1812
oil
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
Emblems for Royal Crown Lodge No. 22 is a 1812 oil by Artist unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a collection of symbols. It likely hung in a lodge of the Odd Fellows. The symbols here include a heart and an hourglass, and a phrase in Latin at the bottom. This painting is interesting because it has many symbols that represent openness and life's transience. The artist used these symbols to convey moral principles. To learn more, look up the technique of glazing.
This sign likely hung in an English lodge of the Odd Fellows, an international fraternal organization founded to promote mutual aid, charity, and moral responsibility. The myriad symbols here include a heart in hand, denoting openness and sincerity, and an hourglass, suggesting life’s transience. At the bottom, a phrase in Latin extols the principles of friendship, love, and truth. Chartered groups developed in the United States beginning in 1819. While the English orders had long admitted black members, several American lodges broke away in 1842 to enforce whites-only membership. All the…
Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski, For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2012) no. 16.
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