Bryn Athyn Cathedral: Where Man May Forget the World

Posted by Carol Beaver on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bryn Athyn Cathedral: Where Man May Forget the World Bryn Athyn Cathedral, tucked well back from Second Street Pike in Montgomery County, is not immediately visible to the passerby. One is intro­duced to the finely chiseled spires, granite towers and sparkling glass in rapid, stop­-frame glimpses through a dense stand of trees. As the full view unfolds, one is at once compelled by the loom­ing one hundred and fifty foot central tower and beckoned...
read more

From Manayunk to the Metropolitan: Philadelphia’s Martino Family of Artists

Posted by Jim McClelland on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From Manayunk to the Metropolitan: Philadelphia’s Martino Family of Artists Asked to name a leading Pennsylvania family of artists, many will invariably cite the Calder, the Wyeth, or the Peale dynasties. But there is another family of fine artists, also deeply rooted in Philadelphia and environs, that produced credible and talented artists. They are the two generations of the Martino family — seven brothers, two wives, and two daughters. The talented brothers were the...
read more