A Passion for Wood: The Life and Legacy of Wharton Esherick

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on A Passion for Wood: The Life and Legacy of Wharton Esherick When Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) left Philadelphia for the countryside and heavily wooded hills near Valley Forge in 1913, he was a disillusioned painter struggling to find his artistic identity. By the time of his death nearly six decades later, he had not only discovered his identity but had become renowned for his sculptural furniture which earned for him the title “the dean of...
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