Considering it a violation of the Second Commandment, which prohibits the making of "graven images," the Amish believe any physical representation of themselves (whether a photograph, a painting ...

Amish couples usually keep a wedding announcement ... “Folks watch to see whether families with marriage-eligible girls might be painting their homes,” said Karen M. Johnson-Weiner.

How did the Amish, self-described “plain people” living isolated religious lives in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, create quilts that foretold modern abstract painting? That’s a ...