Henry O. Tanner, The Wreck, c. 1913. Etching on paper, 10 7/8 x 13 1/4 inches. PAFA, Gift of Dr. Constance E. Clayton in loving memory of her mother Mrs. Williabell Clayton.
Saturday, April 18th, 2020

A Central Place in the Academy: The Clayton Collection at PAFA

Philadelphia sees bequest of African American artists

Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

A Curious Proposition: The Paintings of Jonathan Lyndon Chase

In prizewinning work by graduating student, images that display an “overwhelming elasticity”

Miguel Horn’s Obelisks (2015),
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

Gaining Traction: Industrial-scale Collaboration in Philadelphia

Traction Company at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Mary Claire Ramirez listening to a crit of her work at the Pennsylvania Academy, May 2015.
Friday, June 5th, 2015

“I like to give the viewer a lot of credit”: A Studio Visit with Mary Claire Ramirez

On view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts through June 7

Saturday, January 17th, 2015

Bloom and Drang: Peter Blume’s Eclecticism

A survey of the American painter’s career is currently on view.

Ellen Lanyon, Hat, Pin & Scarf, 1999. Acrylic on canvas, 22 x 22 inches. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

“…That Women Tend To Make”: The Female Gaze at the Pennsylvania Academy

The show that Ken Johnson previewed with incendiary effect.