The American Folk Art Museum is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the acquisition of 40 works by artists including Horace Pippin, Bill Traylor, and Sister Gertrude Morgan, thanks to a gift from ...

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) ...

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 ...

Art evolves as we evolve. As our tastes change, art and artists go in and out of fashion. El Greco (1541-1614), whose long-ignored paintings were revived by Modern artists, is a prime example. In 1920 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

For self-made artist and World War I soldier Horace Pippin - who served in the 369th African American infantry - war provided a formative experience that defined his life and work. His transformation ...

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, ...