American Folk Portraits Talk |
Joan Brownstein, a noted folk art dealer and artist, will be giving a lecture entitled “The Origins of American Folk Art Portraiture” for the Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society on September 14. The Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote original historical research resulting in publication. (Continued below)
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The primary focus is on the greater Piscataqua region of
Joan’s background in art history and painting makes her uniquely qualified to discuss folk art’s relationship to academic art and provide great insights into folk artists themselves. Her approach attempts to connect the artist’s background, training and customers to the economic, social and political influences of their time. She will lecture on early English and French portraits and their relationship with American academic and folk portraitists, including those who painted in the Piscataqua region.
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Ms. Brownstein received her BFA in painting from
Brownstein’s lecture will be given on Tuesday, September 14 at