Black History Month Spotlight: Jean Toomer
Jean Toomer, 39 West 10th Street, New York, Spring 1934. Photo by Marjorie Content; Image courtesy of Jill Quasha, New York.
Philly Touch Tours Training: Developing Tours for Visitors with Vision Loss
Testing our verbal description skills at the Penn Museum. At the Wharton Esherick Museum we encourage you to reach out
A Closer Look at the Holiday Notecards
We can’t imagine talking about the holiday season without talking about traditions, and here at the museum we have a few of
Wharton at the World’s Fair
The Trylon and Perisphere at the center of the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair.Image source: New York Public Library, Manuscripts and
The Annual Members’ Party
A great turnout at the 2016 Members' Party. Last month the tents went up, we brought out the tablecloths and
A Late Summer Honeymoon Cruise
The beautifully illustrated title page of Wharton and Letty’s honeymoon journal. As another summer gives way to the crisp fall
Remembering Ruth Esherick Bascom
It is with heavy hearts that we share with you all new of the death of Ruth Esherick Bascom, 93, daughter of
Wharton to Wendell
In light of the exhibition “Wharton to Wendell” at the new Modernism Museum Mount Dora in Florida, celebrating the work of Wharton
Wharton Esherick–Reader of Banned Books?
"Book Shop" woodcut print by Wharton Esherick, 1925 of the Centaur Book Shop This month's blog post was written by Lynne
Poets in Wharton’s Library: Ford Madox Ford
Ford Madox Ford, poet and novelist. Image c. 1905, in the public domain via Wikimedia. In honor of National Poetry