"'CLARION
Summer 1977
America's Folk Art Magazine Contents
The Clarion, America's Folk Art Magazine, Summer 1977, No. 7. Published quarterly and copyright 1977 by The Museum of American Folk Art, 49 West 53rd Street, New York, New York 10019. The cover and contents of The Clarion are fully protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in any manner without written consent. Unsolicited manuscripts or photographs should be accompanied by return postage. The Clarion assumes no responsibility for the loss or damage of such material.
Cover: Pieced quilt. Double Wedding Ring, c. 1920, Atlantic, Pennsylvania. 85" x 661/2". The handsome mosaic of colors against the black background creates a stained-glass effect. Promised gift from Cyril I. Nelson to the Collections of the Museum of American Folk Art. (Four-color cover illustration made possible through a generous contribution by Takeshi Fukunaga, DNP(Amerka), Inc.)
Letter from the President of the Board of Trustees Barbara Johnson
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Letter from the Director Robert Bishop, Ph.D.
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Museum of American Folk Art Board of Trustees: Mrs. Barbara Johnson, President; Mrs. Adele Earnest, Vice-President; Mr. Ralph Esmerian, VicePresident and Treasurer; Kenneth Page, Esquire, Secretary; Mrs. James Burke; Mr. Lewis Cabot; Mrs. Phyllis D. Collins; Dr. Louis C. Jones; Mrs. Norman LassaIle; Mrs. Ronald Lauder; Frances Martinson, Esquire; The Honorable Helen S. Meyner; Mr. Cyril I. Nelson; Mrs. Richard Taylor; Mr. Andy Warhol; Mr. William Wiltshire Ill; Mrs. Dan R. Johnson, Trustee Emeritus
Best of Friends—To Bruce Johnson Burton Fendelman
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Report of the Friends Committee Helaine Fendelman
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The Docent Program Lucy Danziger
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Museum Staff: Robert Bishop, Ph.D., Director; Patricia L. Coblentz, Assistant Director; Dianne E. Butt, Development Director; Luzy Danziger and Susan Klein, Co-chairmen, Docent Committee; Cynthia Schaffner, Weekend Coordinator, Docent Committee; Helaine Fendelman, Chairman, Friends Committee; Roberta Gaal, Chairman, Education Committee; Lynne Wizowski, Secretary
The Cyril I. Nelson Gift to the Museum ofAmerican Folk Art Julia Weissman
The Museum Shop Staff: Elizabeth Tobin, Manager; Kevin Bueche; Joan Falkins; Sally Gerbrick; Annette Meyers; Phillida Mirk; Hazel Osburne; Nancy Potenzano; Cynthia Schaffner THE CLARION Staff: Julia Weissman, Editor; Patricia L. Coblentz, Assistant Editor; Ellen Blissman, Designer; Beulah Allison and Dianne Butt, Advertising Address: 49 West 53rd Street New York, New York 10019 212 LT 1-2475 Change of Address Please send both old and new addresses and allow five weeks for change Advertising The Clarion accepts 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.
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Felipe Archuleta—Folk Artist Davis Mather
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Portraits in Wood Julie Hall
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Tinsel Pictures Jean Krolik
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The Museum Shop-Talk Elizabeth Tobin
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Edward Sands Frost and His Historic Hooked Rug Patterns Robert Bishop, Ph.D.
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James and John Bard, Ship Painters of the Hudson River Jean Lipman
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A Folk Art Calendar Across the Country
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Beyond Necessity—Art in the Folk Tradition Elaine Eff
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