THE CLARION UM.. I AMERICA'S FOLK ART MAGAZINE The Museum of American Folk Art New York City
Volume 15, No. 4
FEATURES
Susie Mee
FOLK AND FAMILY
Fall 1990
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George and Benny Andrews Jean Lipman
RECOLLECTIONS
42
Mostly about old-time prices Davida Tenenbaum Deutsch
JOHN BREWSTER,JR.
46
An Artist for the Needleworker Frank j. Miele
ART IN A BOX
51
The Collection of Barry Cohen DEPARTMENTS EDITOR'S COLUMN
12
MINIATURES
20
DIRECTOR'S LETTER
33
BOOK REVIEWS
58
MUSEUM NEWS
72
DEVELOPMENTS
77
MAJOR DONORS
80
NEW MEMBERSHIP
86
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
88
Cover: From the exhibition "Five-Star Folk Art;' September 13 to December 2, 1990 at the Museum of American Folk Art/Eva and Morris Feld Gallery at Lincoln Square,New York City: Detail of Husbands and Wives Going to a Dance; Unidentified Kiowa artist; Oklahoma; Circa 1880; Pencil and colored pencil on lined paper;7/ 1 2x 12/ 1 2"; Courtesy of Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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