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

"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 co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Minardi, Lisa, 1983- (Author)
Corporate Author: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Issuing body)
Other Authors: Percy, Ann (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : New Haven ; London : Philadelphia Museum of Art ; in association with Yale University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Johnson, Joan > Art collections > Exhibitions.
Johnson, Victor > Art collections > Exhibitions.
Fraktur art > Pennsylvania > Exhibitions.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch > Exhibitions.
Fraktur art > Private collections > Catalogs.
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:ix, 363 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Format: Book

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