THE FOLK ART COUNTING BOOK

by Amy & Others Watson ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1992

Count 4 wooden men"" in varied styles or ""4 cats playing"" in an anonymous 19th-century watercolor; ""Count 14 train wheels/How many passengers?"" in a 1970 painting by Jack Savitsky, or ""20 eagles"" in an elaborate double-woven coverlet. The instructions are unimaginative, though the task varies somewhat with the material; what's of interest here is the quality and variety of the art, all from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in Williamsburg, Virginia, and duly identified on the last page. An appealing, handsomely designed introduction to art forms from ornamental birth certificates to whirligigs, with subjects from the biblical (The Peaceable Kingdom) to the nearly contemporary (Eskimo Dogs, 1960).

Pub Date: April 1, 1992

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 40

Publisher: Abrams

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1992

Categories: CHILDREN'S