In honor of the many black voices that have influenced and continue to shape the culture, arts, and food ways of Southeastern Pennsylvania, today we’d like to give the spotlight to Horace Pippin (1888 ...
A West Chester native, the renowned artist’s work comes home to The Brandywine River Museum of Art. Once obscured by a unruly bush, visitors had to hold back the branches to see the gravestone. Today, ...
Artist Stories brings to light the careers of artists whose life stories and work may not be part of a traditional art history education. In this series, we’re sharing stories from art history as a ...
Horace Pippin, American (1888 – 1946) “The Ending of the War, Starting Home” (1930-1933), oil on canvas, 26 × 30 1/16 in.; framed: 32 × 39 1/2 × 2 inches (gift of Robert Carlen, 1941, 1941-2-1) ...
As a boy, Horace Pippin hung around the race track at Goshen, N. Y., sketching the trotters on odd scraps of paper. Later, as a husky moving-man, he used to ask for the job of crating people’s ...
What is Horace Pippin's most expensive painting? Since 2004 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,255,000 USD for HOLY MOUNTAIN, I, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2018. Their work is ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection measures 0.2 linear feet and consists of three notebooks, notebook fragments, and two letters written by African American primitive ...
Horace Pippin’s “Sunday Morning Breakfast” (1943) exudes charm. In a seemingly plain, straightforward way, it captures a black family sharing a meal on the Sabbath, a treasured moment in simpler times ...
WEST CHESTER — Internationally acclaimed borough artist Horace Pippin was recognized last week during celebrations of his 135th birthday. A plaque was rededicated at his 327 W. Gay St. home Thursday, ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The collection measures 0.2 linear ...
Self-taught, American artist Horace Pippin grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He lived through World War I, segregation and loss, as well as success, before his death in 1946. He created his own ...