The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick is Making Headlines!
The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick opened at the Brandywine Museum of Art last month and, if you haven't made
New Installations in Wharton Esherick’s Studio
By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard about our exhibition with the Brandywine Museum of Art, The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick,
Wharton Esherick’s Work Hits the Road
A large number of Esherick works— over eighty objects in total— are set to leave the Studio for the first
Rhythms Artist Feature: George Lorio
WEM’s 30th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition, Rhythms is open through September 8th, 2024. The theme for this year’s exhibition
Rhythms Artist Feature: Chelsea Witt
WEM's 30th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition, Rhythms is open through the September 8th. For this exhibition, we invited artists to
Rhythms Artist Feature: Raul De Lara
This summer we are excited to host WEM's 30th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition, Rhythms. This exhibition takes as its inspiration
Wharton Esherick’s Musical Sculptures Berceuse and Zhar-Ptitsa
In music, a “berceuse” is a lullaby, a composition with a rocking accompaniment and a soothing refrain. Wharton Esherick’s Berceuse
Wharton Esherick and the Tropical Hardwood Trade
Wharton Esherick’s work was well-traveled in his day. Selections of the artist’s work often went to New York venues like
Wharton Esherick’s Camp Tables
This spring we opened our doors with Movement is Life, an exhibition exploring the influence of modernist dance communities
Wharton Esherick’s Notes on Thoreau
In the biography Wharton Esherick: The Journey of a Creative Mind, Mansfield Bascom notes that Esherick was introduced
A Playful Dispute: The Bok Music Room Hinged Painting
In 1935, Wharton Esherick began work on his largest commission, the Curtis Bok house. Approached initially by Curtis Bok to
Letty Esherick’s Bookplate: Resizing a Print in Esherick’s Day
Today, we can digitally manipulate the size of an image with the simple click and drag of our computer mouse
Supporting Artists in the WEM Store
In Nat Rubinson’s words, “Artists can be the loneliest people in the world – sitting there with a blank canvas