Notes from the Studio

Celebrating a Long History of American Decorative Arts in the
You may have noticed by now that the Wharton Esherick Museum is celebrating a very different anniversary than other cultural institutions across the country; WEM has been preoccupied with the…...

An Interview with WEM Artist-in-Residence Jennifer Johnson
This month we connected with Jennifer Johnson, WEMโs 2026 Artist-in Residence. Johnson is a Philadelphia-based sculptor who works primarily in clay with a focus on how architecture reveals lived experience.…...

Have You Seen Any Little Oblivions?
If you had a chance to catch our recent talk on Esherickโs monumental sculpture Oblivion this past November, you might remember our staff put out an inquiry to the world:…...

Much to Love at WEM
In WEMโs collection of over 3,000 unique sculptures, paintings, prints, and more, there is much to love. This special Valentineโs Day post asks staff which Esherick creation they have been…...

Groundbreaking: Celebrating Old & New at WEM
The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of Wharton Esherick breaking ground on his 1926 studio, a singular building at the core of WEMโs campus today. WEM looks both forward…...

Time and Again: Renewing Interest in Esherickโs Prints
Renewal came in many forms at the Wharton Esherick Museum this past year. We explored Esherickโs artistic renewal through European travel in the 1930s; the Juried Woodworking exhibition brought about…...

To Live with Art: Supporting Artists in the WEM Store
โIf Wharton Esherickโs life and work have meaning for us, could it be this? That this man, pinpointed on a hillsideโฆis able to reconcile his work and art to modern…...

Recent Press Brings Kelly Cobbโs Research on Letty Esherick Into
โThough small, the exhibit conveys the sense of hearing from someone whoโs been waiting for decades to have a word. The conversation with Letty has just begun.โ - Pamela…...

Sophia Gupman: Reframing Letty Esherickโs Legacy
This month we opened a new exhibition by our current Artist-in-Residence, Kelly Cobb: Working at a Joyous Creative Thing:โฏWeaving, Making, and Material Culture in Letty Esherickโs Legacy. The exhibition, on…...










