; and the excitement and the inspiration that all the arts bring us. Instead, we will discuss the mechanics of presenting the arts and encouraging the artists. We propose to explore the state of the arts in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and by extension Lancaster County. We are not here to debate whether the

: Book Subject(s): Reingruber, Ludwig, 1836-1885. Artists--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 197-106 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 7

Early Lancaster Artists. The following sketches were pre- pared in connection with the recent exhibition of Lancaster county por- traiture: Ferdinand Huck. Lancaster is one of the oldest in- land cities in the United States, and has naturally developed into a settle- ment of conservative family

Early Lancaster Artists JOHN JAY LIBHART Merchant, Druggist, Judge and Artist. The ancestors of John Jay Libhart emigrated to America about the year 1728, and settled in York county, then on the frontier of Pennsylvania civili- zation, in or near the village of Hel- lam. His father, Henry Liebhart

Benjamin West Henry, A Lan- caster Artist, The ancestors of Benjamin West Henry were Robert and Mary A. Henry, his wife, who emigrated from Scotland to Pennsylvania in 1722, and settled in Chester County. They were accompanied by their three sons, John, Robert and James. John, the eldest son