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A Lasting Friendship

Portrait of Wharton Esherick by Henry Varnum Poor, 1932. Oil on canvas, Wharton Esherick Museum collection We'd like to apologize

A Lasting Friendship2024-05-17T15:26:37-04:00

A Turkey Tale

Turkey Gobbler Land. Click image to enlarge. Early in his career, Wharton frequented Philadelphia's Centaur Bookshop.  He collaborated with the

A Turkey Tale2018-05-15T22:01:21-04:00

The Artist, the Poet, and the Centaur

Eighty eight years ago, in 1924, Philadelphia's Centaur Press published Walt Whitman's The Song of the Broad-Axe, illustrated with woodcuts by Wharton

The Artist, the Poet, and the Centaur2021-12-23T13:15:56-05:00

June – Volunteer Spotlight

The Wharton Esherick Museum would be nothing without our volunteers. We depend on them to give tours, maintain the landscape and to

June – Volunteer Spotlight2018-05-15T22:10:08-04:00

The Philadelphia Inquirer Covers Poplar Culture

Here is an article published in Friday's Philadelphia Inquirer.  This has been re-posted via their website:  http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/153719405.html Thank you to Victoria Donohoe

The Philadelphia Inquirer Covers Poplar Culture2018-05-15T22:12:01-04:00

May in Bloom: Peonies

One of the eagerly anticipated annual events at the Studio is the blooming of Wharton’s peony garden.  Each year in late April

May in Bloom: Peonies2018-05-15T22:15:47-04:00
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