A Lasting Friendship
Portrait of Wharton Esherick by Henry Varnum Poor, 1932. Oil on canvas, Wharton Esherick Museum collection We'd like
A Turkey Tale
Turkey Gobbler Land. Click image to enlarge. Early in his career, Wharton frequented Philadelphia's Centaur Bookshop. He collaborated
Wooden “Tower” Gets a Facelift
Peter Knecht erected scaffolding to repaint the green windows on the south facade as well as to apply oil
The Intern Chronicles: Cataloging the WEM Collection
Mike and Aurora have set up shop in Wharton's studio to catalog the collection. When the Wharton Esherick
The Artist, the Poet, and the Centaur
Eighty eight years ago, in 1924, Philadelphia's Centaur Press published Walt Whitman's The Song of the Broad-Axe, illustrated with woodcuts
June – Volunteer Spotlight
The Wharton Esherick Museum would be nothing without our volunteers. We depend on them to give tours, maintain the landscape