City folk: Exuding a rugged, sculptural power through form and materials, a museum of folk art in manhattan is a luminous backdrop for the exhibits. From: The Architectural Review | Date: February 1, 2002| Author: McGuire, Penny | COPYRIGHT 2002 EMAP Architecture. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The new Museum of American Folk Art is housed in an eight-storey building, by Tod Williams Billie Tsien & Associates, at 45 West 53rd Street in the heart of Manhattan. This is the first new museum in the city since the Whitney opened in 1966, and is also the architects' first important civic building in New York City. As a museum, it provides a permanent home for the study and appreciation of a vital art that is eloquent of America's cultural diversity, of its varied history and tr...

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