American Folk Art

American Folk Art was art that was created by hand by untrained artists living in America. American folk art has a combination of pure naturalness and the utmost simplicity and is highly collectible today. The first real appreciation of American folk art began during the 1920s when artists, returning from World War I, began to search for what was American about American art. Since that time, art collectors and scholars have attempted to identify and classify American folk art, which at different times throughout history has been called naive art, tramp art, amateur art, artisan art, pioneer art, popular art, primitive art, and provincial art. Folk art falls into several broad categories based upon medium and type. Learn more about Folk Art and the most popular Folk Art categories which include: American Folk Art, Black Folk Art, Native American Folk Art, Country Folk Art, and Mexican Folk Art.

I personally find American Folk art to be the most amazing of all the Folk Arts. People working the fields in early America, sewing the American flag, making their own clothing, carving wooden utensils, and painting or drawing what they actually see around them during the early American years. Although, these artists had no formal training, American Folk Art is extremely artistic and very beautiful.