Zoar fraktur drawing   Save
Ohio History Connection Museum
Description: Fraktur drawing created by a member of the Society of Separatists of Zoar, a communal religious society who settled the village of Zoar in Tuscarawas County after leaving Germany. This piece, which shows an Apochryphal biblical scene of Tobias pulling a fish from the Tigris River as the angel Raphael stands with him, is attributed to the "Zoar Artist." Some scholars think this might refer to Thomas Maier (sometimes spelled Mayer) of Zoar, who was born in 1778 and died between 1850 and 1860. Fraktur is a style of folk art characterized by highly decorative illuminated illustrations, generally done in ink and watercolor. Common forms included writing samples, birth and baptism certificates, marriage documents and book plates. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H51243
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar; Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)--Social life and customs; Biblical teachings; Religion in Ohio; Folk art--Ohio;
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)