In his new book, “First Modern,” historian George E. Thomas asserts that Frank Furness opened the door to Modernism in 1876 with his design of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Joe Brin walks us through the architectural brilliance of the nation’s first art school with this review

Philadelphia’s Curtis Publishing Company made Norman Rockwell a household name, as the quintessential Americana painter contributed 323 covers to the Saturday Evening Post. But it’s his son Peter, who studied at Haverford and PAFA, who’s given Philly three of its odder sculptures

With the official release of his novel Lion and Leopard this evening, Nathaniel Popkin explores the age-old establishment-vs-outsiders theme at PAFA—under the shadow of the KAWS @ PAFA exhibition

A behind-the-scenes tour of Reading Terminal Market with General Manager Paul Steinke is just one of the great perks we’ve got on deck for our indiegogo campaign. We’ve got a run down of the full lineup here

On Day Four of Furness Week, we’ve got a luscious photo essay featuring one of Furness’s remaining masterpieces, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Plus we took a side trip up to the attic above the skylights–it doesn’t like Grandma’s!