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Spotlight Talk: Esherick’s Largest Canvas?
We rounded out our year of rhythms with a talk about what might very well be Wharton Esherick’s largest canvas! Esherick’s portrait of Ruth Doing, the co-founder of the Doing-Gardner dance camp where the Esherick family spent their summers, was painted in 1921 and stands over six feet tall. During this talk we discussed what we could learn about Esherick’s early painting practice from this canvas, how it came into our collection, what it meant to Esherick during his lifetime, and some of the questions this piece has raised for us!
In the Studio: Wharton Esherick and N.C. Wyeth
Hosted by the Brandywine Museum of Art, this talk explores the creative worlds of Wharton Esherick (1887–1970) and N.C. Wyeth (1882–1945) through a lively discussion comparing the artists’ studios and artistic practices. Featuring Dr. Amanda C. Burdan, Brandywine Museum of Art Senior Curator and Emily Zilber, Wharton Esherick Museum Director of Curatorial Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, this program brings together two artists who had much in common but who likely never met, although their studios were only about 20 miles apart. The N.C. Wyeth House & Studio in Chadds Ford, PA (administered by Brandywine Museum of Art) and the Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern, PA are members of the Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios Program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Spotlight Talk: Esherick’s Material Suppliers
Enjoy an exciting update on the Silo project since our last virtual conversation in April. As you may have heard, we engaged with the Philadelphia-based Heritage Conservation Collective to perform a cleaning of the 1966 Silo in order to determine the stability of the painted surface and locate all the problem areas in order to remediate our ongoing moisture issue. The treatment was more successful than anyone imagined. Over 60 years of buildup on the exterior of the Silo was removed to reveal the vibrant original colors of Esherick’s one-of-a-kind architectural artwork! We hosted a conversation about the project with WEM’s own Building Preservation Specialist, Andy Gustine and Andrew Fearon, a principle of Heritage Conservation who brought his skills and expertise to successfully treat this unique structure.
Spotlight Talk: Grime Be Gone- Cleaning Esherick’s 1966 Silo
Enjoy an exciting update on the Silo project since our last virtual conversation in April. As you may have heard, we engaged with the Philadelphia-based Heritage Conservation Collective to perform a cleaning of the 1966 Silo in order to determine the stability of the painted surface and locate all the problem areas in order to remediate our ongoing moisture issue. The treatment was more successful than anyone imagined. Over 60 years of buildup on the exterior of the Silo was removed to reveal the vibrant original colors of Esherick’s one-of-a-kind architectural artwork! We hosted a conversation about the project with WEM’s own Building Preservation Specialist, Andy Gustine and Andrew Fearon, a principle of Heritage Conservation who brought his skills and expertise to successfully treat this unique structure.