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Op-Ed: Honor Black History All Year Long Through Historic Preservation
Preservation

Op-Ed: Honor Black History All Year Long Through Historic Preservation

Christopher R. Rogers details efforts to save the Henry O. Tanner House in this call to preserve African American landmarks in Philadelphia

In Sharswood, Effort To Save Dox Thrash House Gains Momentum
Preservation

In Sharswood, Effort To Save Dox Thrash House Gains Momentum

As modern urban renewal continues to erase African-American history in North Philly, one group works against the odds to preserve a renowned Philadelphia artist’s legacy. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story

The Philadelphia Art Alliance At 100: Centennial Exhibition Celebrates The Wetherill Mansion
Art & Design

The Philadelphia Art Alliance At 100: Centennial Exhibition Celebrates The Wetherill Mansion

The Philadelphia Art Alliance celebrates 100 years with the installation exhibition, Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat

The Guy With The Wood People On His Porch
Art & Design

The Guy With The Wood People On His Porch

Tis the season—for ice sculpture. Joe Brin’s travels and art appreciation converge in Powelton Village to find Roger Wing, sculptor of wood, stone, and ice, at home and in his element

Expansion At The Woodmere, Take 2
Art & Design

Expansion At The Woodmere, Take 2

The Woodmere Art Museum’s recharged its batteries and looks again to expansion. Only this time, Brad Maule reports, the museum and its neighbors seem to be on the same page as Chestnut Hill native Matthew Baird comes on board as architect

Preview Popkin At PAFA Tonight With Book Release And Gallery Tour
Art & Design

Preview Popkin At PAFA Tonight With Book Release And Gallery Tour

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

History

Shrine To A Forgotten Philadelphia Modernist

Sam Shane was a talented Philadelphia painter who rubbed elbows with some of the giants of European modernism in 1920s Paris, then returned home and receded from view. But he kept making art, much of which is on display in his son’s home in Germantown


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