Representing Pennsylvania’s “Precious Heritage”: Art of the State 50

Posted by on Jun 13, 2017 in | Comments Off on Representing Pennsylvania’s “Precious Heritage”: Art of the State 50 Art of the State is an annual juried exhibition that has been showcasing the work of Pennsylvania’s artists at The State Museum of Pennsylvania since 1968. The body of art that has been exhibited reflects half a century of creative endeavor in the Keystone State. Through the years, exhibitors have shared their ideas and engaged viewers in the categories of painting, photography, craft,...
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Old Economy Village: The Centennial of the First Site on the Pennsylvania Trails of History

Posted by on Apr 19, 2016 in | Comments Off on Old Economy Village: The Centennial of the First Site on the Pennsylvania Trails of History One hundred years ago, on February 3, 1916, the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas, in an escheat case, awarded the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 acres of land that had been part of the town of Economy. World War I was raging in Europe, and with the United States’ entrance in the war the following year, the state had little time or money to deal with a newly acquired historic site. In 1919 the...
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From the Executive Director

Posted by on Jun 19, 2015 in | Comments Off on From the Executive Director On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2015, N.C. Wyeth’s 1913 painting The Wreck of the “Covenant” was exhibited at The State Museum of Pennsylvania for the first time in 50 years. In 1965 it had been featured in the museum’s opening show, N.C. Wyeth and the Brandywine Tradition, at the dedication, and now it was being loaned to us again by the Brandywine River Museum for another very special...
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Currents

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Currents Grand Manner Born in Nescopeck, Luzerne County, Peter Frederick Rothermel (1812-1895) was once one of the most celebrated his­tory painters in the United States (see “Painting for Peer, Patron, and the Public” by Kent Ahrens in the spring 1992 edition of Pennsylvania Heritage). Neglected for decades, he is at last being celebrated in a major exhibition, “Painting in the Grand...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter Topics in the Summer 2005 Newsletter: PHMC Salutes Volunteers of the Year Video Funding The Conference on Black History in Pennsylvania Summer at the PHMC: July – September 2005 Art of the State Pennsylvania’s Historic Theaters  ...
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