Two Amish Folk Artists The Story of Henry Lapp and Barbara Ebersol

The engaging story of two unusual late 19th century foil artists, who were both Old Order Amish. Both were artists, craftspersons, disabled, and single. Henry Lapp (1862-1904) built simple, yet beautiful, pieces of furniture and painted exquisite watercolors. Barbara Ebersol (1846-1922) worked as a seamstress and created fraktur (hand-decorated and painted) bookplates and paintings. Numerous anecdotes about their lives enhance this carefully researched story. How the 19th century Amish community approached, accepted, and nurtured them is discussed. Full-color illustrations of many surviving examples of their work reveal their creativity, charm, and craft.Stoltzfus, Louise is the author of 'Two Amish Folk Artists The Story of Henry Lapp and Barbara Ebersol', published 1996 under ISBN 9781561480784 and ISBN 1561480789.