Fig 1: Pamphlet for Wharton Esherick’s 80th Birthday Party: “A Tribute to Wharton Esherick on his Eightieth Birthday”

Photograph of Ed Ray standing in front of stacks of drying lumber 2023 is all about storytelling here

Single Music Stand, 1960, Cherry, walnut, 44 x 18.25 x 20, from the Collection of the Wharton Esherick Museum.

This year we are delighted to host Philadelphia-based artist Martha McDonald as our 2023 WEM Artist-in-Residence. Beginning last winter, Martha

One Object, Many Stories: Esherick’s Music Stand is currently on view in the Visitor Center. This installation offers a deep

Storytelling was an integral part of Esherick’s humor and personality so, naturally, stories found their way into his furniture, sculpture,