Folk Art has always been a focus for the Brooklyn Museum whether is it collecting great examples of

Folk Art has always been a focus for the Brooklyn Museum whether is it collecting great examples of folk art made around the world or through our exhibition program as well as what is showcased for sale in our Museum Shop.The Library also holds some great books and periodicals documenting international folk art. Recently this collection was greatly enhanced by the books from the library of Roma June Henneberger, former Brooklyn Museum staff member. Ms. Henneberger had co-founded the very first museum shop in the United States known as the  Brooklyn Museum Gift Shop in the 1960s! From 1964-1965, June created a similar cultural store called the “People to People” pavilion at the New York World’s Fair. From the late 1960s through the 1970s, she was the manager of the United Nations Gift Center. Her library was filled with lots of rare books on folk art around the world and we are delighted to give them a home. Some titles that were in her library that are now available here: Pollock’s Toy Theatres, Fancy ribbon tying, Pottery: a utilitarian folk craft and the Folk art of Peru.Here is a link to what has been cataloged already. More to come!Posted by Deirdre LawrencePhotos by Brooke Baldeschwiler -- source link

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