Visual Arts
After half-century, Chuck Close photographs make Philadelphia debut
"Chuck Close Photographs," now at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, is a large and meaty show with 90 images created over 50 years.
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Woodmere offers new look at Violet Oakley, whose murals stand timeless at Pa. Capitol
The Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood will host an exhibit of the work by Violet Oakley, once one of Pennsylvania's most prominent artists.
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Is opera relevant to our IGen kids?
I know it doesn’t happen for every parent, so having a child who shares my passion for theater, music, books and arts and culture in general feels really good.
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With ‘no filters, no restraints,’ Terror Behind the Walls puts Eastern State at center of Halloween
What does it take to be hired as an intimidator or a creeper at one of the nation's top historic haunted attractions? A lot of energy and stamina.
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Tony Auth on Vietnam’s role in his career as a political cartoonist
From the Tony Auth archives an excerpt from the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist's 2005 interview with the Library of Congress.
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Video artist traces the scars of war from South Philly to Vietnam
A Philadelphia video artist born in Vietnam is shooting a documentary chronicling his personal connection to scars the war left on the landscape.
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Princeton University opens Lewis Arts Complex
For several years, a construction fence barricaded the area opposite Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center — it was an ugly sight t ...
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For Delaware artist Rick Phillips, painting is like a ‘religious experience’
From illustration to fine art, Rick Phillips has always been an artist. But it’s his fine art that made him happy. After sta ...
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Air show to draw thousands to Dover Air Force Base
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline two days of aerial entertainment celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Air Force. ...
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Princeton opens exhibit of Howard Russell Butler’s solar eclipse paintings
Still trying to find the right No. 14 arc welder glasses for viewing the first solar eclipse of the century, or figuring out how you̵ ...
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Andrew Wyeth’s birth
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Andrew Wyeth's birth. The Brandywine River Museum of Art celebrates his life through an exhibit of his best work.
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With artists collective in disarray after fire, Vox building still unites them
On the First Friday of the month, thousands of art lovers wander Philadelphia galleries that stay open late. A cluster of art coll ...
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Photographer rises with the sun to capture Philly at first light [photos]
Early morning, an hour before and after sunrise, provides wonderful lighting opportunities. Sometimes it’s ethereal, sometimes myst ...
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Were these cartoons too funny for The New Yorker magazine?
Since its inception in 1925, the New Yorker has published some 70,000 cartoons featuring the likes of Charles Addams, George Booth, Saul ...
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Delaware artist’s camera is a doorway to ‘little worlds’ [video]
Alida Fish was given a camera as a child to capture her world. Now through her art, she creates worlds of her own.
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