Phila. museum showcasing iconic folk art
A watercolor of Adam and Eve, dating to 1834-35, is attributed to Samuel Gottschall, a Mennonite schoolmaster from Montgomery County. Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting “Drawn with Spirit: Pennsylvania German Fraktur from the Joan and Victor Johnson Collection,” an exhibition featuring bold, bright, and captivating drawings and manuscripts that celebrated important life events among the first European immigrants to settle in Southeastern Pennsylvania in the 18th century. The exhibition, which opens Sunday, Feb. 1, and runs through April 26, represents the most comprehensive…