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Adele Earnest Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0008
Abstract
The Adele Earnest Papers contain photographs; correspondence with folk artists, folk art collectors, and institutions related to folk art; original research and drafts of Earnest’s published works; and other writings regarding folk artists. Earnest was the owner of Stony Point Art Gallery, which sold and exhibited folk art. A great deal of this collection pertains to Earnest’s work at the Stony Point Art Gallery. Earnest was also a founding trustee of the American Folk Art Museum, and the...
Dates:
1913 - 1993
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Burton and Helaine Fendelman Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0022
Abstract
The Burton and Helaine Fendelman Papers are comprised of materials related to antique and folk art appraiser Helaine Fendelman’s career and scholarship, particularly on Tramp Art, including photos of antiques and art objects, research and educational materials, and press materials.
Dates:
1963 - 2017
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The Ellin Ente Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: A0012
Abstract
The Ellin Ente Oral History Project is a collection of oral history interviews with early collectors and dealers of American folk art, named for American Folk Art Museum volunteer Ellin Ente (1927-1998). Interviews were conducted by Patricia Keller.
Dates:
2003
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives