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folk art: a standalone construct

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Folklore studies

art made within a community's tradition that joins shared values with individual skill, rather than art defined by naivety or lack of training.

In folklore studies, folk art refers to art made within a community's tradition that joins shared values with individual skill, rather than art defined by naivety or lack of training. This meaning comes from Glassie (1989) in The spirit of folk art.[1]

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community5 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs folklore1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct tradition2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Glassie, H. H. (1989). The spirit of folk art. Abrams in association with the Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe. ISBN 9780890131930

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