Preserving Esherick’s Workshop Chimney
In 1956, construction of Wharton Esherick’s new workshop was completed. The building, sited just a few steps from the
A Celebration for the Ages: Wharton’s 80th Birthday at the Hurwitz Home
Fig 1: Pamphlet for Wharton Esherick’s 80th Birthday Party: “A Tribute to Wharton Esherick on his Eightieth Birthday”
Ed Ray Oral History: Stories from Wharton Esherick’s Wood Supplier
Photograph of Ed Ray standing in front of stacks of drying lumber 2023 is all about storytelling here
Can You Mass-Produce an Esherick?
Single Music Stand, 1960, Cherry, walnut, 44 x 18.25 x 20, from the Collection of the Wharton Esherick Museum.
Martha McDonald: Artist-in-Residence
This year we are delighted to host Philadelphia-based artist Martha McDonald as our 2023 WEM Artist-in-Residence. Beginning last winter, Martha
The Rubinsons: Collecting and Celebrating Esherick
One Object, Many Stories: Esherick’s Music Stand is currently on view in the Visitor Center. This installation offers a deep
Storytelling at WEM
Storytelling was an integral part of Esherick’s humor and personality so, naturally, stories found their way into his furniture, sculpture,
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
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
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
No Sunglasses, Please
Wharton Esherick didn’t like it when people came to his Studio wearing sunglasses. He wanted to see their whole expressions.
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
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
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
Exploring Self Portraits
Coat peg that Esherick carved of himself, Oak, 1926, Wharton Esherick Museum Collection. Wharton Esherick’s Studio wall
Letty Nofer Esherick
Photograph from Esherick family photo albums of Wharton and Letty under the grape arbor at Sunekrest. Date unknown, likely 1915-1916.
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