Word: kuni
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Halpert married living painting with her second great love-American folk art-to show "a kinship and a source" for contemporary art. She came back from cash-and-carry raids into the countryside with her Hupmobile limousine loaded down with Americana. Then she showed it alongside her Yasuo Kuni-yoshis, Elie Nadelmans and Marsden Hartleys. The folk art sold itself and helped sell modern work. In fact, Mrs. Halpert's first sale was pure Americana curio-a chalk mantel stop, used to hold down lace mantel coverings...