NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- One of the rarest categories of Americana are the "gift drawings" of the Shakers, a 19th-century religious sect that has less than a dozen living members today. These ...
“Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic,” at the American Folk Art Museum, is a splendidly offbeat way to celebrate our country’s favorite strict-yet-serene religious splinter ...
It’s both ironic and bittersweet that broad interest in and admiration for Shaker art and culture—which marks its 250th anniversary in the US this year—has been steadily growing over the years and is ...
An 1851 ink-and-watercolor gift drawing titled A Type of Mother Hannah’s Pocket Handkerchief by Polly Jane Reed, a Shaker in New Lebanon, New York. Andrews Collection, Hancock Shaker Village, ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- One of the rarest categories of Americana are the "gift drawings" of the Shakers, a 19th-century religious sect that has less than a dozen living members today. These drawings ...
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