Folk Art
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Show Stopper: Watercolors
A rare pair of watercolors on paper showing a child with her nanny. Signed by Mary W. Hammond, 1862. They were in Joan Brownstein’s booth at the Hospital Show (where she sold them.)
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Show Stopper: Mirror and Stand
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Duluth, in northern Minnesota, was the origin of this remarkable folk art mirror and stand, almost certainly carved by a Scandinavian immigrant. Tim Hill took me on a guided tour of the carving, po...
A Cut Above: The Art of Scherenschnitte
With Homage to Isaac Stiehly, Marvel of Mahantongo Valley
by Bev Norwood
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The Chinese may take credit for originating the art of paper cutwork. It crossed Asia into Europe, where the Swiss, Dutch, and Polish took it up. Even the Great Dane himself, Hans Christian Anderse...