An Archivist’s Perspective on Esherick
My name is Erin Palmer and I worked as the Archives Fellow at the Wharton Esherick Museum in the fall of 2022.
Esherick at Home and Beyond: Celebrating 50 Years of WEM
View of Esherick's Studio bedroom during WEM's 2022 exhibition Home as Stage. On the bed: Into Me See (Wharton and Letty)
Esherick Connections from the Fabric Workshop and Museum
On September 15, 2022, the Wharton Esherick Museum opened the third and final temporary installation of our 50th anniversary year celebration, Home
No Sunglasses, Please
Wharton Esherick didn’t like it when people came to his Studio wearing sunglasses. He wanted to see their whole expressions. Empathy was
Behind the Scenes: Home as Stage
On September 15, 2022, the Wharton Esherick Museum opened the third and final temporary installation of our 50th anniversary year celebration, Home
WEM at Fifty: A Reflection on Our Founding
The first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Wharton Esherick Museum took place over the wintry weekend of February
Volunteer Trip: A Visit to Rose Valley
WEM staff and volunteers taking a tour of Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge We were excited to take our
Exploring Self Portraits
Coat peg that Esherick carved of himself, Oak, 1926, Wharton Esherick Museum Collection. Wharton Esherick’s Studio wall including his
Letty Nofer Esherick
Photograph from Esherick family photo albums of Wharton and Letty under the grape arbor at Sunekrest. Date unknown, likely 1915-1916. The beginning
Esherick’s Architecture Library
What Esherick was Reading: Architecture Wharton Esherick was a voracious reader with both professional and personal connections to the literary world. In