Philadelphia - Art and Design

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American art sometimes seems to have started late compared to its European cousin, but the history of art in Philadelphia is the history of art in America. The portrait gallery in the Second National Bank building contains a fine collection of 18th-century portraiture. The Academy of Fine Arts and the Barnes house famous collections of American and European Impressionists. The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Rodin Museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway, have their collections of 19th and 20th century masterpieces by Renoir, Picasso, Matisse, Rodin, Cassatt, Wyeth and hundreds more. There's a strong representation of modern and post-modern work around town. The Museum of Art, the ICA, the galleries in Old City, even the venerable Academy are frequent stops for works by Charles Burns, Laurie Anderson, Richard Serra and others.

Design is strongly represented here as well. The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Moore College of Art are good sources for inspiration. The Foundation for Architecture provides a series of walking tours and lectures on various aspects of Philadelphia architecture.







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Philadelphia Museum of Art


Calder, Brancusi, etc.
 26th Street
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
+1 215 763 8100
http://www.philamuseum.org/
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Rodin Museum


Works of the sculptor Rodin
 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy at 22nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19101
+1 215 763 8100
http://www.rodinmuseum.org
Rodin Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts


Historical American art museum
 118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
+1 215 972 7600
http://www.pafa.org
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Barnes Foundation


Excellent Impressionist collection
 300 N Latch's Ln
Philadelphia, PA 19066
+1 610 667 0290 (Reservations)
http://www.barnesfoundation.org/
Barnes Foundation
Second Bank of the United States


Neo-classical former national bank
 420 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
+1 215 597 8974
Second Bank of the United States
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)


Retrospectives of contemporary artists
 118 S 36th St
(University of Pennsylvania)
Philadelphia, PA 19104
+1 215 898 5911
http://www.icaphila.org/
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
Goldie Paley Gallery at Moore College


Modern painting, sculpture and fiber art
 20th St and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
+1 215 568 4515
http://www.moore.edu
Goldie Paley Gallery at Moore College
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