June 2, 2008 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • Traversing The Maine Folk Art Trail
    June 2, 2008

    By midsummer, when the Maine Folk Art Trail is in full swing, collectors and vacationers will be able to view one of the broadest slices of Americana local to this state that has ever been presented. The 11 museums participating in the event have dug deeply into their troves to present works that comprise a comprehensive survey of folk art as it evolved in Maine during the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. Influenced as much by geography as social position, by need as much as the need for self-expression, the works by schoolgirls and sailors, carvers, quilters, cabinetmakers and painters offer rare insights into the activities of daily life. Besides the art, the Maine Folk Art Trail invites a tour of the state from Down East to the upper regions of Penobscot Bay and as far west as Bridgton. Fortunately, the exhibits run well into the late fall, giving visitors ample opportunity to do the trail in several small bites.



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