The American Folk Art Museum’s Permanent Collection

Folk art captures the heart of American culture. It speaks to diversity of heritage and shared national experience, individual creativity, and community values. The museum’s collection of more than five thousand artworks span three centuries of American visual expression, from unflinching portraits, dazzling quilts, and muscular weathervanes to potent works by contemporary self-taught artists in a variety of mediums.

Folk Art Revealed: Exploring American History and Culture through Folk Art invites you to explore its online gallery, which allows you to search select objects in the museum’s permanent collection at any time.