The Erie Canal and New York State folk art.

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 profoundly influenced folk art in New York. Painters flocked to New York and made great strides in their technique. Potters and textile makers also benefitted from the opening of the canal in terms of trade and artistic development

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 had a profound impact on many aspects of life in New York State, not the least on a wide range of rural artists and artisans who provided artwork and consumer goods deemed essential in any proper middle-class home. A flood of settlers came from eastern New York, New England, and ...

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