Folk Art Mary L. Cohen from a bird's-eye view down

from a bird's-eye view down to a crab's-eye view

competing professional priorities and resources

They help insiders see more clearly what is distinctive about their communities and encourage outsiders to better understand what might seem quaint or odd about the state

Julian Bond

Folk Art Mary L. Cohen from a bird's-eye view downListen to the artists of the Brazilian Northeast. Their work, they say, comes of continuity and creativity. Continuity runs along lines of learning toward social coherence. Creativity brings challenges and deep personal satisfaction. What they say and do in Brazil aligns with ethnographic evidence from New Mexico and North Carolina; from Ireland, Portugal, and Italy; from Nigeria, Turkey, India, and Bangladesh; from China and Japan. This book is about