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Pennsylvania German Arts
Irwin Richman
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Description for Pennsylvania German Arts
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 354 color & 7 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AC; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 786.
There has never been a book like this intertwining the arts and artifacts of both the traditional and the evolving worlds. The Pennsylvania Germans are a remarkable people; some are among the most conservative of Americans, retaining a strong cultural identity to this day, while others have largely assimilated into the larger “English” world. Folk art and quilts are here, but so is the work of Precisionist painter Charles Demuth and Abstract Expressionist painter Franz Kline. Objects range from needlework, pottery, furniture, and glass to paper, paintings, and metals--including gold and silver! Here is a very personal and extensive historical ... Read more
There has never been a book like this intertwining the arts and artifacts of both the traditional and the evolving worlds. The Pennsylvania Germans are a remarkable people; some are among the most conservative of Americans, retaining a strong cultural identity to this day, while others have largely assimilated into the larger “English” world. Folk art and quilts are here, but so is the work of Precisionist painter Charles Demuth and Abstract Expressionist painter Franz Kline. Objects range from needlework, pottery, furniture, and glass to paper, paintings, and metals--including gold and silver! Here is a very personal and extensive historical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764312458
SKU
V9780764312458
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Ref
99-2
About Irwin Richman
Irwin Richman completed his doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania and became an Historian for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Harrisburg before marrying into the Pennsylvania German culture. His immediate family has provided a link into the world of the Pennsylvania Germans that goes beyond book learning.
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