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Press Releases
May 16, 2023 | Telling Tales: WEM’s 29th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition Opens June 1st
February 9, 2023 | One Object, Many Stories: Esherick’s Music Stand Opens March 2nd
August 25, 2022 | Home as Stage Opens September 15th
April 6, 2021 | Wood And…: The 27th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition Opens May 14th
November 1, 2020 | Wharton Esherick Museum Co-Founder Mansfield Bascom Dies at 96
September 11, 2019 | Award Winners Announced for Leave a Light On at the Wharton Esherick Museum
August 29, 2019 | Leave a Light On Opens at the Wharton Esherick Museum
May 22, 2019 | A Summer of Wharton & Whitman!
February 26, 2019 I Imprint 2019 Opens at the Wharton Esherick Museum
September 12, 2018 | The Art of the Stool Opens at the Wharton Esherick Museum
August 27, 2018 | State Historical Marker for Wharton Esherick to be Unveiled
In the News
September 2023 | MyChesCo
The Wood is Singing in Color: Captivating Performance by Acclaimed Artist Martha McDonald at the Wharton Esherick Museum
July 2023 | FineWoodworking
Explore the wonderful hidden details in Wharton Esherick’s studio
May 2023 | MyChesCo
Telling Tales: Wharton Esherick Museum’s 29th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition
December 2022 | Craft in America PBS Series
HOME episode
December 2022 | Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch
Five Chester County Museums Get State Grants
December 2022 | Sanatoga Post
Local Museums, Historical Societies Win State Grants
December 2022 | PCNTV
Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood: Chester County – Wharton Esherick Museum
December 2022 | Side of Culture
Sharing an Artist’s Vision at the Wharton Esherick Museum
October 2022 | MyChesCo
Telling Tales: Enter Your Story in the 29th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition
September 2022 | Broad Street Review
The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup
August 2022 | MyChesCo
“Home as Stage” Opens at the Wharton Esherick Museum
May 2022 | Philly Voice
Wagon wheel table made by Wharton Esherick could get $70,000 at auction
January 2022 | LongHouse Reserve
Wharton Esherick: Form, Function and Fun
January 2022 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Insider’s guide to 19 essential museums just outside Philadelphia
December 2021 | Glencairn Museum News
Hanna Speckner Weil Fischer-Binder: Her Life and Work
November 2021 | Whitehot Magazine
30 Works We Want from Salon Art + Design 2021
September 2021 | The Decorative Arts Trust
A Place I Think You’ll Like
December 2020 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern gets a $10 million gift out of the blue
December 2020 | WHYY
Tiny, hidden Wharton Esherick Museum gets $10M windfall
December 2020 | Artfix Daily
Wharton Esherick Museum Receives a Surprise Gift of $10 Million
December 2020 | Vista Today
Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern Unexpectedly Receives Hefty Gift
December 2020 | Main Line Today
Wharton Esherick Museum Lands a $10 Million Donation
November 2020 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Mansfield Bascom, Cofounder of the Wharton Esherick Museum, Has Died at 96
November 2020 | Main Line Today
In Memoriam: Mansfield Bascom
June 2020 | Architectural Digest
Inside the Homes and Studios of 13 American Artists
June 2020 | Antiques and the Arts Weekly
En Plein Air: Artists’ Haunts Beckon as the World Reopens
January 2020 | Stories from PAFA
Wharton Esherick: The Art of Form and Function
September 2019 | American Craft Magazine
Opposites Attract
July 2019 | Woodcraft Magazine
Woodworking Artistry in Abundance at the Wharton Esherick Museum
July 2019 | Main Line Suburban Life
Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern receives grant funding
June 2019 | VacationIdea
25 Best Things to Do in Pennsylvania
June 2019 | The Pottstown Mercury
Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern gets $25,000 in funding
June 2019 | MyChesCo
Shusterman Announces Preservation Grant Awarded to Wharton Esherick Museum
May 2019 | AARP
Top 10 Vacation Destinations for Single Travelers 45+
March 2019 | Artblog
Inside the Home Studio of Wharton Esherick
January 2019 | Artblog
Wharton Esherick’s Home Studio, channelled through Becky Suss’s paintings at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery
December 2018 | Hyperallergic
Becky Suss Paints Wharton Escherick’s Dream-Like Home and Studio
November 2018 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Wharton Esherick, re-interpreted, and other must-see shows in Philadelphia galleries right now
September 2018 | Popular Woodworking
A Visit to the Wharton Esherick House
May 2018 | Popular Woodworking
New Documentary About Wharton Esherick
April 2018 | Penn Live
Murals, magic gardens and Rodin: 11 of the best eastern Pa. destinations for art lovers
February 2018 | Curbed Philadelphia
‘We pinch ourselves that we get to live here’: Life inside Louis Kahn’s Esherick House
January 2018 | WVIA Public Media
Interview of filmmaker Carolyn Coal on her documentary “I Am Known as an Artist, Wharton Esherick”
December 2017 | Main Line Public TV at Radnor Studio 21
Wharton Esherick Studio Tour
December 2017 | Popular Woodworking
A Question of Influence: Comparing the Music Stands from Four Masters
October 2017 | The Modern House
The Art of Living: 5 inspiring homes designed by artists
September 2017 | Pennsylvania Homes
History Lives at the Wharton Esherick Museum
March 2017 | CBS3 Philly
Dream Drives: Wharton Esherick Museum’s Creative Curves
May 2016 | Twisted Preservation
One-night Stand: It’s All in How You Use It