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Fraktur (Drawing)
Untitled (Man on horseback)
David Bixler
1833
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
David Bixler (Artist)
Place of Origin
Brecknock Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Gouache
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.1166 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1166 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Untitled (Man on horseback)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
David Bixler (Artist)
Place of Origin
Brecknock Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
David Bixler lived near Fivepointville in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County.
Date
1833
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Gouache
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
6.1 (H) x 8.1 (W) x 5.1 (Image H) x 5.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.5 (H) x 20.6 (W) x 12.9 (Image H) x 13.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 228, p. 238.Article: Bixler, Miriam E. 1977 "David Bixler, Folk Artist". Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. 81 (1): 31-38.
• Published on p. 34.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 107.Book: Earnest, Corinne P. & Earnest, Russell D. 1999 Fraktur: Folk Art & Family.
• Related example on p. 144.