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Old German Baptist Brethren

Old order, new visions: Rochelle Sumner and Will Kerner bring isolation out in the open
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Old order, new visions: Rochelle Sumner and Will Kerner bring isolation out in the open

Ida Mitchell Puffenbarger wasn’t an artist. If she had any inclination, she likely didn’t have the time. With the bulk of her days spent cleaning, cooking, caring for her family, and attending church, she also didn’t mix with people outside her religious community of Old German Baptist Brethren. She dressed plainly and, like the other […]

CM Gorey | September 16, 2020

Arts Culture

Old order, new visions: Rochelle Sumner and Will Kerner bring isolation out in the open

Ida Mitchell Puffenbarger wasn’t an artist. If she had any inclination, she likely didn’t have the time. With the bulk of her days spent cleaning, cooking, caring for her family, and attending church, she also didn’t mix with people outside her religious community of Old German Baptist Brethren. She dressed plainly and, like the other […]

CM Gorey | September 16, 2020

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