Pennsylvania German Arts and Antiques

Fraktur lecture at Ephrata Public Library

"The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley will present "My Adventures with Fraktur in Southeastern Pennsylvania," a slide-illustrated lecture by Dr. Robert M. Kline."

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Artist Peter Gross: Grandson of Fraktur Artist Durs Rudy

"The history of Peter Gross’s massive painting, despite its size, was not an easy one to trace. According to Fischer the painting was first shown at the Paris Salon of 1892. Gross, who considered it his masterpiece, had been living in France since 1877.  Gross was born in Schnecksville in 1849.   His grandfather was Durs Rudy, a well-known Pennsylvania German artist."

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Fraktur Workshop in Easton

"Easton is the place to be for kids this weekend with a free workshop of Pennsylvania German folk art and free performances by an internationally known puppet theater."

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Randy Snader Fraktur Artist

" Perhaps one of the reasons fraktur appeals to retired teacher Snader is because this lettering was often utilized as part of penmanship or “proper writing” classes taught in school to early Pennsylvania German pupils. In fact, much of the early fraktur works that survive today were done by teachers from the 18th and 19th centuries."

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Enthusiasm for the Elgin Collection

"Eugene and Dorothy Elgin were well-known, discerning collectors of Pennsylvania German folk art. Most everything in their collection came from country auctions or private homes in York, Adams and Cumberland counties."

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Southeastern Pennsylvania Furniture on "Antiques and the Arts Online"

"Winterthur presents "Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1725–1850," from April 2 through January 8. This exhibition explores the colorful furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania along with the people who made, owned, inherited and collected it."

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Scrapple and Sausage Workshop at the Mennonite Heritage Center

The Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville hosted a scrapple and sausage workshop on Saturday, led by Paul Longacre and Jim King.

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The Washington Post Explores Ephrata

"About 17,000 visitors come to Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County each year. This is Pennsylvania Dutch country, where black-hatted Amish men drive buggies down Main Street past churches with roots deeper than the U.S. Constitution."

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Pennsylvania Furniture on Exhibit at Winterthur

 
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"This landmark exhibition explores the colorful furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania along with the people who made, owned, inherited, and collected it. Featuring nearly 200 objects—including furniture, fraktur, needlework, and paintings—the show focuses on the culture and creativity of the area’s English- and German-speaking inhabitants."

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Pennsylvania German Exhibit at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Center

"Opening Saturday, the exhibit ontains more than150 items ranging from red ware pottery to colorfully painted dower chests to painstakingly decorated manuscripts called frakturs. The items fill two galleries, the atrium and balcony of the museum."

"Curator Jill Youngken, whose grandfather grew up speaking only Pennsylvania German, says she hopes to show the surprising contributions the German immigrants in Pennsylvania have made."

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