Norwegian folk art : the migration of a tradition / [Marion Nelson, editor].

Other author Nelson, Marion J.
Other author Museum of American Folk Art.
Other author Norsk folkemuseum.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Abbeville Press : Museum of American Folk Art ; Olso : Norwegian Folk Museum, ©1995.
Description276 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents Folk art of Norway / by Marion Nelson -- Norwegian folk art in America / Marion Nelson -- The social and economic background of folk art in Norway / Halvard Bjørkvik -- Emigration and settlement patterns as they relate to the migration of Norwegian folk art / Odd Lovoll -- Rural Norwegian dress and its symbolic functions / Aagot Noss -- Norwegian folk dress in America / Carol Colburn -- The immigrant's luggage: observations based on written sources / Jon Gjerde -- Rosemaling: a folk art in migration / Nils Ellingsgard -- Collecting, researching and presenting folk art in Norway / Tonte Hegard --Tradition and revival: the past in Norway's national consciousness / Albert Steen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-70) and index.
LCCN 97175773
ISBN0789201941 (hardcover)
ISBN0789201968 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks NK991 .N597 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold