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Pennsylvania Art History

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(above: Thomas Eakins, Between Rounds, c. 1898-99, oil on canvas, 50.1 x 39.8 inches, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

Dreams: Selections from Easton Nights by Peter Ydeen is a 2019 exhibit at the Susquehanna Art Museum which says: "Ydeen has been photographing the Easton, Pennsylvania area since 2015. He takes inspiration from the work of noted American photographer George Tice, who captured images of American life and landscape." Accessed 8/20

Fern Coppedge: New Discoveries is a 2020 exhibit at the Michener (James A.) Art Museum which says: "In 1920, Fern Coppedge bought a house and studio in Lumberville, Pennsylvania and painted the surrounding Bucks County landscape in bold shapes and vibrant colors. Coppedge is especially celebrated for her snow landscapes, her most common subject." Accessed 4/21

First Academies: Benjamin West and the Founding of the Royal Academy of Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a 2018 exhibit at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts which says: "On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in London, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to recognize the role that Benjamin West (1738-1820) played in founding each of these first sustained academies in England and the United States." Also see press release Accessed 5/18

Françoise Gilot: Her Journey through Portraiture is a 2020 exhibit at the Berman Museum which says: " Her skill in a variety of mediums includes India ink, oils with pastels, charcoal, along with examples of her mastery in the multiple layers of lithography ink. Gilot knew some of her subjects, such as Endre Rozsda and Genevieve, but it is her relationship with her family, Pablo Picasso, Claude, Paloma, and Aurelia, which inform her most intimate compositions. Other works included are interpretations drawn from Gilot's knowledge of extraordinary lives." Accessed 5/21

From the Schuylkill to the Hudson: Landscapes of the Early American Republic is a 2019 exhibit at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts which says: "Philadelphia's key role in the growth of American landscape painting has never been the subject of a major museum exhibition. PAFA's exhibition, along with the accompanying catalog, will illuminate the growth of the genre from its roots, through its rise into the public consciousness. " Also see PAFA article and other article Accessed 11/19

George Sotter: Light and Shadow is a 2017 exhibit at the Michener (James A.) Art Museum which says: "George Sotter (1879-1953), an artist strongly identified with Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is best known for his magical winter nocturnes, scenes made even more enchanting by the blanket of snow that is a recurring motif in his work." Also see press release Accessed 9/17

(above: Morgan Colt, Butcher Wagon, 1920, oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches, Michener Art Musuem, Collection of Virginia and Stuart Peltz. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

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