Science and religion clashed at the Scopes trial and few would argue the importance of that great debate. But the trial also made history in the annals of American folklore. It inspired a unique ...

The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...