Henry Darger. At Jenny Richee. 1950-1970.
Carl Klewicke. Quilt. 1907.
Henry Darger. The Story of the Vivian Girls.
Slaves, Morton Plantation, Kentucky. Whig Rose and Swag Border Quilt. c. 1850.
Jessie B. Telfair. Freedom Quilt. 1983.
Unknown, probably Baltimore, Maryland. Reiter Family Album Quilt. 1848-1850.
Paula Nadelstern, Bronx, New York. Kaleidoscopic XVI: More is More. 1996.
Marcus Charles Illions, Brooklyn, New York. Carousel Lion. 1910.
Some photos I took at the American Folk Art Museum by Lincoln Center last weekend. It’s a small place. It takes about 30 minutes to look at everything inside, but admission is free so it’s still worth the trip. There are donation boxes located near the entrance so we gave 5 bucks. I think the best items in the museum are the quilts. I was surprised. It wasn’t what I expected to be the most impressed by. The drawings of anime-style kids threw me off a bit too, since the large mural-style drawing was created between 1950-1970.
Bradley Farless 