Original U.S. WWII Folk Art “V For Victory” Wooden Flag Holder 16th Century Grumann Ball Turret Gunner

Grumann         Ball Turret Gunner

The original models had a rather weak leaf shaped main spring and a barrel made from U-shaped stock

The frame is still present and fully intact

after which the voyage was continued out through the China Sea and into the Pacific

Original U.S. WWII Folk Art “V For Victory” Wooden Flag Holder 16th Century Grumann Ball Turret GunnerOriginal Items: One Of A Kind. Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture. Definitions vary, but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind, rather than being exclusively decorative. The makers of folk art are typically trained within a popular tradition, rather than in the fine art tradition of the culture. There is often overlap, or contested ground with 'naive art'. "Folk art" is not used in regard to