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#Canes are courtesy of Bonnie Grossman, The Ames Gallery. See "#AmericanFolkArt: An Enduring Legacy", on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fcyWpg2hGV This tweet was posted on April 11, 2018.

#Fraktur, or illuminated Germanic documents, employ a combination of ink and watercolor and can be easily recognized by its elaborate decoration. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on December 13, 2017.

A decoy is a hunting tool intended to lure wild birds. Sometime in the late 1700s, European-Americans began carving duck decoys from wood. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on March 01, 2018.

A fraktur employs a combination of ink and watercolor and can be easily recognized by its elaborate decoration. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on March 16, 2018.

American Folk Art: An Enduring Legacy

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between November 2017 and July 2018 in the A-02 International South Cases gallery, located in International Terminal

American carved stone books first appeared around 1860. Stonecutters, many of whom worked in gravestone shops, created these intriguing items in their leisure hours. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on February 16, 2018.

American carved stone books first appeared around 1860. This image was posted on February 16, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #stonebooks #american #history #americana #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #marble #carving #stonecutters #stonecutter #stone #book

American colonists began crafting #weathervanes during the seventeenth century. Eventually, each village, town, and city displayed a #weathervane atop its highest building. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on January 04, 2018.

Armed with a new sense of patriotism following the Revolutionary War, farmers and settlers produced a variety of uniquely American weathervanes. This image was posted on May 23, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #weathervane #nativeamerican #native #history #americana #antique #vintage #design #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman

Armed with a new sense of patriotism following the Revolutionary War, settlers made a variety of uniquely American weathervanes. A belief around depicting Native Americans was that doing so would bring good luck. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on May 23, 2018.

As with so much American folk art, the maker of this pictorial carving and its origins is unknown. This image was posted on February 01, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #woodworking #ladyliberty #westernart

Block with painted schooner "Aurora" courtesy of the collection of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (@SFMaritimeNPS). See "#AmericanFolkArt: An Enduring Legacy", on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fcyWpg2hGV This tweet was posted on March 09, 2018.

Books courtesy of the collection Ian Berke. See "#AmericanFolkArt: An Enduring Legacy", on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fcyWpg2hGV This tweet was posted on February 16, 2018.

Both practical and visually interesting, carved, wooden #canes or walking sticks display a rich diversity of sculptural forms. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on April 10, 2018.

Bottles courtesy of Bonnie Grossman, The Ames Gallery. See "#AmericanFolkArt: An Enduring Legacy", on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fcyWpg2hGV This tweet was posted on June 22, 2018.

Can you guess what type of lettering this is? Have you seen a document like this before? #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on March 16, 2018.

Can you guess what type of lettering this is? This image was posted on March 17, 2018. #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #design #folkarts #fraktur #calligraphy

Completed exhibition furniture and mounts wait to be packed and moved to the terminals for our next exhibit, #AmericanFolkArt #sneakpeek This tweet was posted on November 09, 2017.

Duck decoy courtesy of the collection Paul A. Mazzilli. See "#AmericanFolkArt: An Enduring Legacy", on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fcyWpg2hGV This tweet was posted on March 01, 2018.

European immigrants from Germanic-speaking parts of Europe began settling in southeastern Pennsylvania in the late seventeenth century. This image was posted on December 27, 2017. #americanfolkart #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #furniture #woodworking

Folk house is courtesy of the collection of Ian Berke. See "#AmericanFolkArt: An Enduring Legacy", on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fcyWpg2hGV This tweet was posted on May 03, 2018.

Folk pottery is still made today in North Carolina and Georgia. This image was posted on January 26, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #pottery #stonewear #ceramics #laniermeaders

For centuries, canes served as compulsory fashion accessories, similar to hats. This image was posted on April 10, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #handcarved #fashion #accessories

For centuries, people have traveled the seas exploring new territories, engaging in trade, fishing, and whaling. A seaman had to be a jack-of-all-trades in order to perform his duties. #AmericanFolkArt @SFMaritimeNPS This tweet was posted on March 09, 2018.

For centuries, people have traveled the seas exploring new territories, engaging in trade, fishing, and whaling. This image was posted on March 09, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #maritime

Fraktur, or illuminated Germanic documents, employ a combination of ink and watercolor and can be easily recognized by its elaborate decoration. This image was posted on December 13, 2017. #americanfolkart #folkart #folkartist #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #folkartfriday #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #inspo #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #fraktur #carolinaparakeet #parrot

Fraternal organizations thrived in America in the nineteenth century. One of the prevalent groups, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, provided camaraderie, engaged in various charitable causes, and encouraged the strengthening of moral character among members. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on February 05, 2018.

Fraternal organizations thrived in America in the nineteenth century. This image was posted on February 05, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #oddfellows #allseeingeye #19thcentury #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique

From coast to coast, regions of North America developed distinctive types of hand-carved duck decoys. This image was posted on March 01, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #duckdecoys

From coast to coast, various regions of North America developed distinctive types of decoys. Carvers made some decoys to appear sleeping, preening, or with their heads tucked low into their bodies as if resting. #AmericanFolkArt This tweet was posted on March 01, 2018.