Monday, May 13, 2019
By: Amanda C. Burdan, Ph.D., Curator
The year 2020 marks the centennial anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, granting women the right to vote—although many voting struggles persisted for minority groups. To celebrate this...
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By: Amanda Burdan, Associate Curator
“How is a dancer like a painter?” When the dancer is Rudolf Nureyev and the painter is Jamie Wyeth, they’re alike in more ways than you might think.
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By: Christine B. Podmaniczky, Curator, N.C. Wyeth Collections and Historic Properties
Last week, Nick Clark, guest curator for the upcoming Get the Picture! Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration, visited Mo Willems at his studio. Mo’s work will be featured in the exhibition—Yes, Elephant, Piggie and the pigeon will be at the museum! Nick sent back some photos.
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By: Lauren Patel, guest blogger; writer for the Avon Grove High School newspaper
It’s not every day a ten-year-old can say they have their art on display in a museum among world famous artists like Andrew Wyeth, but for 160 Avon Grove Intermediate School fifth-graders, it’s the truth.Currently, the Brandywine River Museum of...
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By: Tamanya Garza, Marketing & Social Media Specialist
This Sunday, January 31 will mark one of the first and most engaging holidays of the year - Inspire Your Heart with Art Day. Every year people take this opportunity to celebrate the art that moves them, from taking a pottery class to attending a concert.
Continue ReadingMonday, January 4, 2016
By: Audrey Lewis, Curator
Three works from the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s collection are currently on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s highly-praised exhibition Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American...
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