American Folk Art Museum
Manhattan · founded 1961
The American Folk Art Museum is an art museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, at 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue at 66th Street. It is the premier institution devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of folk art and creative expressions of contemporary self-taught artists from the United States and abroad. Its collection holds approximately 7,500 objects from the 18th century to the present.
- Founded
- 1961Founded
What to see
Anna Gould Crane and Granddaughter Janette
Sheldon Peck, 1845.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Peaceable Kingdom
Edward Hicks, 1830.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog
Ammi Phillips, 1832.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Horse Jack of Woodbridge, New Jersey
James Bard, 1871.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Situation of America, 1848
1848.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.folkartmuseum.org before you travel.
Getting there
2 Lincoln Square.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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