Impressionists
Among the great strengths of Woodmere’s collection is the work of Philadelphia’s Impressionists. This focus was largely initiated by Edith Emerson, director of the museum from the early 1940s through the 1970s. Friendly with artists like Walter Elmer Schofield, Edward Redfield, Daniel Garber, and George Sotter, Emerson organized some of their first public exhibitions at Woodmere.
Spotlights
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The Pennsylvania Landscape in Impressionism and Contemporary Art
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Schofield’s Wissahickon in Winter and Other Gifts from the Phillips Schofield Family
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Just In: SCHOFIELD Celebrating the Art of Uncle Elmer
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Syd Carpenter: Places of Our Own
Woodmere Art Museum has collaborated with Montreal’s The Stewart Program for Modern Design on a video entitled Syd Carpenter: Places of Our Own. The video, which features an interview of Philadelphia-based artist Syd Carpenter in her studio, includes footage of her garden, which is a source of her creative inspiration. It also shows Carpenter’s site-specific landscape sculpture at Woodmere Art Museum, La Cresta (2021), created in partnership with her husband, artist Steve Donegan.
Bodies and Souls at PAFA
A concurrent exhibition of the same title at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will examine prominent themes in gifts to their collection by Robert and Frances Coulborn Kohler, integrating artists who are often seen independently or as part of regional communities.
A Place to Land: A Musical Rendition
In this video, "A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation" written by Barry Wittenstein (Author) and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) is narrated with music accompaniment by Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble.
