Making Am Artists Giclee

Making American Artists: Stories from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1776–1976 Special Exhibition: October 6, 2022–April 2, 2023 Fisher Brooks Gallery Frances M. Maguire Gallery Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building Curated by: Dr. Anna Marley, Kenneth R. Woodcock Curator of Historical American Art; Prior Reinhardt, Curatorial Administration Support The exhibition offers new narratives in American art history, embracing stories about women artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, and artists of color. It also poses central questions about the artist’s experience: what did it mean to be an American artist when the nation was founded? How had that changed by the late-twentieth century? Organized by theme—portraiture, history painting, still life, genre scenes, and landscape—and not chronology, the exhibition affords the opportunity to enjoy familiar works in a new light and find new favorites. Each of the featured artists’ careers were shaped by PAFA, whether through their educatio