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Art Log January 15, 2024: Fashion advertising, sad notes for art education, and the solving of a message mystery

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A work by American portrait painter Thomas Sully had me wondering if the 19th-century Philadelphian could have had an outsized influence on fashion advertising. Long before Modigliani and best known for his portraits of women, many Sully paintings have an exaggerated neckline. This is the case with this portrait of Mrs. Caspar Wistar Morris (1808) … Continue reading Art Log January 15, 2024: Fashion advertising, sad notes for art education, and the solving of a message mystery

More Great Things to See on Your Visit to Philadelphia Antiques Week

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PhiladelphiaAntiquesWeek.com recently offered visitors to Philadelphia's Antiques Week five reasons to revisit this year including a new home at the Convention Center for the Philadelphia Antiques Show, an exhibit on firefighter memorabilia at the 23rd Street Armory Antiques Show, some recently acquired paintings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, an exhibit relating to Dr. Barnes … Continue reading More Great Things to See on Your Visit to Philadelphia Antiques Week

PAFA to Mount Definitive Exhibition on Henry Ossawa Tanner

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A major exhibition of artwork by African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner will premiere at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), on view from January 27 through April 15, 2012. Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit will contain over 100 works, including 12 paintings that have never been shown in a Tanner retrospective and the … Continue reading PAFA to Mount Definitive Exhibition on Henry Ossawa Tanner

PAFA Presents Barnes Show Prior to Landmark Museum Opening

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In celebration of the debut of the Barnes Foundation in its new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is presenting PAFA and Dr. Barnes, on view April 7 through July 8, exploring the connections between the Pennsylvania Academy and Dr. Albert Barnes. This exhibition will … Continue reading PAFA Presents Barnes Show Prior to Landmark Museum Opening