Zoar fraktur painting   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 shows several insets of biblical scenes, including Job 38: 4-7, Revelation (Offenbarung) 21: 5-7, Hebrews (Hebräer) 11: 1 and John (Johannes) 3: 21. 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: H52086_01
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)