{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"5090"},"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 Kendra and Allan Daniel"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1925"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2015     1   40"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2015.1.40"},"edition":{"label":"Photo Credit","value":"José Andrés Ramírez"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Cut paper"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":"Pittsburgh"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/27912/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"27912"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Independent Order of Odd Fellows Papercut"},"geographyCity":{"value":"Pittsburgh"},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["This highly complex fraternal papercut is one of several cut by Joseph G. Heuer (1876\u20131954) between the 1890s and 1953. According to information provided by descendants, the artist was a 33rd Degree Mason and was Master of his Lodge. He was also District Deputy of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania that holds one of the papercuts. Heuer was born in the 10th Ward District of Pittsburgh and earned a degree in electrical engineering.  Although he made his living in sales, he also wrote music and patented inventions. His last papercut, made in 1953, remains in the family and was bequeathed to the first male heir to become a Mason.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","The art known as Scherenschnitte, German for \u201cpaper cuts,\u201d was brought to colonial America by German immigrants, many of whom settled in Pennsylvania. The technique is marked by its lacy symmetry and typically incorporates birds, animals, flowers, hearts, and other figures. This highly complex papercut is one of at least three fraternal pieces presumably cut by the same artist, who signed and dated one example \u201cJoseph G. Heurs, 1919.\u201d It is notable for its Odd Fellows symbols: three-link chain, all-seeing eye, scales, crossed axes, open books, clasped hands, skull and crossbones, coffins, and hourglasses. These last three symbols are associated with mortality. Like many fraternal groups, the Odd Fellows Initiatory Degree included the theme of death and resurrection; the candidate would be reborn as a full member of the group. Stacy C. Hollander, \"Independent Order of Odd Fellows Papercut,\" exhibition label for Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2016."]},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Works on Paper","Fraternal Art and Objects"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":"Pittsburgh"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"155486"},"geographyState":{"value":"Pennsylvania"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"592","content":"Joseph George Heuer"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Drawings"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["This highly complex fraternal papercut is one of several cut by Joseph G. Heuer (1876\u20131954) between the 1890s and 1953. According to information provided by descendants, the artist was a 33rd Degree Mason and was Master of his Lodge. He was also District Deputy of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania that holds one of the papercuts. Heuer was born in the 10th Ward District of Pittsburgh and earned a degree in electrical engineering.  Although he made his living in sales, he also wrote music and patented inventions. His last papercut, made in 1953, remains in the family and was bequeathed to the first male heir to become a Mason.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","The art known as Scherenschnitte, German for \u201cpaper cuts,\u201d was brought to colonial America by German immigrants, many of whom settled in Pennsylvania. The technique is marked by its lacy symmetry and typically incorporates birds, animals, flowers, hearts, and other figures. This highly complex papercut is one of at least three fraternal pieces presumably cut by the same artist, who signed and dated one example \u201cJoseph G. Heurs, 1919.\u201d It is notable for its Odd Fellows symbols: three-link chain, all-seeing eye, scales, crossed axes, open books, clasped hands, skull and crossbones, coffins, and hourglasses. These last three symbols are associated with mortality. Like many fraternal groups, the Odd Fellows Initiatory Degree included the theme of death and resurrection; the candidate would be reborn as a full member of the group. Stacy C. Hollander, \"Independent Order of Odd Fellows Papercut,\" exhibition label for Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2016."]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1900"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1900\u20131925"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, January 21, 2016 - Sunday, May 8, 2016","exhibitionEndISODate":"2016-05-08","exhibitionID":"168","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2016-01-21","exhibitionBeginDate":"2016","exhibitionTitle":"Mystery and Benevolence","exhibitionEndDate":"2016"}},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Frame: 31 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 3/4 \" (80 x 80 x 1.9 cm)"}}]}