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philamuseum:

More Art Monday: A Philadelphia Education (Abstraction and Design)

You may know that Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, and the group known as “The Eight” trained at Philadelphia institutions but what about these other artists? Brought to you by ART 24/7

Image 1: Charles Sheeler, Pertaining to Yachts and Yachting, 1922
Attended Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts, from 1900 to 1903, and then the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Image 2: Edna Andrade, Black Cisoide, 1971
Attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a BFA.

Image 3: Wharton Esherick Fireplace and Doorway, 1936
Studied painting at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts (now the University of the Arts) and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Image 4: Barbara Chase-Riboud, Malcom X #3, 1969
Attended Fleisher Art Memorial as a child, continued her training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts), and went on to receive a BFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University.

Image 5: Violet Oakley, Study for “Divine Law”,1917
Attended Drexel Institute of Art (now Drexel University)

11:54 am • 20 May 2013 • 36 notes

brandoscountess:

Happy Birthday! James Maitland Stewart

May 20, 1908 - July 2, 1997

10:54 am • 20 May 2013 • 20 notes

inessentialhouses:

Happy 105th Birthday, Jimmy Stewart
(May 20, 1908 - July 2, 1997)

“I’ve sort of gotten into the habit of looking for the vulnerable guy, the guy who makes mistakes, the guy who can’t figure things out all the time but keeps at it.”

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10:29 am • 20 May 2013 • 1,693 notes