BECOMING AMERICA: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JONATHAN AND KARIN FIELDING COLLECTION OF FOLK ART BLACK HISTORY MONTH including the first American Indian

including the first American Indian footpaths

Hand enameled details

artificial flavor

1860-1932)

in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers

BECOMING AMERICA: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JONATHAN AND KARIN FIELDING COLLECTION OF FOLK ART BLACK HISTORY MONTH including the first American IndianCelebrating two collectors passion for Americana and the window it provides into the everyday beauty of the past. Becoming America offers a multifaceted view of one of the foremost collections of 18th and 19th century American folk and decorative art from the rural Northeast. Essays by leading specialists discuss the culture of furniture workshops, exuberant painted decoration, techniques of sewing and quilting, and poignant stories about the families