‘Masonic folk art coming to museum’

     

And speaking of Masonry in museums (see previous two posts), an exhibit is coming this fall to Texas.

“Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art” will run from November 13 through March 2022 at Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.

From the publicity:

Through arcane and alluring artifacts, such as grave markers, serpent-headed staffs, richly embroidered textiles, and ceremonial regalia, this exhibition showcases the “Golden Age” of American secret societies, when folk art and decorative art were brought together to confer a sense of legacy, status, and belonging in a newly established country. The exhibition is drawn from a curated collection donated to the American Folk Art Museum by Kendra and Allan Daniel.

Visit the museum here.

     

‘Manhattan displays of Masonic material culture’

     
Eve M. Kahn’s antiques column in today’s New York Times discusses “Art from Fraternal Societies” (wasting no space before plugging Aimee Newell’s recent book), and reveals how two art venues in New York City will feature Masonic and other fraternal material culture in January.

From January 20 through May 8, 2016, Masonic and Odd Fellows pieces—gifts from collectors Allan and Kendra Daniel—will be shown at American Folk Art Museum.

Courtesy Folk Art Museum

Courtesy Folk Art Museum

Courtesy Folk Art Museum

Bruce Lee Webb, author of As Above, So Below: Art of the American Fraternal Society, 1850-1930, will bring certain pieces to sell at Outsider Art Fair, January 21-24 at Metropolitan Pavilion, just around the corner from Masonic Hall.

Courtesy Webb Gallery