Download or read book Two Amish Folk Artists written by Louise Stoltzfus and published by . This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.