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Drawn with spirit : Pennsylvania German fraktur from the Joan and Victor Johnson Collection

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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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
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