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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts “The Little Engine That Did” is the theme of this year’s holiday program at the Toy Train Museum of the Train Collectors Association. The display is open through December 31 [1985]. More informa­tion is available by writing: Train Collectors Association, P.O. Box 248, Paradise Lane, Strasburg, PA 17579; or by telephoning (717) 687-8976.   A holiday open house will be held...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts Stenton, the essentially unaltered country home of James Logan, who represented the Penn family in America from 1701 to 1751, will be fea­tured Tuesday, September 29 [1987], through Wednesday, Septem­ber 30 [1987], 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. This is part of Germantown Found­ers Week, which runs Satur­day, September 26 [1987], through Sunday, October 4 [1987], and is sponsored by Historic Ger­mantown...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts “American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art” is an exciting exhibit on view at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, from March 21 [1987] through May 17 [1987]. The show features masterpieces from the National Gallery’s outstanding holdings of American art. To obtain additional information, write: Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pitts­burgh, PA 15213;...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts During the weekend of June 6-7 [1987], the historic houses of Philadelphia’s famous Elfreth’s Alley will be opened as part of this year’s annual open house. A registered national historic landmark, Elfreth’s Alley has been continuously occupied since 1713 and has hosted an annual open house since 1934. Costumed guides will greet visitors and colonial crafts demonstrations...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts “Women in Science,” a season of activities, including lectures and workshops, aug­ments a touring exhibition entitled “My Daughter, the Scientist,” on display at the Franklin Institute through January 4 [1987]. “My Daughter, the Scientist” examines the per­sonal and professional lives of twelve female scien­tists. For more information, write: Franklin...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts Opening September 17 [1988] at the Brandywine River Mu­seum, “An American Vision: Three Generations of Wyeth Art” will showcase the art­works of N. C. Wyeth, his son Andrew and his son, James, popularly called the “Wyeth Dynasty.” The exhibit – which appeared in Leningrad, Tokyo, Milan and major United States cities during its international tour – highlights...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts The Westmoreland Mu­seum of Art will open a major exhibition, “Penn’s Promise: Still-Life Painting in Pennsyl­vania, 1795-1930,” on Satur­day, May 28 [1988]. On exhibit will be works by members of Phila­delphia’s illustrious and pro­lific Peale family, William Michael Harnett, Joseph Peto, John F. Francis, Severin Roesen, A. F. King, George Hetzel, Charles Demuth and...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts The Sun Inn Preservation Association will host its an­nual Martha Washington Strawberry Festival on June 11 [1988] at the restored eighteenth century hostelry. For addi­tional details, write: Sun Inn Preservation Association, 564 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 18018; or telephone (215) 866-1758.   “The Gift of the Past,” a display of selected donations to Historic Bethlehem’s...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts Philadelphia’s recently renovated Woodmere Art Museum is featuring two exhibits through January 1988. More than three hundred original prints and drawings by Philadelphia artist Herbert Pullinger – documentations of views of Philadelphia – have been presented to the mu­seum. The second exhibit, the Ella May Fell Collection fea­tures such artists as Renoir, Rodin, Daumier and...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Shorts An exhibit entitled “Ameri­can Art from the Collection of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin” is on view through October 1 [1989] at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and includes works by Horace Pippin, Georgia O’Keefe, Red Grooms, Winslow Homer, John Sloan, Maurice Prender­gast, Childe Hassam, Marsden Hartley and Arthur Dove. Additional information is available by writing:...
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