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Barker, Linvel, Sitting Cat, 1989; wood; 1989.6.4, Kentucky Folk Art Center

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Index of Artworks, by Medium

Drawing

Pencil

Architectural Drawing
James Ingram, 1945
pencil on paper

Illustrated World War II Letter
Harry L. Jackson, 1944
colored pencil on paper

Ink

Miller Family Fraktur
Unknown artist, c. 1801
2-color ink on paper

Fiber

Clothing

Ceremonial Robe
North American, Pacific Northwest, Tlingit, Chilkat, c. 1900
wool and cedar bark

Rain Hat
North American, Pacific Northwest, Haida, c. 1880-90
polychrome spruce root

Tatted Collar
Nannie Chaney Crabtree, c. 1910
cotton thread

Trousseau Dress
A.H. (Carrie) Taylor, c. 1906
wool serge, alpaca, and lace

Pattern 1874 Sack Coat
Unknown artist, c. 1870s

Fabric Printing

Kuba Cloth (Kaisai Velvet)
African, Zaire, 19th century
raffia cloth

Needlework

Needlework Sampler
Sarah Turner, 1827
linen

Quilting and Other Forms of Piece Work

Air Show
Jonathan Shannon, 1992
cottons; machine pieced, hand appliquéd, couched cording, and hand quilted

Ancient Directions
Allison Goss, 1991
cottons; machine pieced and machine quilted

Butternut Summer
Diane Gaudynski, 1998
cottons and Cotton Classic BattTM; machine pieced and machine quilted

Cityscape
Lucretia Romey, 1984
cottons, cotton blends, and metallic fabrics; hand pieced and hand quilted

The Colonel’s Lady
Alma Lesch, 1986
quilted, appliquéd, and pieced fabric

Garden Maze
Irma Gail Hatcher, 1998
machine pieced, hand appliquéd, trapuntoed, and quilted

Goato and Friends
Barbara Barber, 1995
cottons; machine embroidered, machine appliquéd, and machine quilted

Hammered at Home
Iris Aycock, 1994
cottons; machine pieced and machine quilted

Have a Great Trip
Rebekka Seigel, 1984
cotton

Henry Clay Portrait Quilt
Anonymous maker, c. 1843-1860
piecework, appliqué, and embroidery

Judy O’Grady
Alma Lesch, 1979
quilted, appliquéd, and pieced fabric

The Map Makers
Cassandra Williams, 2003
raw-edged appliqué, free-motion quilting, painted faces, beading; machine quilted

Migration #2
Caryl Bryer Fallert, 1995
hand-dyed cottons; machine pieced, machine appliquéd, and machine quilted

On Wednesday Morning
Yvonne Porcela, 1995
cottons; machine pieced and hand quilted

Rebecca
Alma Lesch, 1989
quilted, appliquéd, and pieced fabric

The Space Quilt
Pat Holly and Sue Nickels, 2004
cottons; machine pieced, machine appliquéd, and machine quilted

Three for the Crown
Charlotte Warr Anderson, 1987
silks; hand pieced and hand quilted

Tumbling Blocks (Cross Variation) Quilt
Margaret Younglove Calvert, 1850-1870
piecework

The Twin Spires flag
Anonymous, early 20th century

Mixed Media (2D)

Animals
Charley Kinney, 1985
tempera, graphite, and stove polish

Ballad Triste
Robert Kushner, 1980
mixed media intaglio on handmade paper

Brown Thrasher
John James Audubon, 1815
watercolor, pastel, and graphite pencil

Greater Yellowlegs
John James Audubon, 1804
pastel, India ink, and graphite

Magnolia Warbler
John James Audubon, 1809
watercolor, pastel, and graphite pencil

Neighborhood Watch, “Old” Style
Joan Dance, 1996
watercolor and markers

Pareja Danzante
Rogelio Diaz, 1991
mixed media on canvas

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
John James Audubon, 1821
watercolor, pastel, India ink, and graphite

7 Characters Truth
Robert Rauschenberg, 1982
silks, ribbons, and paper

Strawberry Delight
Alice Gatewood Waddell, 1999
mixed media

Untitled
Judy Pfaff, 1980
mixed-media collage

Mixed Media (3D)

Bulldog
Minnie Black, c. 1987
gourds, molding compound, artificial eyes, and paint

Cinque
Ed Hamilton, 1991
painted plaster with terry-cloth towel dipped in plaster and painted

Four Backs
John Tuska, date unknown
cast paper

The Long, Long Summers’ Dream
Joe Downing, 1994
oil on leather

The Power of Make-Be-Leaf
Cheryl Powell, 2003
cast fiberglass, papier-mâché, fiberglass strips, rosin, copper paint, sheet copper, and copper wire

Self Portrait
Minnie Black, c. 1990
painted gourds, fabric, wire, artificial hair, glass, and silk flowers

Painting

Acrylic

Brown’s Pony
Anne Leone, 1992
acrylic on linen

Corroboree Dance Dreaming
Pamela Lynch Kngwarreye, 1989
acrylic on canvas

Noah’s Ark
Hugo Sperger, 1987
acrylic on Masonite

Orchestra Luna
Rodney Hatfield, 1997

Steamer Chilo
Harlan Hubbard, 1985
acrylic on tin

Marbling

Marbled Cover Papers for The Education of a Gentleman
Mary Spears, 1943
marbled paper

Oil

Americans in a Parisian Bar
Paul Starrett Sample, mid-1900s
oil on canvas

Angel Falls
Carl Christian Brenner, 1873

The Artist’s House, La Dent de Jaman
Gustave Courbet, c. 1874
oil on canvas

Bald Eagle
John James Audubon, 1828
oil on canvas

Bottom Road
Helen La France Orr, 1986
oil on board

Breakfast Still Life
Pieter Claesz, 1653
oil on panel

Bucks County Winter
Edward Willis Redfield, 1898
oil on canvas

Cat’s Paw
Harlan Hubbard, 1951
oil on Masonite

Chapultepec
Clement Reeves Edwards, c. 1848
oil on canvas

Checkmate with Isaac Murphy Aboard
Henry Stull, c. 1882
oil on canvas

Chief Geronimo, Apache
Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1899
oil on canvas

The Church at Varengeville, Grey Weather
Claude Monet, 1882
oil on canvas

Citation
Franklin B. Voss, 1948
oil on canvas

The Clash
Russell Bellamy, 2001
oil on canvas

Colonel Joseph Hamilton Daveiss
Charles Willson Peale, late 1700s/early 1800s
oil on canvas

Dennis Doram, Jr.
Patrick Henry Davenport, 1839
oil on canvas

Diademia Doram
Patrick Henry Davenport, 1839
oil on canvas

Edinburgh
Dimitrie Berea, 1954
oil on canvas

Edward, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834)
Gainsborough Dupont, date unknown
oil on canvas

L’Enfant (The Child)
Mary Cassatt, 1905
oil on canvas

La Frutera
Ernesto Gutierrez, 1996
oil on textured canvas

Henry Clay
George Wilhelm (William) Frye, c. 1865
oil on canvas

In the Alhambra
Jean-Leon Gérôme, c. 1856
oil on paper mounted on cardboard

In the Pasture
Julien Dupré, 1883
oil on canvas

Jim Gray Winning the Stallion Stakes
Gean Smith, c. late 19th century
oil on canvas

Kentucky
Edward Troye, c. mid-1860s
oil on canvas

A Knight of Santiago and His Lady
Unknown (Spain), c. 1610
oil on canvas

Mary Anne Craig Hobbs with Sons
George Wilhelm (William) Frye, c. 1849
oil on canvas

Natural Entrance, Mammoth Cave
Carolus Brenner, date unknown
oil on canvas

Othello Relating His Adventures
Alexandre Cabanel, 1857
oil on canvas

Painter’s Studio
Carrie Douglas Dudley Ewen, c. 1916-1947
oil on canvas

Portrait of a Woman
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634
oil on panel

Portrait of George IV
Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1820/1830
oil on canvas

Portrait of George Washington
Gilbert Stuart, 1795-96
oil on panel

Portrait of Henry Clay
Nicola Marschall (after James R. Lambdin), after 1873
oil on canvas

Portrait of Isaac Shelby
Matthew Harris Jouett, c. 1810-1827
oil on linen

Portrait of Zachary Taylor
James Reid Lambdin, c. 1848
oil on canvas

Priscilla Johnson
Alice Neel, 1966
oil on canvas

Railroad Crossing in Newport
Harlan Hubbard, 1940
oil on tin

Self-Portrait
Oliver Frazer, c. 1830-1850
oil on canvas

Self-Portrait (The Green Coat)
Carrie Douglas Dudley Ewen, 1936
oil on canvas

Summer
Harlan Hubbard, 1934
oil on Masonite

Transformation #117
C.C. Coyle, 1942
oil on canvas

Untitled
Joe Downing, c. 1988
oil on canvas

Untitled (Pig Feeding)
Helen La France Orr, 1983
oil on board

Untitled (Tobacco Harvesting)
Helen La France Orr, 1986
oil on board

Untitled (Tobacco Planting)
Helen La France Orr, 1986
oil on board

Painting of a US Dollar
Djawid Borower, 2000
oil on canvas

Whirlaway
Franklin B. Voss, 1944
oil on canvas

Winter Scene
Carl Christian Brenner, 1882
oil on canvas

Woman in the Studio
Pablo Picasso, 1956
oil on canvas

Tempera

Activities of the Region
Frank Long, 1937
tempera on paper

Watercolors/Gouache

Christmas Dinner
Mary Bruce Sharon, c. 1950s
watercolor and gouache on cardboard

My Doll’s Washtub
Mary Bruce Sharon, c. 1950s
gouache on cardboard

My Maypole Party
Mary Bruce Sharon, c. 1950s
gouache on cardboard

Old Capitol Hotel Portico
Paul Sawyier, 20th century
watercolor on board

Provence, France
Evelyne Boren, 1992
watercolor

Photography/Photographic Processes

Alfred Steiglitz
Imogen Cunningham, 1934
photograph

Aunt Sophie Campbell, Pipes
Doris Ulmann, 1930s
platinum print

Card Game
Russell M. Hughes, c. 1901
gelatin silver photograph

Daguerreotype of Milton Hamilton and his children
Burlington, Kentucky, c. 1840
photograph, daguerreotype, quarter plate

Same
Lorna Simpson, 1991
16 color Polaroids with 11 plastic plaques

Swimmers at Elkhorn Falls
Harry A. Gretter, c. 1915
photograph, silver gelatin glass plate negative

Untitled (Talk Like Us)
Barbara Kruger, 1994
photographic silkscreen and Plexiglas

Untitled (Think Like Us)
Barbara Kruger, 1994
photographic silkscreen and Plexiglas

Printmaking

Etching

Baptism
Arthur B. Davies, 1937

Bedford Street
Betty Waldo Parish, 1937

Central Park Lake
William Sanger, 20th century

Clamming Montauk Point
Samuel Margolies, 1930
etching and aquatint

The Descent from the Cross
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633

Les Reincarnations
George Rouault, 1929

Lithograph

Basil in Black Leather Suit
Jim Dine, 1968
print

Bay Bridge Series #687
Otis Oldfield, 20th century
lithograph

Brick Factory
Margaret Lowengrund, 1937
lithograph

Brown’s Woods
Russell Limbach, 1939
lithograph

Carpenters
Jacob Lawrence, 1977
offset lithograph

Dorian Gray
Jim Dine, 1968
print

The Long Gallery
James Whistler, c. 1894
lithograph

Partie de l’Amerique Septentrionale, Qui Comprend le Course de l’Ohio, la Nlle. Angleterre, la Virginie, la Carolina
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, c. 1755
map printed on paper, hand colored

Les Passants
Jean Dubuffet, 1982
print

Propaganda Poster, Work on a Farm ... This Summer
Spencer Douglass Crockwell, 1943
print on paper

San Francisco Pier 43
David Chun, c. 1940-1943
color lithograph

Steel Riggers, Bay Bridge #2
Arthur Murphy, c. 1935
lithograph

Tête de Jeune Fille
Henri Matisse, 20th century
lithograph

Theatre Poster, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Unknown artist, c. 1880
print on paper

Woman Wading
Daniel Ludwig, 1988
lithograph with paint on paper

Serigraph

Campbell’s Soup Can
Andy Warhol, c. 1960

Silkscreen

The Yellow Donkey
Paul Klee, date unknown

Woodblock

Christ Before Herod
Albrecht Dürer, 1509
woodcut

Payne Hollow Mailbox
Harlan Hubbard, 1955
woodblock print

River Town
Harlan Hubbard, 1947
woodblock print

Shantyboat
Harlan Hubbard, 1949
woodblock print

Steamboat Landing
Harlan Hubbard, 1952
woodblock print

View of Lake Near Yedo, Tokyo
Ando Hiroshige, c. post-1830s
woodblock print

Sculpture and Other 3D Works

Bronze

Danseuse Regardant la Plante de Son Pied Droit (The Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot)
Edgar Degas, late 1800s/early 1900s
bronze with black patina

George Rogers Clark
Felix de Weldon, c. 1973

La Négresse
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1868

Reclining Figure: Angles
Henry Moore, 1979

The Spirit of Freedom
Ed Hamilton, 1998

Two Champs
Harry Jackson, N.A., 1978

Young Woman II
Allan Houser, 1989

Ceramics

Calyx Krater
Python (Greece), 350-340 BCE
earthenware with slip decoration

Ceramic Jar
Mississippian Culture, Caborn-Welborn Phase, Late Prehistoric Period, 1450-1700 CE
earthenware, clay mixed with crushed shell

Cocoon Vase
Han Dynasty China, 206 BCE-220 CE
terracotta

Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Wayne Ferguson, 1985
glazed stoneware

Gold Calabash Bowl
Sarah Frederick, 1991
sawdust-fired porcelain

Groom Figure
Tang Dynasty China, A.D. 608-907
earthenware and pigments

Madonna and Child
School of Andrea Della Robbia, 16th century
glazed terracotta

Tea Set
Wayne Ferguson, 2004
glazed stoneware

Terracotta Horse Head
Japan, 7th century
fired clay

Glass

Bluegrass Band
Jean-Claude Novaro, 1995
blown glass

Catatonic Hallucination Jones
Stephen Rolfe Powell, 2002
blown glass with murrini

Fireplace, Dining Room, The Ferguson Mansion
Orlando Giannini, c. 1901-1905
glass tile

Glass Window
Kenneth F. vonRoenn Jr., 2003
flat clear glass, blue squares of flat glass, dichroic squares of flat glass, blown glass, and attached glass

Mildred Stout Field Stained Glass Gallery
Emil Frei, c. 1912
stained glass windows

Sobbing Fire Cleavage
Stephen Rolfe Powell, 2002
blown glass with murrini

Star Cluster
Jon Kuhn, 1993
ground, polished, and laminated optical and lead glass

Marble

Bust of Abraham Lincoln
Albert P. Henry, 1865

Woman Triumphant
Joel T. Hart, 1870s

Silver

Silver Julep Cups and Silver Ladle
Asa Blanchard, various dates

Calumet Farm Triple Crown Trophies Won by Citation
various artists, 1948

Steel

The Coloured Gates of Louisville
John Chamberlain, 1988
painted automobile steel over chrome

Faribolus and Perceval
Jean Dubuffet, 1973-1982
epoxy-painted polyurethane over stainless steel armature

Gracehoper
Tony Smith, 20th century
black-painted steel

Personnage
Joan Miró, 1972
resin over steel armature, painted with polyurethane

The Red Feather
Alexander Calder, 1975
black- and red-painted steel

The Star
Alexander Calder, 1960
polychrome sheet metal and steel wire

Two Lines Oblique
George Rickey, 1967-69
stainless steel

Stone

Adam and Eve
Tim Lewis, 1997
Indiana limestone

Bannerstone (Atlatl Weight)
Archaic Period, 6000-1000 BCE
ground and polished granitic stone

Gaitskill Stone Tablet
Adena Culture, Middle Woodland Period, c. 500 BCE-300 CE
bas-relief, fine-grained sandstone

Wood

Alligator, Snake and Woman Cane
Denzil Goodpaster, 1991
painted wood

Alone
Unto Jarvi, 1997
carved wood, paint, and Plexiglas

Ancestor Figure
Bamileke (Cameroon), 20th century

Crane
Marvin Finn, 1980
found objects, wood, pencil, and pen

Devil Boat
Erma Lewis Jr., 1991
carved and painted wood

Devil Head
Erma Lewis Jr., 1987
painted wood

Dolly Parton Cane
Carl McKenzie, 1989
painted wood

Farm Scene
Unto Jarvi, c. 1980
carved wood diorama

Female Shango Figure
African, Nigeria, Yoruba People, late 19th century

Footed Red Maple Vessel
Jack Fifield, 1983
turned wood

Four-Headed Goose
Marvin Finn, 1983
painted wood

Fox
Minnie Adkins, 1985
painted wood

Hand-Carved Cabinet
Kate E. Perry Mosher, 19th century
dark-stained wood and glass

Horse
Garland Adkins, 1987

Horse and Buggy with Man and Woman
Evan Decker, 1974
carved, assembled, and painted wood; metal; and plastic on wooden base

Large Cat
Linvel Barker, 1993
carved linden wood

Love Birds
Elijah Pierce, 1940
paint and glitter on carved wood

Macassar Ebony Bowl
Rude Osolnik, 1978
turned wood

Macassar Ebony Bowl
Rude Osolnik, 1990
turned wood

Mahogany Bowl
Rude Osolnik, 1968
turned wood

Medium Cat
Linvel Barker, 1989
carved linden wood

Night Wave Moon
Louise Nevelson, 1984
black-painted wood

Noah’s Ark
Minnie and Garland Adkins, 1992
carved and painted wood

Paneled Room (West Door)
English, late 1500s/early 1600s
oak

Percheron
Calvin Roy Kinstler, c. 1900-1920s
carved wood

The Pineknot Family
Helen La France Orr, 1987
carved wood, fabric, and paint

Rhododendron Bowl
Rude Osolnik, 1984
turned wood with natural bark edge

Ruffed Grouse
Tim Hall, 1982
carved and painted wood

Saint Matthew
David Barten, 1987
carved and polychromed wood

Samson and Delilah
Ronald Cooper, 1989
painted wood and steel wool

Set of Candlesticks
Rude Osolnik, 1975
turned walnut

Sitting Cat
Linvel Barker, 1989

Small Cat
Linvel Barker, 1993
carved linden wood

Temptation
Edgar Tolson, 1975-76
wood, paint, pencil, and magic marker

Three-Panel Granary Door
Nupe People (Nigeria), date unknown

Unicorn in the Garden
Edgar Tolson, 1973
unpainted woodcarving

Wooden Sideboys
Anonymous, from the USS Kentucky BB-6, 1900-1920
Honduran mahogany

Yoruba Doors
Yoruba People, Ijebu-Ode (African, Nigeria), late 19th century
rosewood

Various 3D Media

Cultural Artifacts

Chief’s Chair
African, Ghana, late 19th century
leather, brass, and wood

Cradle with Tturtle Navel Amulet
Native American, Southern Cheyenne, c. 1890
beads, trade cloth, wood, brass, bells, metal, and hair

Engraved Rattlesnake Gorget, Citico Style (Drawing)
Fort Ancient Culture, Late Prehistoric Period, 1450-1750 CE
engraved marine shell

Hair Bracelet
Unknown artist, c. 1890
human hair, gold, gemstones

Weaponry

Flintlock Long Rifle
Wiley Grover Higgins, 1830-1840
steel, silver, brass, gold, and maple

Henry Rifle
New Haven Arms Company, 1863

Hunting Horn
William H. Phillips, 20th century
carved horn

Officer’s Short Saber and Scabbard
Artist unknown, c. 1770

Burgonet with Falling Buffe
Adrian Collaert, c. 1580

Pavise, Austrian
Unknown artist, late 15th century

Right Gauntlet
Filippo Negroli, c. 1540

Schuetzen Rifle
Johann Ulrich Baenziger, c. 1880

Snap matchlock Target Rifle
South German or Netherlandish, 1580-1600
steel and walnut with bone inlay

Sword
Unknown (German), c. 1480

Weaving

Egg Basket
Lestel and Ollie Childress, 1986
white oak splits and commercial dye

Twined Slipper
Early Woodland Period, c. 1000-200 BCE
simple twined plant fiber