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Monday, June 28, 2021

Arthur Ross Gallery presents ‘An Inner World’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Digital or in-person attendees of ‘An Inner World’ at Arthur Ross Gallery will discover a world at home in the brush strokes of 17th-century Dutch masters. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:39PM
Monday, June 7, 2021

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents ‘New Grit: Art & Philly Now’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

A visit to the recently reopened Philadelphia Museum of Art reveals ‘New Grit: Art & Philly Now,’ the inaugural contemporary exhibition at the heart of it all. Pamela Forsythe review…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:22PM
Monday, May 24, 2021

‘Finished Business: My Fifty Years of Headlines, Heroes, and Heartaches’ by Ray Didinger by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Famed Philadelphia sports journalist Ray Didinger shares 50 years of a historic career in his new memoir, ‘Finished Business.’ Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:04PM
Monday, May 10, 2021

Drexel University presents ‘The Clothes We Wore and the Stories They Tell’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

A new online exhibition from Drexel’s Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection explores what we wore in the pandemic. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:10PM
Monday, March 22, 2021

The Print Center presents its 95th Annual International Competition Exhibition by Pamela J.  Forsythe

The Print Center’s 95th Annual International Competition Exhibition showcases three artists out of hundreds of entrants, and, for the first time, presents the winning art digitally. Pamela…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:08PM
Thursday, February 18, 2021

The Rosenbach Museum presents ‘I Am an American!’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

‘I Am an American!,’ a new digital exhibition from the Rosenbach, explores the life, work, and passion of author, educator, and activist Alice Dunbar-Nelson. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:06PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

The Museum of the American Revolution presents ‘How Women Lost the Vote’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

A new exhibition, now accessible online from the Museum of the American Revolution, explores the years when women had the right to vote in New Jersey, long before the 19th Amendment. Pamela …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:10PM
Monday, January 25, 2021

‘The Defender,’ by Edward W. Madeira Jr. and Michael D. Schaffer by Pamela J.  Forsythe

‘The Defender: The Battle to Protect the Rights of the Accused in Philadelphia’ traces the history of Philly’s famous public defender office, and the challenges it still faces. Pamela …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:46PM
Monday, January 4, 2021

‘Do Right By Me,’ by Valerie I. Harrison and Kathryn Peach D’Angelo by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Two local educators use their friendship and their expertise to explore the sensitive topic of transracial adoption in ‘Do Right By Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Spaces.’…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:21PM
Monday, December 21, 2020

‘The Health of the Commonwealth’ by James E. Higgins by Pamela J.  Forsythe

‘The Health of the Commonwealth’ recounts 250 years of medical practice in Pennsylvania—a particularly relevant slice of history in the age of COVID. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:25PM
Monday, December 7, 2020

‘Salut! France Meets Philadelphia’ by Lynn Miller and Therese Dolan by Pamela J.  Forsythe

From the Founders’ reading lists to the bridges, architecture, and artists that define Philly’s look today, ‘Salut! France Meets Philadelphia’ proves that French style is part of our…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:53PM
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The Print Center presents ‘(Un)Making Monuments’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

In ‘(Un)Making Monuments,’ The Print Center asks how we handle tributes to a traumatic past: whether they’re defaced, reimagined, or removed, these monuments continue to tell us about …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:53AM
Monday, October 26, 2020

Arthur Ross Gallery presents ‘Re-materialize’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

In a new exhibition at Arthur Ross Gallery, also available to experience digitally, four artists dig deep into contemporary consumption, historic tragedy, and cultural heritage, all with the…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:49PM
Monday, October 19, 2020

MOAR presents ‘World Affairs and the Enduring American Revolution: Women’s Rights’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Around the world and especially in the US, women are still campaigning for equality. A livestreamed panel discussion explained some little-known history and reminded us what happens when pol…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:35PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

UPenn’s Arthur Ross Gallery hosts ‘Monuments and Social Justice’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

In late September, Arthur Ross Gallery hosted a virtual conversation about the state of public art, looking to the past, present, and future of Philly monuments. Pam Forsythe listened in.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:43PM
Monday, September 21, 2020

‘Philadelphia Battlefields’ by John Kromer by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Are Philly elections a foregone conclusion? No, says ‘Philadelphia Battlefields,’ a new book on political upstarts from Rendell to Rhynhart. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:29PM
Monday, August 31, 2020

Princeton University Art Museum presents ‘Life Magazine and the Power of Photography’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Millions of ‘Life’ magazine subscribers devoured images and stories that became iconic windows on the world. ‘Life Magazine and the Power of Photography,’ now digitally accessible, e…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:13PM
Sunday, July 5, 2020

‘A Girl of the Limberlost’ by Gene Stratton-Porter by Pamela J.  Forsythe

City-dwellers and suburbanites tired of staying home should try ‘A Girl of the Limberlost,’ an early 20th-century treasure ripe for rediscovery by pandemic-weary readers. Pamela Forsythe…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:10PM
Thursday, June 18, 2020

DVAA presents ‘Colors of Hope’ in its new virtual gallery space by Pamela J.  Forsythe

South Philly’s Da Vinci Art Alliance debuts an art exhibition for the COVID era. ‘Colors of Hope,’ now up in the all-digital Gallery X, reminds us that better times are waiting. Pamela…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:30PM
Friday, May 22, 2020

‘Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right’ by Michael Smerconish by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Doylestown native and national pundit and author Michael Smerconish staked his career on a middle ground in an increasingly polarized world. ‘Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right�…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:31PM
Friday, April 24, 2020

‘The Winterthur Garden Guide: Color for Every Season’ by Linda Eirhart by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Horticultural inspiration is growing this spring with Linda Eirhart’s ‘The Winterthur Garden Guide: Color for Every Season.’ Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:03PM
Sunday, March 29, 2020

‘Stan Hochman Unfiltered,’ edited by Gloria Hochman by Pamela J.  Forsythe

‘Stan Hochman Unfiltered’ highlights an iconic Philly voice that took readers beyond the stats. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:30PM
Monday, February 24, 2020

Arthur Ross Gallery and PAFA present works by printmaker Helen Frankenthaler by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Helen Frankenthaler, whose prints are enjoying simultaneous exhibitions at Arthur Ross and PAFA, said that a really good picture looks like it happened in one stroke. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:03AM
Sunday, February 16, 2020

The Print Center presents its 94th Annual International Competition winners by Pamela J.  Forsythe

The Print Center’s yearly competition draws hundreds of entries from around the world, bringing photography and printmaking beyond traditional practice. Pam Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:23PM
Sunday, February 2, 2020

UArts presents Invisible City: Philadelphia and the Vernacular Avant-garde by Pamela J.  Forsythe

A sprawling new exhibition on Philly’s own mid-century renaissance takes us into spring 2020, encountering both famous and little-known cultural touchstones, from posters and books to arch…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:35PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Fabric Workshop and Museum presents ‘Echoes and Reverberations’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

In conjunction with One Book, One Philadelphia festivities, Fabric Workshop and Museums revisits work from five former residents whose art explores contemporary Indigenous life. Pamela Forsy…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:51PM
Tuesday, January 7, 2020

‘Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia,’ edited by Paul M. Farber and Ken Lum by Pamela J.  Forsythe

More than two years ago, Philadelphia came together with Monument Lab to examine what our monuments show, what they don’t, and what we could do about it. A new book looks back. Pamela Fors…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:48PM
Saturday, December 28, 2019

‘Little Italy in the Great War’ by Richard N. Juliani by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Richard N. Juliani’s new book reveals troves of immigrant stories preserved in Philly’s early 19th-century newspapers, and pieces together an often-forgotten piece of the American home f…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:03PM
Monday, December 16, 2019

Woodmere Art Museum presents ‘Our Town: A Retrospective of Edith Neff’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Philly's own Edith Neff didn't just paint what she saw. She brought you into the life of the painting, as viewers discover at a new retrospective at Woodmere. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:39PM
Monday, November 25, 2019

PAFA presents ‘Ancient History of the Distant Future’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

PAFA’s permanent collection meets the future of contemporary art in partnership with KADIST, exploring everything from eroding Founding Fathers to riffs on Goya, where Wawa meets the War o…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:46PM
Sunday, November 24, 2019

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents ‘Off the Wall: American Art Ready to Wear’ by Pamela J.  Forsythe

Typically, art needs two parties: the artist, and the person who experiences the art. But as the PMA explores in a new exhibition of wearable art, you have to consider the person who dons it…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:15PM

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