Folk Art

Folk art describes a wide range of objects that reflect the craft traditions and traditional social values of various social groups. Folk art is generally produced by people who have little or no academic artistic training, nor a desire to emulate fine art, and use established techniques and styles of a particular region or culture. Along with painting, sculpture, and other decorative art forms, some also consider utilitarian objects such as tools and costume as folk art.

 

Antique folk art is distinguished from traditional art in that while it is collected today based mostly on its artistic merit; it was never intended as a category to be art for art’s sake. Examples include: weathervanes, old store signs and carved figures, itinerant portraits, carousel horses, carnival items, fire buckets, painted game boards, cast iron doorstops and many other similar types of highly collectible, whimsical antiques.

Characteristically folk art is not influenced by movements in academic or fine art circles, and for the most part, folk art excludes works executed by professional artists and sold as high art or fine art to the society's art patrons.

Other terms that overlap with folk art are naïve art, popular art, outsider art, traditional art and even working class art. As you would expect, all these terms have different connotations; but they are all at times used interchangeably with the term folk art, for which a satisfactory definition has proven hard to come by.

 

Think of folk art as "art by regular folks" or as everyday items from the past that have decorative value based on nostalgia.


COLLECTION PRIMITIVE OLD ANTIQUE PANTRY CUPBOARD boxes
COLLECTION PRIMITIVE OLD ANTIQUE PANTRY CUPBOARD boxes
$14.99
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ANTIQUE REDWARE PIE PLATE 3 4" RIM-NR
ANTIQUE REDWARE PIE PLATE 3 4" RIM-NR
$29.99 (0 Bids)
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♥♥PrIMiTiVE♥♥ 12 " Snowman ~ Antique Lace Pocket ~
♥♥PrIMiTiVE♥♥ 12 " Snowman ~ Antique Lace Pocket ~
$10.86 (2 Bids)
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primitive antique foot warmer
primitive antique foot warmer
$51.99 (2 Bids)
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Vintage ANTIQUE wash board washboard GLASS lingerie
Vintage ANTIQUE wash board washboard GLASS lingerie
$6.00 (1 Bids)
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ANTIQUE COTTON SCALE WITH A PEA ON IT
ANTIQUE COTTON SCALE WITH A PEA ON IT
$9.95 (1 Bids)
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3 PRIMITIVE AND ANTIQUE COUNTRY DECORATING BOOKS
3 PRIMITIVE AND ANTIQUE COUNTRY DECORATING BOOKS
$15.50 (3 Bids)
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THREE ANTIQUE COBOLT BLUE SATIN FINISH LAMP SHADES
THREE ANTIQUE COBOLT BLUE SATIN FINISH LAMP SHADES
$7.99 (0 Bids)
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Antique Green Handled Scraper Squeegee
Antique Green Handled Scraper Squeegee
$9.99 (0 Bids)
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Primitive ANTIQUE WOOD DOUGH BOWL~13" X 11"~60+YearsOld
Primitive ANTIQUE WOOD DOUGH BOWL~13" X 11"~60+YearsOld
$10.99 (2 Bids)
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7 Antique Tool Heads Pitchforks,  etc. Assorted
7 Antique Tool Heads Pitchforks, etc. Assorted
$14.99 (0 Bids)
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Antique 150+ Year Old Cast Iron 8&1 2" Star-Very Rare!
Antique 150+ Year Old Cast Iron 8&1 2" Star-Very Rare!
$84.99 (0 Bids)
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8 Antique Maple Sugar Buckets,  & One Antique Tin Spout
8 Antique Maple Sugar Buckets, & One Antique Tin Spout
$14.99 (0 Bids)
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ANTIQUE Wooden Wheelchair~PRIMITIVE~20" wheels~SO OLD!!
ANTIQUE Wooden Wheelchair~PRIMITIVE~20" wheels~SO OLD!!
$49.99 (0 Bids)
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LARGE OLD ANTIQUE COPPER FUNNEL TOOL ,  PRIMITIVE
LARGE OLD ANTIQUE COPPER FUNNEL TOOL , PRIMITIVE
$9.99 (1 Bids)
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OLD ANTIQUE TABLE TOP STONE KNIFE SHARPENER TOOL
OLD ANTIQUE TABLE TOP STONE KNIFE SHARPENER TOOL
$19.99 (1 Bids)
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ANTIQUE VINTAGE FORGED Sickle Reaping Hook Farm Tool
ANTIQUE VINTAGE FORGED Sickle Reaping Hook Farm Tool
$0.99 (0 Bids)
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Stunning Antique Vintage Flower Christmas Ornament!!!
Stunning Antique Vintage Flower Christmas Ornament!!!
$26.00 (4 Bids)
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ANTIQUE REDWARE PIE PLATE-ALL ORIGINAL   NR.
ANTIQUE REDWARE PIE PLATE-ALL ORIGINAL NR.
$19.99 (0 Bids)
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Antique Muffin Pan-1859-Waterman, Boston-Cast Iron
Antique Muffin Pan-1859-Waterman, Boston-Cast Iron
$12.50 (2 Bids)
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