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Tag Archives: Philadelphia

‘ELLEN SHIPMAN AND THE AMERICAN GARDEN’ BOOK SIGNING WITH JUDITH TANKARD

by , Marketing Manager in Gardens, Programs

Apr

05

Judith B. Tankard is an award winning landscape historian, author, and preservation consultant, with ten illustrated books on landscape under her belt. We are excited to announce that she has authored “Ellen Shipman and the American Garden”, and will be signing copies of the new book at the Museum on Friday, April 13 from 10 to 11 a.m. 

Philadelphia native Ellen Biddle Shipman discovered her remarkable talent for…

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#5WomenArtists – Ellen Biddle Shipman

by , Director of Art Education in Gardens

Apr

21

When Ms. Cummer hired Ellen Biddle Shipman in 1931 to embellish her property, she was reaching out to one of the most respected and sought-after landscape architect in the country. Shipman was part of a generation that succeeded in breaking into a largely male-dominated field, and her clients included famous American magnates such as the Fords and the Astors. Her gardens often appeared in magazines, and by 1933 House & Garden had named her the “Dean of Women Landscape Architects”. She shared her passion through many lectures and completed more than 600 projects.

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In The Gallery: Still Life of Peaches and Grapes by Edward Chalmers Leavitt, 1884

by , in Art

Oct

09

Still life painting gained recognition as an independent subject in American art in the 17th century but was considered low on the art hierarchy behind history paintings and portraiture, until the late 19th century. The genre gained…

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In the Gallery: Captain Samuel Worthington Dewey, by Thomas Sully, 1834

by , Director of Art Education in Art

Mar

26

A Philadelphia druggist commissioned this portrait of Captain Dewey, who had recently attracted…

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In the Gallery: George Washington by Gilbert Stuart c. 1803

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Feb

26

Gilbert Stuart, the pre-eminent American portraitist of the Federal period, was born in Rhode Island. He was active in…

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In the Gallery: John Neagle – The Dickson Brothers

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Apr

10

John Neagle spent most of his time in Philadelphia where he received his artistic training. Alongside his friend and brother-in-law, Thomas Sully…

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