Patrick Donmoyer on Hex Signs (or Barn Stars)

This is a recording in 2019 of Patrick Donmoyer talking about hex signs or barn stars at the Kutztown Folk Festival. Patrick is an expert and has written a very informative book on the topic, Hex Signs: Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars (Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center). He has recently co-authored a book about a pre-eminent barn star painter: Painter of the Stars: The Life and Work of Milton J. Hill (1887-1972) (Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center. You can get these books and learn more at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center https://www.kutzt... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Donmoyer, Patrick
Dokumenttyp: Text
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Verlag/Hrsg.: Research Commons at Kutztown University
Schlagwörter: Pennsylvania German / Pennsylvania Dutch / Folklife / Barn Stars / Hex Signs / arts / craft / symbolss / American Material Culture / American Popular Culture / Art and Materials Conservation / Folklore / Other German Language and Literature / Painting / Public History / Social and Cultural Anthropology / United States History
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Link(s) : https://research.library.kutztown.edu/pagermandutch_kutztownfolkfestival_peformers/2

This is a recording in 2019 of Patrick Donmoyer talking about hex signs or barn stars at the Kutztown Folk Festival. Patrick is an expert and has written a very informative book on the topic, Hex Signs: Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars (Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center). He has recently co-authored a book about a pre-eminent barn star painter: Painter of the Stars: The Life and Work of Milton J. Hill (1887-1972) (Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center. You can get these books and learn more at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/pennsylvania-german-cultural-heritage-center.html