{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"1400"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"The American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain."},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Cordelia Hamilton in recognition of research, work, and continued meritorious contributions in the field of 18th- and 19th-century American folk art by Mrs. Adele Earnest, founding member of the Museum"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1916"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1982     8    1"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1982.8.1"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on wood with wire and metal"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":"Germania"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1310/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"1310"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Sunburst"},"geographyCity":{"value":"Germania"},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["SCULPTURE","John Scholl emigrated from Württemberg, Germany, in 1853 and settled in Pennsylvania\u2019s Schuykill County. About 1870, he relocated to Germania, Pennsylvania, with his wife and their three sons and two daughters. There he worked as a farmer and carpenter, helping to build, according to local tradition, such structures as St. Matthieus Lutheran Church and the ballroom wing of the Germania Hotel. At the age of 80, Scholl began to make fanciful constructions that ranged in size from small puzzles to large, freestanding sculptures. Using simple tools, primarily a jackknife, Scholl created about forty-five sculptures over a period of nearly a decade. These carvings included symbols from his Germanic heritage, such as tulips and birds, combined with Victorian furniture forms and interior millwork embellishments\u2014ball and spindle, bracket gingerbread, elaborate fretwork\u2014familiar from his work as a carpenter. Eventually, Scholl opened the parlor of his home as a \u201cmuseum,\u201d discussing each sculpture in depth with guests who passed through; the museum is documented in photographs taken before his death, in 1916. Many of Scholl\u2019s so-called sunburst structures resemble the handmade wooden wheels of fortune that were standard by 1900 in traveling carnivals, Wild West shows, amusement parks, and even church fairs.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Sunburst,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 364."]},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":""},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Three Dimensional Works","eMuseum - Collection Highlights"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":"Germania"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"153165"},"geographyState":{"value":"Pennsylvania"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"617","content":"John Scholl"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Sculpture"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["SCULPTURE","John Scholl emigrated from Württemberg, Germany, in 1853 and settled in Pennsylvania\u2019s Schuykill County. About 1870, he relocated to Germania, Pennsylvania, with his wife and their three sons and two daughters. There he worked as a farmer and carpenter, helping to build, according to local tradition, such structures as St. Matthieus Lutheran Church and the ballroom wing of the Germania Hotel. At the age of 80, Scholl began to make fanciful constructions that ranged in size from small puzzles to large, freestanding sculptures. Using simple tools, primarily a jackknife, Scholl created about forty-five sculptures over a period of nearly a decade. These carvings included symbols from his Germanic heritage, such as tulips and birds, combined with Victorian furniture forms and interior millwork embellishments\u2014ball and spindle, bracket gingerbread, elaborate fretwork\u2014familiar from his work as a carpenter. Eventually, Scholl opened the parlor of his home as a \u201cmuseum,\u201d discussing each sculpture in depth with guests who passed through; the museum is documented in photographs taken before his death, in 1916. Many of Scholl\u2019s so-called sunburst structures resemble the handmade wooden wheels of fortune that were standard by 1900 in traveling carnivals, Wild West shows, amusement parks, and even church fairs.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Sunburst,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 364."]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1907"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1907\u20131916"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Sunday, December 14, 2014 - Sunday, March 8, 2015","exhibitionEndISODate":"2015-03-08","exhibitionID":"259","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2014-12-14","exhibitionBeginDate":"2014","exhibitionTitle":"Also on View","exhibitionEndDate":"2015"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, January 21, 2022 - Monday, September 5, 2022","exhibitionEndISODate":"2022-09-05","exhibitionID":"251","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2022-01-21","exhibitionBeginDate":"2022","exhibitionTitle":"MULTITUDES","exhibitionEndDate":"2022"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, July 11, 2002 - Sunday, January 5, 2003","exhibitionEndISODate":"2003-01-26","exhibitionID":"73","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2002-07-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2002","exhibitionTitle":"American Anthem","exhibitionEndDate":"2003"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Monday, January 17, 1972 - Tuesday, February 29, 1972","exhibitionEndISODate":"1972-02-29","exhibitionID":"217","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1972-01-17","exhibitionBeginDate":"1972","exhibitionTitle":"A Retrospective Look","exhibitionEndDate":"1972"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"71 × 38 × 24 1/2\""}}]}