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any1 know anything about FOLK ART i have 2,1 on wood and 1 on tin?
they are from an artist named W.A.SNOW ANY HELP WOULD BE GRATEFULL and of course there will be a little something in your stocking at christmas
I found this reference:
"In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the Chief Tammany weather vane dominated the town from a turret on the roof of a building that housed the post office and James Allen's general store as well as the lodge of the Red Men [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 1 OMITTED]. It is the largest known American weather vane, standing nearly nine feet tall. Because it could be seen from a substantial distance, it was a source of civic pride in East Branch. The East Branch "tribe" of the Red Men was established in 1889 at a time of great expansion in the organization,(4) and it is probable that the weather vane dates from that period, although exactly when it was made is not known.
The Tammany vane is stylistically related to one depicting Massasoit (c. 1580-1661), the chief of the Wampanoag Indians, who signed a treaty with the Pilgrims in 1621.(5) The Massasoit vane was produced by several manufacturers in the late nineteenth century, including Harris and Company (1868-c. 1882) and W. A. Snow and Company (c. 1885-c. 1940), both of Boston. In these examples the molded copper figure is shown standing with a bow, arrow, and quiver in almost exactly the same position as Tammany and in nearly identical dress. Despite the smaller size of the Massasoit vane, the similarities with Tammany are too marked to be coincidental. It is likely that the figure of Massasoit was the source of the design for Tammany, or that they are both derived from a common source. Although the maker of the Tammany vane is unknown, it is reasonable to speculate that it was commissioned from a firm that specialized in weather vanes, especially considering the complexity of constructing the mold for so large a figure. Nineteenth-century manufacturers advertised that vanes of any design could be made to order."
This suggests that the owner of the company may have made folk art too. I hope this helps.
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