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News and Articles on Wallace Nutting
The star of home decor Feb 16, 2008
These stars and other decorations (circular plaques with birds, flowers and hearts for example) are commonly known as hex signs, but, he says, the term hex was probably a mishearing of the German word sexerei, meaning six-pointed stars in the dialect there, by travel writer Wallace Nutting, says Fooks. Nutting, he says, wrote a series of travelogues in the 1920s, including one on Pennsylvania Beautiful. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Celebrating life of a New England Renaissance man May 10, 2007
Wallace Nutting's name may not be familiar to many, but the antiquarian, lecturer, and photographer had a lot to do with how we see the past ... A five-month celebration of the career of the influential Renaissance man began in Portsmouth late last month with the world premiere of the Pontine Theater show "Wallace Nutting's Old America," which will be presented in the West End Studio Theater through May 13 ... "In 1923, he also sold his eclectic antiques to robber baron J.P. Morgan, who donated... (Boston Globe)
Hatfield antique show again creates, rekindles memories Feb 1, 2007
"Then it was sitting in my basement, oh, for awhile." Thompson was a contemporary of Wallace Nutting, she explained. Both of these American artists made their illustrations during the early part of the 20th century. (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)
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