Ephrata Visit the ancient cloisters of the early German pietists in Lancaster Co. Pen – Vintage Poster
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures Ephrata Visit the ancient cloisters of the early German pietists in Lancaster Co. Pen in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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This Federal Art Project poster invites viewers to visit the Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Conrad Beissel, a German-born religious leader, founded the community in 1732, and its members lived in celibate communal households centered on prayer, hymn singing and manuscript work. The cataloged subjects also include fraktur, the decorative painted lettering and illumination that the Ephrata members produced. Signed in pencil by the artist, this color lithograph was made in 1936 to promote regional tourism as part of the Works Progress Administration's poster program.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Signed in pencil by the artist. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Ephrata Cloister--1930-1950. Frakturs (Illumination)--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,751 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 554_Ephrata_Visit_the_ancie_1936 |
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