{"product_id":"oils-on-canvas-framed-amish-children-by-dolores-hackenberger","title":"Oils on Canvas Framed Amish Children by Dolores Hackenberger","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eLancaster, Pennsylvania folk artist Dolores Hackenberger (1930-2024) painted these full-length portraits of an Amish boy and girl in oils on canvas. The charming pair measure 14 inches tall, 9 inches wide and 3\/4 of an inch thick each. Each artwork weighs 1 1\/2 pounds and, we estimate, was painted in the 1960's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eMrs. Hackenberger's son Darrel made the frames from rough, used fir boards that he stained a dark brown color. On the back of the wooden panel on each, the artist wrote in pencil \"Amish Girl\" and \"Amish Boy,\" along with: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e  By Dolores Hackenberger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e  2076 Stonecrest Drive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e  Lancaster, Penn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThere is a hanging wire on the back on each and they are both in excellent condition, with the artist's signature on the lower right. Mrs. Hackenberger's paintings are highly prized, avidly collected and will become treasured family heirlooms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eA bit of biography: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e✪ Dolores Hackenberger was fondly called “The Grandma Moses of Pennsylvania Dutch Country” due to her distinctive folk art paintings. However, unlike Grandma Moses, she began painting in her twenties and kept painting for 70 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e✪ Her works were exhibited at prestigious places like the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Chicago National Art Show and many others.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e✪ Her paintings have been published in Colonial Homes, Better Homes \u0026amp; Gardens and other national and local publications. UNICEF selected one of her winter scenes for their annual Christmas card. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e✪ Prominent people such as President George H.W. Bush, singer Rod Stewart and actor Paul Newman have owned her work. Collectors from nearly every state in the country and at least 16 other countries have purchased her artworks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e© \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/PrimpingYourHome.com\"\u003ePrimpingYourHome.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003ePYH 5714\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Primping Your Home Antiques \u0026 Vintage Home Decor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47834014286011,"sku":"5714","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/9101\/7147\/files\/ChatGPT_Image_Mar_7_2026_12_02_24_AM.png?v=1779994188","url":"https:\/\/www.primpingyourhome.com\/products\/oils-on-canvas-framed-amish-children-by-dolores-hackenberger","provider":"Primping Your Home Antiques \u0026 Vintage Home Decor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}