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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

Williford Collection Hightlights from Heritage Auction

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The room was full for a recent American art auction at Heritage Auctions in Dallas. The evening brought paintings from the Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust. Together with the morning session, which offered works from Lexington Trust of Los Angeles, the sale brought in more than $5 million. It was the collection of … Continue reading Williford Collection Hightlights from Heritage Auction

PAFA Strengthens Its Renowned Collection of American Art

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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has stepped up its efforts to expand and diversify its renowned collection of American art. The strategic plan, approved by PAFA’s Board of Trustees, calls for the growth of the collection through gift and purchase to fill gaps, including improving its holdings of Hudson River School artists, … Continue reading PAFA Strengthens Its Renowned Collection of American Art

Hudson River School Exhibition at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

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Today marks the opening of the new exhibition "Public Treasures/Private Visions: Hudson River School Masterworks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Select Private Collections" at Pennsylvanian Academy of Fine Arts. From their website: The exhibition includes works by ten noted Hudson River School artists including Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt, Asher Brown Durand, and Edwin … Continue reading Hudson River School Exhibition at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts