Single Music Stand, 1960, Cherry, walnut, 44 x 18.25 x 20, from the Collection of the Wharton Esherick Museum. Photo by

This year we are delighted to host Philadelphia-based artist Martha McDonald as our 2023 WEM Artist-in-Residence. Beginning last winter, Martha began a

One Object, Many Stories: Esherick’s Music Stand is currently on view in the Visitor Center. This installation offers a deep dive into

Storytelling was an integral part of Esherick’s humor and personality so, naturally, stories found their way into his furniture, sculpture, prints, and

My name is Erin Palmer and I worked as the Archives Fellow at the Wharton Esherick Museum in the fall of 2022.

View of Esherick's Studio bedroom during WEM's 2022 exhibition Home as Stage. On the bed: Into Me See (Wharton and Letty)

On September 15, 2022, the Wharton Esherick Museum opened the third and final temporary installation of our 50th anniversary year celebration, Home

Wharton Esherick didn’t like it when people came to his Studio wearing sunglasses. He wanted to see their whole expressions. Empathy was

On September 15, 2022, the Wharton Esherick Museum opened the third and final temporary installation of our 50th anniversary year celebration, Home

  The first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Wharton Esherick Museum took place over the wintry weekend of February