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Gladys Lutz: Folk Painter Of The Lehigh Valley By Karl Pass Gladys M. Lutz (1909-2007) of Schnecksville, Pa. (born in Lynnport, Pa.), was an elementary school teacher for 37 years prior to retiring in 1964. The start of her education career was in one-room schoolhouses. Lutz was a member of Jacobs Church in New Tripoli and began her painting career in 1968. Documenting Pennsylvania German everyday life and culture, primarily in the Lehigh Valley, she worked with a vibrant color palette on board in what is considered a naive untrained or self-taught folk tradition. Lutz provided a short description on the reverse of her paintings using her manual typewriter, providing a documented historical record of what the scene or activity depicted. Specializing in themed series, she often did paintings in groups of five, such as covered bridges of the region. One example in the 9-by-12inch oil-on-board covered bridge series depicts “Schlicher’s Bridge.” The typed index card on reverse reads: “Schlicher’s Bridge is located near the Trexler-Lehigh County Game Preserve. It is also known as the Deer Pen Bridge. It is the shortest (108 ft. long) and the ‘newest’ (built in 1882) bridge that spans the Jordan Creek. It is a one span structure, constructed with the Burr truss and is maintained by the state. It is one of five covered bridges that cross the Jordan Creek. The others are Guth’s Bridge, Wehr’s Bridge, Rex’s Bridge, and Geiger’s Bridge.” The other four are also depicted in the series. In 2005, the Albany Township Historical Society had a booth the Kutztown Folk Festival recreating a Pennsylvania German summer
Renninger’s Extravaganza To Be Held In Kutztown, Pa. Two-Day Event Scheduled For April 23 And 24 The Spring Antiques and Collectors Extravaganza is going to be held at Renninger’s Kutztown Antiques and Farmers Market on Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24. The format has changed this year to a two-day event, with hours on Friday being 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A $10 admission fee for shoppers will be charged from 9 to 11 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., admission will be free of charge. Saturday show hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Day two is admission is free. The show will be held both outdoors and under large pavilions. The two pavilions are 350 feet long by 60 feet wide. Vendors who wish to set up are still welcome to apply for a vendor space. The indoor farmers market and indoor vintage antiques market will Continued on page 2
“Dyeing the Easter Eggs” is one example of an artistically done painting by Lutz that tells a story. kitchen and daily food ways of rural Pennsylvania Germans during the summer. Many farms used (some still do) summer kitchens during the heat of the summer months in order to keep extra heat out of the house. Summer kitchens are most often attached out buildings with a hearth and bake oven. An outgrowth of the festival experience prompted society volunteers to cre-
ate a cookbook using Lutz’s paintings to illustrate traditional activities in a seasonal format such as collecting dandelion greens in spring, harvesting berries and baking pies in summer, making apple butter in the fall, and smoking meats in winter. “Folk Art & Foodways of the Pennsylvania Dutch” by Jeff Dietrich and Lucetta Trexler Muth, the cookbook
organized around the four seasons with seasonal illustrations by Lutz, was published in 2006. Filled with 115 recipes collected from local Pennsylvania German families, some are classic dishes, other recipes are more contemporary, adapted to modern times. Dietrich and Trexler Muth perfectly incorporate 13 of Lutz’s Continued on page 6
Midwest’s Premier Magicana And Gambling Auction House Expands New Location Was Once Home To A Caramel Apple Company Potter & Potter Auctions is excited to announce that they have relocated their business about five miles west from their previous Ravenswood neighborhood site to 5001 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. The new 15,000-square-foot brick structure, originally built in 1961, is one story tall. The company’s contact information remain the same. This new location is a win-win for Potter & Potter as well as its customers and consignors. Ideally Continued on page 4
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 “Jim Davis: “The Art Of Garfield” Comes To Heritage Auctions On April 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .on page 4 In “Churning the Butter,” notice the row of butter prints decorating the bottom.
This is “Stomping the Sauerkraut.”
SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 8 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 9 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR
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