Tag: folk art

In 1939, Morris Hirshfield, a onetime tailor and retired “foot appliance consultant” from Bensonhurst, went to the Brooklyn Museum to show the curator two paintings—his only two.

The American Folk Art Museum's midtown headquarters has closed, making the Upper West Side location at 2 Lincoln Square on 66th Street the new headquarters. And events that used to be held at the midtown branch, like Free Music Fridays, are moving to the Upper West Side. The museum sent ...

The American Folk Art Museum sadly closed its midtown location a few weeks ago. But the museum's smaller second location in Lincoln Square is still open and will now become the museum's main home. Even better, it's offering a bunch of free events this summer. The museum hosts a Guitar ...