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Woodmere Art Museum's A Million Faces: The Photography of John W. Mosley
Viewing the past with an eye toward the future
John W. Mosley’s photographs of African-American Philadelphia in the 1950s and '60s provide a visual narrative of where we've been and still need to go. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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Brandywine Museum's 'Get the Picture! Contemporary Children's Book Illustration'
Perfect words, truthful illustrations
The Brandywine Museum's exhibition Get the Picture! Contemporary Children's Book Illustration inspires Susan Sempeles, an aspiring children's book author.
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Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, presents 'The Musical World of Don Quixote'
'Don Quixote': Precious original, perfect copies
It’s 'Don Quixote' fiesta time in Philadelphia! Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, celebrates 'The Musical World of Don Quixote' with a big concert, a symposium, and museum and libraries joining in with exhibitions around the city. (Part two of a series on Piffaro’s 'Don Quixote' festival.)
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PAFA presents 'Fernando Orellana: His Study of Life'
His study of afterlife
Artist Fernando Orellana examines Thomas Eakins's ongoing relationship with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. That is, both in life and in the afterlife.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: 'The Eumenides'
Some justice some peace
Penn theater students and White Box Theatre take on 'The Eumenides' and bring it into the Penn Museum with excellent results.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: 'Room 21'
A DJ at play in Albert Barnes's record collection
Philly Fringe 16 review: DJ Jace Clayton digs into Albert Barnes's record collection and comes up with a performance as eclectic as Barnes himself.
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Photo essay: the newly replanted Bartram's Garden
A replanted Bartram's Garden makes Kingsessing bloom
The newly replanted Bartram’s Garden combines 18th-century roots with 21st-century relevance. Pamela Forsythe visited the late-summer display and returned with a photo essay.
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National Museum of American Jewish History's 'OPEN Project,' by JJ Tiziou
Aren't we all neighbors?
Artist JJ Tiziou installed multiple photographic and written displays throughout the National Museum of American Jewish History. Alix Rosenfeld reviews the installations and their social implications.
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'Happiness, Liberty, Life? American Art and Politics' at PAFA
Back to the future in politics and art
While this exhibition was intended to coincide with the DNC, it serves a much higher purpose. The artists on display are diverse and speaking truth to power.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art's Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Collection
Couple's collection of modern art is a gift
An impressive gift of contemporary art is on view for the summer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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