Bill Traylor
Major Bill Traylor painting that previously belonged to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is gifted to the American Folk Art Museum
The painting, which belonged to the late playwright Lanford Wilson, was donated to the museum by his Circle Repertory Company co-founder, Tanya Berezin
Booksreview
Non-conformers? Encyclopaedic guidebook attempts to redefine Outsider art
Lisa Slominski's book expands the canon of "self-taught" and "folk" artists to include Hilma af Klint and the Mexican Muralists
Acquisitionsnews
American Folk Art Museum acquires 40 significant works by self-taught artists
Gift includes examples by Horace Pippin, Sister Gertrude Morgan and Bill Traylor
Bill Traylorreview
Whimsy and memory on cardboard: Bill Traylor documentary assembles the fragments of an extraordinary life
A new film explores the work of the artist born into slavery who gained recognition in his eighties
Outsider artanalysis
Outsider art pulls an 'in' crowd in New York
The city's Americana week saw works by 20th century self-taught artists edging out traditional folk art and antiques thanks to a growing celebrity-studded client base
Art fairsnews
The mainstreaming of outsider art yields a market in flux
New York’s Outsider Art Fair swells in size as it looks to align itself with larger contemporary art fairs