Esherick’s Architecture Library
What Esherick was Reading: Architecture Wharton Esherick was a voracious reader with both professional and personal connections to the literary
Spaces of Home, Spaces of Work in Wharton Esherick’s Architecture
Wharton Esherick outside the Studio, 1961. From the 1920s through the 1960s, Wharton Esherick created a small compound
Organizing Esherick: A Conversation with Curatorial Assistant Alex Till
WEM Curatorial Assistant Alex Till. In 2020 the Wharton Esherick Museum was delighted to welcome Alex Till to
Immovable Authority: Wharton Esherick’s President’s Desk for Helene Fischer
Helene Fischer at Schutte & Koerting Co., Philadelphia, 1944. In 1942, German American businesswoman Helene Fischer became
Gifts in the Studio
Tucked among the handcrafted furniture and fixtures of Esherick’s Studio are those few items not made by Esherick himself –
Esherick’s Drawer Designs
Wharton Esherick's 1958 Cabinet Desk. Photo courtesy of James Mario. A drawer is something that most of
New Discoveries in the Archives
WEM Director of Curatorial Affairs and Strategic Partnerships Emily Zilber shares insights into new archival discoveries. This
Playing with Light in Wharton Esherick’s Studio
Skewed Grid and Wood Ledge Forms by Artist-in-Residence Roberta Massuch on display in Esherick's kitchen. Over the
Esherick at the New Jersey Shore
Wharton Esherick and his brothers, Barnegat Bay, NJ c.1905. As vacationers of all stripes steal off to
A Happy Birthday to Wharton
Wharton Esherick in 1966, photo by Donald McKinley. Wharton Esherick Museum Collection. This month we are celebrating
Esherick on a Monumental Scale
Esherick's sketch of the two monoliths for Aspiring Pair, 1952. Can you imagine a sixty-foot-high Wharton Esherick sculpture?
Esherick, Asilomar, and the American Craft Council
Lawrence Peabody, Wharton Esherick, David Campbell, Walker Weed with members of the wood panel at Asilomar. Photo from Craft