Common Ground/Uncommon Vision: The Michael and Julie Hall Collection of American Folk Art in the Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1993. Softbound. VG- (staining to wraps and block edges, pages are otherwise clean). Color illustrated wraps. 338 pp., profusely illustrated in color. The Milwaukee Art Museum's collection of American folk art reflects the art worlds' increasing interest in the genre. A major part of the collection comes from Michael and Julie Hall's extensive collection, acquired by the museum in the early 1990s. Catalogue lists 233 items, all of them annotated and illustrated. Includes a most useful artist biography section at the rear, as well as a bibliography and index to artists. A terrific refeence.Parts of the collection went on nation-wide tour during 1993-1995, with this volume clearly explaining the importance of the genre, the vision of the collectors, and the beauty of the pieces of art, all produced by self-taught artists. (Inventory #: 176612)