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

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

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

WEM staff and volunteers taking a tour of Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge We were excited to

Coat peg that Esherick carved of himself, Oak, 1926, Wharton Esherick Museum Collection. Wharton Esherick’s Studio wall

Photograph from Esherick family photo albums of Wharton and Letty under the grape arbor at Sunekrest. Date unknown, likely 1915-1916.

What Esherick was Reading: Architecture Wharton Esherick was a voracious reader with both professional and personal connections to the literary

Wharton Esherick outside the Studio, 1961. From the 1920s through the 1960s, Wharton Esherick created a small compound

WEM Curatorial Assistant Alex Till. In 2020 the Wharton Esherick Museum was delighted to welcome Alex Till to

Helene Fischer at Schutte & Koerting Co., Philadelphia, 1944.   In 1942, German American businesswoman Helene Fischer became

Tucked among the handcrafted furniture and fixtures of Esherick’s Studio are those few items not made by Esherick himself –

Wharton Esherick's 1958 Cabinet Desk. Photo courtesy of James Mario.   A drawer is something that most of

WEM Director of Curatorial Affairs and Strategic Partnerships Emily Zilber shares insights into new archival discoveries.   This

Skewed Grid and Wood Ledge Forms by Artist-in-Residence Roberta Massuch on display in Esherick's kitchen.   Over the