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143 pp: ill (72 color) 12 x 10 in. 978-1-58834-248-5
Earl Cunningham's America
Wendell Garrett, Virginia Mecklenburg, and Carolyn Weekly
$45.00 hardcover
Earl Cunningham (1893–1977) was one of the premier folk artists of the twentieth century. Earl Cunningham's America presents Cunningham as a folk modernist who used the flat space and brilliant color typical of Matisse and Van Gogh to create sophisticated compositions. Wendell Garrett brings his broad knowledge of decorative arts and folk art to bear, placing Cunningham in the context of ideas and events. Virginia Mecklenburg, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, traces Cunningham's life and situates his work in the context of the folk art revival that brought Edward Hicks, Grandma Moses, and Horace Pippin to national attention. Carolyn Weekly, director of museums at Colonial Williamsburg, shows how Cunningham's style developed over the course of his career.
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