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American radiance : the Ralph Esmerian gift to the American Folk Art Museum

by Stacy C. Hollander

This volume catalogues over 400 works of American folk art from the Ralph O. Esmerian collection gifted to the American Folk Art Museum. It includes research and colour photography documenting the inaugural exhibition of the museum's New York site.

Accession 12307 ISBN 0810967413 Publisher American Folk Art Museum, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
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