The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

Indeed, in the early twentieth century, the press loved nothing more than featuring ... allusion to Gilbert & Sullivan and have it understood): While a commitment to diversity waxed and waned ...

African Americans in the 20th Century,” at Scandinavia House through March 8. Organized by the National Nordic Museum in Seattle, where it had its debut last year, the exhibition features ...