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Amelia Diperstein from 'Felt Up by Amelia' is an artist whose medium is felt. Inspired by our own van Gogh Sunflowers, each pin was designed and hand made by Amelia in her Mount Airy studio.  Approximately 3 1/4" Wool felt Philadelphia Museum...

"It is these authentic writings, the Bauhaus' original publications, that illuminate its legacy in the most accurate way."–Daniellaondesign Offered a position at the Weimar Bauhaus in 1923, László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946) soon belonged to the inner circle...

The Notion of Family, offers an incisive exploration of the legacy of racism and economic decline in America’s small towns, as embodied by her hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania. The work also considers the impact of that decline on the community and on...

The perfect candle to relax you into a restorative slumber! Top notes of citrus and caramelized vanilla waft across your home like luxuriously fluffy marshmallow clouds, while the heart and base notes of lavender and cedar will encourage you into a...

For more than five decades, Lee Friedlander has repeatedly been drawn to the signs that inscribe the American landscape, from hand-lettered ads  to storefront windows to massive billboards. Incorporating these markings with precision and sly humor,...

Never before translated into English, Rainer Maria Rilke’s fascinating Letters to a Young Painter, written toward the end of his life between 1920 and 1926, is a surprising companion to his infamous Letters to a Young Poet, earlier correspondence...

Brighten your look with these fun earrings! These lightweight earrings dangle from silver plated french hooks, showcasing playful blue and green wood beads. Perfect for adding a pop of color and a touch of whimsy to any outfit, they’re comfortable enough...

Meet Lightbug, the Solar-Powered Night Light! Afraid of monsters under the bed? Or creepy crawlies on the floor? Fear no more! Designed by the award-winning OTOTO studio, Lightbug will be your light in shining armor!  Place these LED night lights on...

You might spot this intersex-inclusive Progress Pride flag on our East Terrace (aka the Rocky Steps), proclaiming that the museum is an inclusive, safe space—we’re thrilled to have this symbol of community belonging in front of our building. The...

 In Listening to Images Tina M. Campt explores a way of listening closely to photography, engaging with lost archives of historically dismissed photographs of black subjects taken throughout the black diaspora. Engaging with photographs through...

3D object to build, comes flatpacked; Made of recycled cardboard and printed with vegetable inks; Dimensions when built up: 5.1x3.1x11.1 cm / 2x1.2x4.4″; 2 sheet of cardboard 10×10 cm with 4 pieces to pop out and assemble; Assembly instructions can be...

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s David Lebe (b. 1948) pushed the boundaries of photography, creating nuanced and visually complex images using innovative techniques. Often enhancing his prints with hand-coloring, Lebe made experimental pinhole photographs,...

From her hometown off the coast of North Carolina, Savannah Watson creates this thoughtful collection of hand made jewelry. Gold plated brass  Approximately 5/8" high 2mm opal stones Made in USA

Mixed media artist Margaretta Fox of Wyncote PA is delighted by things that are 'surreal or uncanny'. Her vintage pins, earrings, and pendants feature glass and rhinestone embellishments. The Garden Winks collection may be worn or exhibited in a...

 Explore the dynamic world of 1960s pop art through Lucy Lippard's insightful analysis of this groundbreaking international art movement. Surprising, questioning, challenging, enriching: the Pocket Perspectives series presents timeless works by...

Shelisha Harper of Philadelphia-based NOSHADE exists to inspire others to be fashionably confident. By crafting unique and creative statement earrings that compliment an individual's personal style she challenges the wearer to WEAR BOLD. Keeping in mind...

Breton’s late treatise on magic and art appears for the first time in English, complete with citations, commentaries and a bibliography What is “Magic Art”? In 1953, André Breton, founder of the Surrealist movement, was invited by a prestigious French...

This Is Not a Book Everyday enigma from Belgium's leading Surrealist From men in bowler hats, floating in the sky, to a painting of a pipe above the caption "this is not a pipe", René Magritte (1898–1967) created an echo chamber of object and image, name...

A panorama of Man Ray’s protean artistic output spanning film, assemblage, drawing and much more Emmanuel Radnitzky, better known as Man Ray (1890–1976), occupies a prominent place in 20th-century art. Living at the heart of the Parisian artistic milieu,...

The first in-depth study of Man Ray’s groundbreaking rayographs of the 1920s and their interconnections with his Dada and Surrealist works. This is the first in-depth study of the rayograph (or camera-less photograph) pioneered by Man Ray (1890–1976) in...