This year’s auction kicks off on Sat., Feb. 10, and the following day presents a new opportunity for folk art collectors: “The African American Experience Collection.” Pulled from the ...

Erich Bödeker was a German sculptor associated with the so-called naïve art. His brightly painting wooden sculptures were evocative of African folk art and often depicted animals and nude figures.

The African American Museum of Dallas features one of the largest collections of African American folk art in the U.S. The museum displays African art, Black renaissance paintings, decorative arts ...