Relates to research topics including cigar store Indians, American folk art, show figures, circus carvings, amusement devices, amusement parks, wood carvers, carousel animals, coin operated machines, figureheads, furniture, decorative arts, and weathervanes. The lectures were presented for cultural institutions in the United States including Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont; South Street Seaport Museum, New York, New York; Robert Hall Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; Ringling Circus Museum, Saratoga, Florida; Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, Sandwich, Massachusetts; Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York; Museum of American Folk Arts, New York University, New York; and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Fees for commercial reproduction.
Collection Citation:
Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives, circa 1662-1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
