Dr. Daniel and Harriet Fusfeld of Ann Arbor, Michigan first began collecting art in the 1960s when they were in graduate school in New York City. Over the years they focused on folk and outsider art with a special interest in items from the Great Lakes region, those made by women, and those whose subject matter was religion or occupational activity. In some cases the Fusfelds acquired pieces directly from the artists but most of their collection was acquired from antique or folk art dealers around the country, including some of the best known galleries in New York.
