American Folk Art: Selections from the Elie and Viola Nadelman Collection
Experience highlights from one of the most historically significant collections of American and European folk art, acquired by The New York Historical in 1937
Experience highlights from one of the most historically significant collections of American and European folk art, acquired by The New York Historical in 1937
1st floor, Joyce B. Cowin Gallery
The modernist sculptor Elie Nadelman (1882–1946) and his wife Viola Spiess Flannery (1878–1962) built one of the most historically significant collections of American and European folk art, amassing roughly 15,000 objects during the 1920s and 1930s for display in their Museum of Folk and Peasant Arts in Riverdale, New York. The New York Historical acquired their landmark collection in 1937.
This installation highlights artistic forms that interested the Nadelmans, including weathervanes, chalkware figures, toys, and food prints. The display also includes two works by 19th-century itinerant painters, including a richly decorated childhood portrait by Joseph Whiting Stock (1815-1855).
Exhibitions at The New York Historical are made possible by the Saunders Trust for American History, the Evelyn & Seymour Neuman Fund, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. WNET is the media sponsor.
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