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Public relations, 1983

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 16

Scope and Content Note

From the Sub-Series:

Charles Demuth was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1883 and later studied art in Philadelphia. Over the course of his life, he traveled Europe and created over 900 works of art before dying in 1935 at the age of 52. Organized by Betsy Fahlman, Assistant Professor of Art History, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, in collaboration with Ann B. Percy, Acting Curator of Drawings, and Christine Armstrong, Acting Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings, this exhibition celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the artist's birth and focused on works created in Lancaster Country or featuring Lancaster as a primary subject. The Pew Memorial Trust and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts supported the show with grant funding. After closing in Philadelphia, "Pennsylvania Modern" also traveled to The Heritage Center of Lancaster County and the Museum of Art at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh.

Dates

  • 1983

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 62.5 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository

Contact:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States