AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED UNION HALL WINDOW SHADE
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AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED UNION HALL WINDOW SHADE, 19TH C., H 50", W 57", RECEIVING PAYMENT:Executed for the Order of the United American Mechanics, through their Office of State Council of Pennsylvania. _x000D_
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Literature: "The working men are shown receiving payment for their toil. The center building, topped with by a flag, housed the Office of the State Council of Pennsylvania. The vignette on the right shows how those who refuse to work and resort to crimes like pickpocketing can expect to be apprehended. The fortress-like structure in the rear represents a jail…_x000D_
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The Order of United American Mechanics, through their Office of State Council of Pennsylvania, sometime between 1860 and 1880 commissioned a local artist to paint shades which could be utilized as teaching and demonstration aids. These vivid, colorful pictures could not help but impress local members and aid them in their recruiting efforts. This organization was just one of many similar unions, which during 19th century America, served as an instrument of the working class in its struggle to achieve for the common man a sense of dignity, independence, and a measure of security." Bishop, Robert. "Early Painted Shades Aided Union Organization". Antique Monthly, June 1974, p. 13A.
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Literature: "The working men are shown receiving payment for their toil. The center building, topped with by a flag, housed the Office of the State Council of Pennsylvania. The vignette on the right shows how those who refuse to work and resort to crimes like pickpocketing can expect to be apprehended. The fortress-like structure in the rear represents a jail…_x000D_
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The Order of United American Mechanics, through their Office of State Council of Pennsylvania, sometime between 1860 and 1880 commissioned a local artist to paint shades which could be utilized as teaching and demonstration aids. These vivid, colorful pictures could not help but impress local members and aid them in their recruiting efforts. This organization was just one of many similar unions, which during 19th century America, served as an instrument of the working class in its struggle to achieve for the common man a sense of dignity, independence, and a measure of security." Bishop, Robert. "Early Painted Shades Aided Union Organization". Antique Monthly, June 1974, p. 13A.
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Moisture damage in sky area.
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AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED UNION HALL WINDOW SHADE
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