Interpreting Esherick: Our Center for Creative Works Artists-in-Residence
Ken McNelis sketching in the bedroom. Though celebrated by a younger generation of woodworkers, Wharton Esherick never embraced the role
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Behind the Scenes: Summer Interns at the Wharton Esherick Museum
Katelin cataloging the models in Esherick’s bedroom. We’ve been soaking up the summer sun on the hilltop here, and with
Wharton Esherick and the Hedgerow Theatre
Hedgerow Theatre, Image courtesy of Wikicommons and Smallbones. This month's article was originally published in the Wharton Esherick Museum Quarterly
The Evolution of Imprint: Young Printmakers Highlight Wharton Esherick
This early woodcut by Wharton Eshrick illustrated the poem, "Ornaments," in "Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk," 1922. Wharton Esherick’s adventures
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Ruth Esherick Bascom
March is Women's History Month, and while there have been many amazing women involved in Esherick's life and the history of the
The Dreiser – Esherick Camaraderie
Portrait of Theodore Dreiser, 1933 by Carl Van Vechten. Courtesy the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Carl Van Vechten
Woodcut Wednesday Highlight: Stuffed Peacocks
Usually, our Woodcut Wednesday posts on our Facebook page consist of just a few sentences about one of the over 350 woodcut
Christmas in the Esherick Archives
Sketch from the 'Behind the Scenes at Hedgerow' folder labeled 'Setting Androcles for the Camera, 1947.' Climb the red oak
Wharton Esherick at the South Philadelphia Free Library: Rhythms and Rhythms II
Rhythms II on display in the forest of Esherick sculptures that is the main gallery. Photo by Charles Uniatowski. Among
Wharton Esherick’s Animals Move Indoors
Fall is a time of fresh air and striking foliage, and a time when nature’s critters try to find their way indoors.