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As above, so below : art of the American fraternal society, 1850-1930 / Lynne Adele & Bruce Lee Webb ; foreword by David Byrne.
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Adele, Lynne
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Language
English
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First edition.
Published/Created
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
©2015
Description
xxi, 266 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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Subject(s)
Secret societies
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United States
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Fraternal organizations
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United States
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Decorative arts
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United States
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19th century
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Decorative arts
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United States
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20th century
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Symbolism in art
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Author
Webb, Bruce Lee, 1966-
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Byrne, David, 1952-
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Photobooks
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Summary note
"'There is an inspiring and wacky solemnity in these organizations high values reinforced through pageantry and performance in an ecumenical social setting which deep down must also have been a whole lot of fun. Now it s as if that foundational Other America, that underpinning of the America we know, has gradually eroded, and here we remain, living in a world that is a mere shell, a movie set, of the world that made our world manifest, that brought it into being, and all we have left are these perplexing masks, banners, and costumes to puzzle over.'--David Byrne, from the foreword. Featuring more than two hundred outstanding objects gathered from private and public collections, 'As Above, So Below' provides the first comprehensive survey of the rich vein of art created during the golden age of the American fraternal society. By the turn of the twentieth century, an estimated 70,000 local lodges affiliated with hundreds of distinct American fraternal societies claimed a combined five and a half million members. It has been estimated that at least 20 percent of the American adult male population belonged to one or more fraternal orders, including the two largest groups, the Freemasons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The esoteric knowledge, visual symbols, and moral teachings revealed to lodge brothers during secret rituals inspired an abundant and expressive body of objects that form an important facet of American folk art"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259) and index.
Contents
The rise of American fraternal societies in the nineteenth century
Immigrant societies
African American societies
Religious societies
Fraternal buildings
The growth of an industry
Societies with secrets: an introduction to fraternal orders
Freemasonry
Odd Fellowship
Knights of Pythias
Speculative Woodcraft
Modern Woodmen of America
Woodmen of the World
Improved Order of Red Men
The Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (The Grange)
THE OBJECTS: A SYMBOLIC ART
Death-related imagery / memento mori
Painting
Banners
The magic lantern
Chromolithographs
Costumes And regalia
Costumes
Ceremonial regalia and parade dress
Fraternal aprons
Three-dimensional ritual objects
The Lodge Goat: the lighter side of fraternalism
Vernacular expressions Of fraternity
John Haley Bellamy
Tramp art
Trench art of World War I
Textiles
Monumental expressions of fraternalism
Mendocino Lodge No. 179
Ernest Hupeden's Painted Forest
Samuel P. Dinsmoor's Garden of Eden
Brothers at rest: fraternal funerary traditions.
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Art of the American fraternal society, 1850-1930
ISBN
9780292759503 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
0292759509 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
SuDoc no.
Z UA380.8 AD32as
LCCN
2015004311
OCLC
903473882
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