FOLK ART VOLUME 27, NUMBER I / SPRING 2002
FEATURE
A CELEBRATION: THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM OPENS ON 53RD STREET Gerard C. Wertkin and Riccardo Salmona
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DEPARTMENTS Cover: American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd Street
EDITOR'S COLUMN Folk Art is published four times a year by the American Folk Art Museum. The museum's administrative offices are at 555 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-2925, Tel. 212/977-7170, Fax 212/977-8134. Prior to Fall 1992, Volume 17, Number 3, Folk Art was published as The Clarion. Annual subscription rate for members is included in membership dues. Copies are mailed to all members. Single copy $6.00. Published and copyright 2002 by the American Folk Art Museum,45 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019. The cover and contents of Folk Art are fully protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in any manner without written consent. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the American Folk Art Museum. Unsolicited manuscripts or photographs should be accompanied by return postage. Folk Art assumes no responsibility for the loss or damage of such materials. Change of address: Please send both old and new addresses to the museum's administrative offices at 555 West 57th Street, New York,NY 10019-2925,and allow five weeks for change. Advertising: Folk Art endeavors to accept advertisements only from advertisers whose reputation is recognized in the trade, but despite the care with which the advertising department screens photographs and texts submitted by its advertisers,it cannot guarantee the unquestionable authenticity of objects or quality of services advertised in its pages or offered for sale by its advertisers, nor can it accept responsibility for misunderstandings that may arise from the purchase or sale of objects or services advertised in its pages. The museum is dedicated to the exhibition and interpretation offolk art and it is a violation of its principles to be involved in or to appear to be involved in the sale of works of art. For this reason, the museum will not knowingly accept advertisements for Folk Art that illustrate or describe objects that have been exhibited at the museum within one year of placing an advertisement.
DIRECTOR'S LETTER
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MINIATURES
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SPRING PROGRAMS
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MUSEUM NEWS
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OBITUARIES
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MUSEUM REPRODUCTIONS PROGRAM
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BOOKS OF INTEREST
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MUSEUM HOURS AND ADMISSIONS
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TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS
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TRUSTEES/DONORS
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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