August 2019 At The Philadelphia Museum Of Art

 

 

Through Aug 18
Learn what caught the eye of the
Impressionists from curator Jennifer Thompson. 

 

 

Yoshitoshi:
Spirit and
Spectacle

 

 

 

Through Aug 18

Discover the brilliant colors and spirited lines of Yoshitoshi, the last great master of the traditional Japanese woodblock print.

 

 

 

Horace Pippin: From
War to Peace
On View

 

Herbert Ferber: Form into Space
Through Jan 5

 

 

Rethinking the Modern Monument
On View

 

Second Saturday Sketch
Aug 10, 10:00 a.m.

 

 

Rodin Museum Garden Bar
Through Sept 29

 

 

Art Splash

Through Sept 2
Perelman Building

Calling all kid creatives! This summer at Art Splash, transform treasures, tinker with textures, mix up materials, and share your story.

 

 

 

 

 

Drink & Draw with Thom Lessner
Aug 7, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Sip and sketch with Philly artist Thom Lessner, and reinterpret titles of artworks in our collection in your own style. Free after Pay What You Wish admission; bar drinks available for purchase.

 

 

 

Collection Tours

Go on a tour of the collection with folks in the know. Tours are offered daily and are free with admission. See our website calendar for upcoming tours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The museum will be open on Labor Day, Sept 2.

 

For more information on the exhibitions and programs listed here, including generous donors, please visit our website.

The Impressionist's Eye has been made possible by presenting sponsor Bank of America. 

 

 

 

Mist, Ichikawa Sandaji as Hoshikage Tsuchiemon (detail), 1876, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Purchased with funds contributed by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 1989-47-20). The Heian Poet Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, Subduing the Bandit Yasusuke with His Music (detail), 1883, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Purchased with funds contributed by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 1989-47-332a--c). The Getaway (detail), 1939, by Horace Pippin (Bequest of Daniel W. Dietrich II, 2016-3-3). Untitled (detail), 1953, by Herbert Ferber ( Gift of Edith Ferber, courtesy of Waqas Wajahat, New York, 2019-46-3 . Installation shot of the Rodin Museum. Art Splash illustration by Lauren Cat West. Art Class (detail), 1939, by Caroline Durieux (Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1943-2-117). 

 

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