Museum of American Folk Art

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Eric Zoro interviews Mary Black, Director of the Museum of American Folk Art. Black defines American Folk Art as work made by self-taught artists, working for their peers and living in isolated country areas. She highlights trends and artists mainly from the genre's high point while discussing the life of the artist and how these objects are later acquired or found.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 151801
Municipal archives id: T6100

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