A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America

A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America celebrates art rooted in personal and cultural identity made by self-taught or minimally trained artists and artisans working between 1800 and 1925. Drawn from the prestigious collection of Barbara L. Gordon, the exhibition highlights 63 outstanding examples of American folk art.

Vivid portraits, still lifes and landscapes, as well as painted furniture; carved boxes, whirligigs and trade figures offer an introduction to more than a century of America’s rich and diverse folk art traditions and exemplify the breadth of American creative expression.

This exhibition is drawn from the Barbara L. Gordon Collection and is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia.