Research Catalog

Title

Drawn with spirit : Pennsylvania German fraktur from the Joan and Victor Johnson Collection / Lisa Minardi ; with an interview by Ann Percy.

Author

Minardi, Lisa, 1983-

Publication

Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Percy, Ann
• Philadelphia Museum of Art, issuing body.

Description

ix, 363 pages : color illustrations; 31 cm

Summary

Among the most beloved forms of American folk art, fraktur is a Germanic tradition of decorated manuscripts and printed documents noted for its use of bold colors and whimsical motifs. This publication makes a landmark contribution to the study of Pennsylvania German fraktur, and offers the most comprehensive study of the topic in over 50 years. The featured objects, most of which have never been published, accompany significant new information about the artists who made these works and the people who owned them. An introductory essay sets the renowned Johnson Collection within the context of collecting and scholarship on Pennsylvania German folk art and then highlights major new discoveries, including connections between fraktur and related examples of furniture and prints. An interview with the collectors offers valuable insights into the formation of this special group of objects, which includes birth and baptismal certificates, bookplates, religious texts, writing samples, house blessings, cutworks, and printed broadsides. The splendid color illustrations reveal schools of artistic and regional influence, giving a nuanced understanding of how artists took inspiration from one another and how designs were transferred to new locations. Detailed catalogue entries include extensive information about each piece as well as complete translations. Exhibition: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA (01.02.-26.04.2015).

Subject

• Fraktur art > Exhibitions
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch > Exhibitions
• Fraktur art > Private collections > Catalogs

Note

• "Published on the occasion of the exhibition ... February 1-April 26, 2015"--Page iv.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353) and index.

Call Number

JQG 15-133

ISBN

• 9780300210521
• 0300210523

OCLC

898114300

Author

Minardi, Lisa, 1983- author.

Title

Drawn with spirit : Pennsylvania German fraktur from the Joan and Victor Johnson Collection / Lisa Minardi ; with an interview by Ann Percy.

Publisher

Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2015.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353) and index.

Added Author

Percy, Ann, interviewer.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, issuing body.

Research Call Number

JQG 15-133