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Two Amish Folk Artists: The Story of Henry Lapp & Barbara Ebersol [Paperback]

Louise Stoltzfus (Author)

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Publication Date: February 25, 1996

The engaging story of two unusual late 19th century foil artists, who were both Old Order Amish. Both were artists, craftspersons, disabled, & single. Henry Lapp (1862-1904) built simple, yet beautiful, pieces of furniture & painted exquisite watercolors. Barbara Ebersol (1846-1922) worked as a seamstress & created fraktur (hand-decorated & painted) bookplates & paintings. Numerous anecdotes about their lives enhance this carefully researched story. How the 19th century Amish community approached, accepted, & nurtured them is discussed. Full-color illustrations of many surviving examples of their work reveal their creativity, charm, & craft.

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Paperback: 119 pages
Publisher: Good Books; 1St Edition edition (February 25, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1561480789
ISBN-13: 978-1561480784
Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,439,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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fraktur bookplates, furniture catalog, wall cupboards, folk artist

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Henry Lapp, Barbara Ebersol, Lancaster County, Mill Creek, Pennsylvania German, Christian Ebersol, Rebecca Lapp, Michael Lapp, Lancaster Amish, Leacock Township, United States, Aunt Barbara, Benjamin Lantz, David Beiler, Mount Joy, Sallie Fisher, Annie Kauffman, Betsy Speicher, Centennial Exposition, Fannie Lapp Stoltzfus, Geesey Collection, Groff's Store, Lea Zug, Civil War, David Luthy

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This book cites 25 books:

Decorative Arts of the Amish of Lancaster County by Kathryn McCauley in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Folk Art (Country Crafts Series) by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Ontario Fraktur by Michael S. Bird in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Amish Houses & Barns (People's Place Book #11) by Stephen Scott in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Field Guide to American Antique Furniture (A Roundtable Press book) by Joseph T. Butler on page 25, and Back Matter

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The Riddle of Amish Culture (Center Books in Anabaptist Studies) by Donald B. Kraybill in Back Matter
20 Most Asked Questions About the Amish & Mennonites (People's Place Book, No 1) by Merle Good in Back Matter

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