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Vernacular art, also known as folk art, refers to works by artists without extensive training who work outside the mainstream art world. In the last few decades, the Minneapolis Institute of Art and similar cultural institutions have worked to bring vernacular art out of obscurity. As a result, Nellie Mae Rowe's drawing Rocking Chair can now be experienced by art lovers.
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Special exhibits and similar efforts by cultural institutions to promote vernacular artists often inadvertently uphold misleading distinctions between these artists and the creators of so-called "high" art. Artists regularly gain inspiration from each other: vernacular artists often reveal a familiarity with prevailing trends through their works, and more mainstream artists in turn often credit vernacular works as important influences.
Vernacular art, also known as folk art, refers to works by artists without extensive training who work outside the mainstream art world. In the last few decades, the Minneapolis Institute of Art and similar cultural institutions have worked to bring vernacular art out of obscurity. As a result, Nellie Mae Rowe's drawing Rocking Chair can now be experienced by art lovers.
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Special exhibits and similar efforts by cultural institutions to promote vernacular artists often inadvertently uphold misleading distinctions between these artists and the creators of so-called "high" art. Artists regularly gain inspiration from each other: vernacular artists often reveal a familiarity with prevailing trends through their works, and more mainstream artists in turn often credit vernacular works as important influences.