You Know: Through AFAM’s Teen Leader Program, high-school students meet with artists, curators, and educators to discuss art critically and think creatively.