The Wharton Esherick Museum celebrates Women’s History Month by featuring Consuelo Kanaga and Marjorie Content, two important photographers, clients, and friends of

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

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

Peter Knecht erected scaffolding to repaint the green windows on the south facade as well as to apply oil to the

Mike and Aurora have set up shop in Wharton's studio to catalog the collection. When the Wharton Esherick Museum was

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

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

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

"The Archival process has been a very enjoyable, interesting and informative process for me. I have gained valuable knowledge about archiving while receiving a deeper understanding and appreciation of Esherick’s life and work." -Julia Dougherty

WEM would be nothing without our volunteers. We depend on them to give tours, maintain the landscape and to archive the collection.

This month's volunteer of the month is Julia Dougherty.

Julia is a graduate student pursuing a Masters degree in Museum Communications at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.  She is an Archival Intern at the Museum, where she organizes, houses and catalogs our collection of photographs. These pictures range from photographs of Esherick’s work, his studio, himself and his family, and in the upcoming months she hopes to digitally catalog all of the photos in the collection. 

Julia's work will allow scholars easier access to information and more secure documentation.  I enjoy working in the fun, relaxed atmosphere at the Wharton Esherick Museum and hope to apply my new skills in future endeavors.