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Catalogue, 1985-1986

 File — Box: 48, Folder: 6

Scope and Content Note

From the Sub-Series:

Benjamin West (1738-1820) was the first American artist to win international acclaim. This exhibition of 37 paintings and 50 drawings served as a comprehensive survey of his career and included two of the earliest known portraits by West, painted in his native Pennsylvania, a version of his first historical commission in England, and one of his best-known history paintings, William Penn's Treaty with the Indians. Darrel L. Sewell, the Robert L. McNeil Curator of American Art; Joseph J. Rishel; and Ann Percy, Curator of Drawings collaborated to organize this exhibition in celebration of the publication by Yale University Press of the catalogue Paintings of Benjamin West, by Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley.

Dates

  • 1985-1986

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