Philadelphia

How can a broken artifact represent a city? The Liberty Bell cracked on the very first attempt to make it sound, and had to be recast twice and  remolded with additional copper to improve its alloy. Today, it hangs in  Independence Hall, where...

Find out what your future holds for you in Philadelphia!   Based on the best selling Philly Tarot Deck, this calendar features 12 of the most Philadelphia-iconic images. Local artist James Boyle was originally commissioned to illustrate a story...

Greetings from Philadelphia!   This notecard set features 2 quality reproduction vintage postcard images of Philadelphia landmarks and the Museum.  The perfect notecard to catch up or say thank you from Philadelphia. Museum exclusive 8...

Greetings from Philadelphia!   This postcard booklet features 8 quality reproduction vintage postcard images of some of Philadelphia’s most celebrated landmarks.  Send them to family and friends as a reminder to visit some day soon.  ...

"Our Philadelphia, as is all our history, is made of these moments:  photographs and stories. And in our effort to find and delineate these  moments we also recognized that we approached a sense of place. Circling  ever closer to a shared...

Ward atlases of Philadelphia were produced regularly between 1871 and 1931, providing a graphic record of the city as it grew and changed.  These city atlases mapped existing and proposed streets, buildings, property lines, and addresses.  They...

Did you know Philadelphia was such a beautiful and scenic city?  This exclusive wall calendar has twelve vintage views of the architectural and cultural icons of the city.  The Benjamin Franklin Parkway opened in 1918 as Philadelphia's answer...

This book showcases highlights from the Dietrich American Foundation, established in 1963 by H. Richard Dietrich Jr. and focused on 18th-century American fine and decorative arts. Essays explore the formation of the collection and its many areas of...

Jessica Todd Smith (Author) With an emphasis on painting and sculpture made in the United States between 1910 and 1950, this gorgeously illustrated volume offers a rich introduction to American modernism through the world-class collection of the...

David B. Brownlee (Author) Building the City Beautiful by historian David Brownlee, originally published in 1989, is the definitive book on the history of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Between 1871 and 1929, Philadelphia planned and...

When you've got to put down that page-turner, you'll be glad to see the Philadelphia Skyline where you left off.  Museum Exclusive Solid brass, electro-plated with non-tarnishing silver finish, giclee print Bookmark measures 1" x 3 1/2";...

Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley (Author), Peggy A. Olley (Author) with an essay by Jeffrey A. Cohen This handsome book explores in depth a group of stunning painted and gilded furniture designed by the architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, best known for...

By John Andrew Gallery Divided into four sections, Philadel­phia Architecture proceeds chronologically from the founding of the city in 1682 into the early Federal period, through its in­dustrialization in the 19th century and its growth as a metropolis...

This beautifully illustrated city guide attests to Philadelphia's long-standing commitment to public art. Complete with color photos, introductory essays, and fun facts, this book is a must-have for any modern-day flaneur and art lover in the...

By Lisa Minardi, with an interview by Ann Percy Among the most beloved forms of American folk art, fraktur is a Germanic tradition of decorated manuscripts and printed documents noted for its use of bold colors and whimsical motifs. This publication...

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw (Author) and Richard J. Powell (Author) This publication highlights nearly 150 objects in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art that were created by American artists of African descent. Introduced with an essay by the...

In 1772, a group of Philadelphia artisans published Prices of Cabinet and Chair Work, a 36-page booklet listing furniture forms, retail prices, and journeymen's wages. Rediscovered in 2003, the single surviving copy of this remarkable publication,...

David B. Brownlee (Author), with a preface by Robert Venturi. Color photography by Graydon Wood. Architecture, art history, and city politics come together in this lively account of the evolution of the building that houses the Philadelphia Museum of Art...

Christian Marclay (Author), Susan Rosenberg (Editor), Thomas Levin (Contributor), Thaddeus Squire (Contributor) Two of Philadelphia's most famous cracked icons, The Liberty Bell and Marcel Duchamp's The Large Glass, are perhaps rarely thought of as...