October 28, 1989 • Page Image 53
…torates in folk art. Somehow, they manage to sound pedagogical even though folk art is, at least theoretically, non-academic. "Folk art is something acquired rather than learned," says Wertkin, grasping for a definition. "Folk art is art produced by people who are reflect- ing in some way a community aesthetic, but outside the traditions of academic art. The people who pro- duce this art are not formally trained in academic ways." Experts find...…

















































