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Yale University Press announces publishing of new book on American folk art

NEW YORK, N.Y.- When Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence was published in 2006, one of the country’s most important collections of American folk art and Americana was brought to the public’s attention for the first time and met with an unprecedented level of interest and approval. This praise inspired the continued research and study of the Jane Katcher Collection and led to Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana, Volume II, edited by Jane Katcher, David A. Schorsch and Ruth Wolfe (Marquand Books/Yale University Press, $95.00), which will be published on November 15, 2011. Containing nearly 100 recent acquisitions, Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence, Volume II, offers