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Title:	American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection
Date:	7/30/2023 - 10/8/2023
Address:	Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 4339 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117
Location:	Memphis, TN
Hours:	Tuesday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm, Third Thursdays: 10 am - 8 pm, Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm
Cost/Cover:	free
Web Page:	https://www.dixon.org/american-perspectives-stories-from-the ...
Contact Info:	(901) 761-5250

Details:

American Perspectives presents seventy works of art from the collection of the American Folk Art Museum in New York City, the premier repository of work by self-taught artists. The exhibition includes a diverse range of works from the colonial era through present day that offer a glimpse at vernacular art practices from across the United States. Assemblage, needlework, paintings, pottery, quilts, and sculpture are all represented, demonstrating the breadth of craft and artistic practices explored by outsider artists in America. An umbrella term that encompasses an array of objects, many with utilitarian purposes, folk art is created by self-taught artists, or those who developed their craft from experience, rather than traditional artistic training, from myriad backgrounds. American Perspectives is organized into broad thematic sections that explore the motivations that drove these artists and highlight recurring themes such as nationhood, freedom, community, imagination, opportunity, and legacy. Unexpected visual juxtapositions draw out the way folk art is a witness to history, a carrier of cultural heritage, and a reflection of the world through the eyes of the artists.