{"product_id":"the-art-of-olof-krans","title":"THE ART OF OLOF KRANS BOOK","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican folk art of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries includes many artists in the eastern United States whose portraits and genre paintings have been widely exhibited, published and sold by galleries and at auctions. Names such as Ammi Phillips, Edward Hicks, William Matthew Prior and Erastus Salisbury Field are well known. Very few folk painters in the Midwest have received such attention. It is the purpose of this book to enhance recognition of Olof Krans, the prairie painter of Bishop Hill, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlof Ersson, born in a small hamlet in northern Sweden, had emigrated with his family to the United States when he was 12 years old. He would live his early life in the Bishop Hill Colony, attending school and having various jobs as an ox boy, black smith, and in paint shops. When the American Civil War kicked off, Olof mustered unto the Union Army, receiving a disability charge in 1862.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOlof, now Olof Krans, had lived his days post-war as a house painter and interior decorator after settling in Galva, Illinois. After suffering a fall in 1896, he began to paint memories of his youth and daily life in Bishop Hill. Krans had finished more than 90 paintings at the time of his death in 1916, with estimates even going up to 200 works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peoria Riverfront Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51852388008214,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/7036\/0342\/files\/IMG_6207.png?v=1789247504","url":"https:\/\/peoriariverfrontmuseum.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-olof-krans","provider":"Peoria Riverfront Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}