Stephan SalisburyWhat I DoI write about the arts, art institutions, and cultural affairs.(215) 854-5594The world of painter George Biddle is on view at Woodmere, along with promises of a future exhibit featuring his ‘lost’ Nuremberg drawings The artist was well known in the 1930s and 1940s, but his social realist style went out of fashion. Could his "lost" drawings of the Nuremberg trials pack a contemporary wallop?Stephan Salisbury Dec. 28, 2022Link copied to clipboardSix hidden gems in ‘Modigliani Up Close’ at the BarnesSix pieces of art from Barnes' Modigliani exhibit, each marked by the artist's signature style and process.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboardDescendants of James Forten, one of the nation's Black founders, loan family Bible and other artifacts to Revolution MuseumA Bible in the family for nearly two centuries, a Philadelphia-made table from the Forten house on Lombard Street are among the personal artifacts loaned for major exhibitionStephan Salisbury Oct. 29, 2022Link copied to clipboardStill no bargaining in art museum strike, and no comments allowed on Twitter, InstagramThe museum has been getting roasted on social media over the strike, now one of the longest in city history.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 12, 2022Link copied to clipboardWhat do the art museum workers want? Five key issues at the heart of their strike. The union takes its contract fight to City Council, says it needs to see movement on core economic issues.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 30, 2022Link copied to clipboardThe medical science of vampire panic, explained by the Mütter MuseumOn the 125th anniversary of the publication of Dracula, the Mütter Museum mounts an exhibit on vampires, disease, medicine, and the popular imagination.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 22, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia Museum of Art union workers picket for one-day strikePMA union calls its one-day work stoppage a warning to museum managers. The museum vows to remain open.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 16, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia Contemporary plans floating gallery on the Delaware RiverA two-story floating gallery is planned to dock between Cherry and Arch Street piers. But it could travel up Cape May, up the Jersey coast, and even to New York.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 23, 2022Link copied to clipboardCold weather for the marathon should yield a bonanza in clothing donations to charityWe are not talking a small thing here. Throwaways from about 20,000 runners will probably top four tons of old sweatshirts and T-shirts. That's on top of what was left in Saturday's half-marathon.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 19, 2022Link copied to clipboardStriking workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art ratify contract and prepare to return to the jobPressure from public officials, a looming exhibit, and the dogged persistence of union members all played a role in ending work stoppage, say participants.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 17, 2022Link copied to clipboardAs strike continues, Philadelphia art museum says Matisse exhibit will go on With most of its art installers on the picket line, the PMA says it is installing its blockbuster exhibit and plans to open it on time, Oct. 20.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboardStrikers out in force as new head of Philadelphia Museum of Art arrives on the jobSasha Suda, on her second day on the job, hosted a breakfast reception inside the museum, with striking workers picketing just feet away.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 27, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia Museum of Art mounts exhibit of Giuseppe Penone drawings, etchings, sculpturesThe international spotlight is shining on the Italian artist, who has major exhibitions at the PMA, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboardRecalling a day spent with the Queen in PhiladelphiaHobie Cawood was in charge of Independence National Historical Park the day the Queen of England arrived for a visit — 200 years after some unpleasantness had occurred in the area.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 9, 2022Link copied to clipboardYou can now see the hidden art beneath Modigliani’s paintingsUnusual exhibition of the Italian modernist reveals his working methods and the spectral images beneath the surfaces of his paintings.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboardPenn and Iraqi researchers discover ancient carved reliefs at site of ISIS destructionPenn is working with Iraqi archeologists to rebuild Nineveh's Mashki Gate, Assyrian portal to the Tigris River.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 6, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia art museum announces tentative agreement with its striking workersThe museum's board of trustees approved a proposed agreement Friday morning and has given it to the union. The union will vote on the package Sunday.Stephan Salisbury and Rita Giordano Oct. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboardSande Webster, gallery owner and early champion of Black artists, has died at 89Ms. Webster was a trailblazing arts dealer who began showing Black artists nearly half a century ago when others told her it was bad for business.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 4, 2022Link copied to clipboardWorkers at Philadelphia Museum of Art are on strike; museum is open“After two years of negotiations, our membership cannot accept further stalling and union-busting,” said Local 397 president Adam Rizzo. About 180 art museum employees are members of the union.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 26, 2022Link copied to clipboardWorkers at Philadelphia Museum of Art carry out a one-day strikePicketers have walked the line at the art museum which is in staff-wide contract negotiations.Stephan Salisbury and video Jenna Miller Sept. 16, 2022Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
The world of painter George Biddle is on view at Woodmere, along with promises of a future exhibit featuring his ‘lost’ Nuremberg drawings The artist was well known in the 1930s and 1940s, but his social realist style went out of fashion. Could his "lost" drawings of the Nuremberg trials pack a contemporary wallop?Stephan Salisbury Dec. 28, 2022Link copied to clipboard
The world of painter George Biddle is on view at Woodmere, along with promises of a future exhibit featuring his ‘lost’ Nuremberg drawings The artist was well known in the 1930s and 1940s, but his social realist style went out of fashion. Could his "lost" drawings of the Nuremberg trials pack a contemporary wallop?Stephan Salisbury Dec. 28, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Six hidden gems in ‘Modigliani Up Close’ at the BarnesSix pieces of art from Barnes' Modigliani exhibit, each marked by the artist's signature style and process.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Six hidden gems in ‘Modigliani Up Close’ at the BarnesSix pieces of art from Barnes' Modigliani exhibit, each marked by the artist's signature style and process.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Descendants of James Forten, one of the nation's Black founders, loan family Bible and other artifacts to Revolution MuseumA Bible in the family for nearly two centuries, a Philadelphia-made table from the Forten house on Lombard Street are among the personal artifacts loaned for major exhibitionStephan Salisbury Oct. 29, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Descendants of James Forten, one of the nation's Black founders, loan family Bible and other artifacts to Revolution MuseumA Bible in the family for nearly two centuries, a Philadelphia-made table from the Forten house on Lombard Street are among the personal artifacts loaned for major exhibitionStephan Salisbury Oct. 29, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Still no bargaining in art museum strike, and no comments allowed on Twitter, InstagramThe museum has been getting roasted on social media over the strike, now one of the longest in city history.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 12, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Still no bargaining in art museum strike, and no comments allowed on Twitter, InstagramThe museum has been getting roasted on social media over the strike, now one of the longest in city history.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 12, 2022Link copied to clipboard
What do the art museum workers want? Five key issues at the heart of their strike. The union takes its contract fight to City Council, says it needs to see movement on core economic issues.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 30, 2022Link copied to clipboard
What do the art museum workers want? Five key issues at the heart of their strike. The union takes its contract fight to City Council, says it needs to see movement on core economic issues.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 30, 2022Link copied to clipboard
The medical science of vampire panic, explained by the Mütter MuseumOn the 125th anniversary of the publication of Dracula, the Mütter Museum mounts an exhibit on vampires, disease, medicine, and the popular imagination.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 22, 2022Link copied to clipboard
The medical science of vampire panic, explained by the Mütter MuseumOn the 125th anniversary of the publication of Dracula, the Mütter Museum mounts an exhibit on vampires, disease, medicine, and the popular imagination.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 22, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Museum of Art union workers picket for one-day strikePMA union calls its one-day work stoppage a warning to museum managers. The museum vows to remain open.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Museum of Art union workers picket for one-day strikePMA union calls its one-day work stoppage a warning to museum managers. The museum vows to remain open.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Contemporary plans floating gallery on the Delaware RiverA two-story floating gallery is planned to dock between Cherry and Arch Street piers. But it could travel up Cape May, up the Jersey coast, and even to New York.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Contemporary plans floating gallery on the Delaware RiverA two-story floating gallery is planned to dock between Cherry and Arch Street piers. But it could travel up Cape May, up the Jersey coast, and even to New York.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Cold weather for the marathon should yield a bonanza in clothing donations to charityWe are not talking a small thing here. Throwaways from about 20,000 runners will probably top four tons of old sweatshirts and T-shirts. That's on top of what was left in Saturday's half-marathon.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 19, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Cold weather for the marathon should yield a bonanza in clothing donations to charityWe are not talking a small thing here. Throwaways from about 20,000 runners will probably top four tons of old sweatshirts and T-shirts. That's on top of what was left in Saturday's half-marathon.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 19, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Striking workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art ratify contract and prepare to return to the jobPressure from public officials, a looming exhibit, and the dogged persistence of union members all played a role in ending work stoppage, say participants.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Striking workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art ratify contract and prepare to return to the jobPressure from public officials, a looming exhibit, and the dogged persistence of union members all played a role in ending work stoppage, say participants.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
As strike continues, Philadelphia art museum says Matisse exhibit will go on With most of its art installers on the picket line, the PMA says it is installing its blockbuster exhibit and plans to open it on time, Oct. 20.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
As strike continues, Philadelphia art museum says Matisse exhibit will go on With most of its art installers on the picket line, the PMA says it is installing its blockbuster exhibit and plans to open it on time, Oct. 20.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Strikers out in force as new head of Philadelphia Museum of Art arrives on the jobSasha Suda, on her second day on the job, hosted a breakfast reception inside the museum, with striking workers picketing just feet away.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 27, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Strikers out in force as new head of Philadelphia Museum of Art arrives on the jobSasha Suda, on her second day on the job, hosted a breakfast reception inside the museum, with striking workers picketing just feet away.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 27, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Museum of Art mounts exhibit of Giuseppe Penone drawings, etchings, sculpturesThe international spotlight is shining on the Italian artist, who has major exhibitions at the PMA, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Museum of Art mounts exhibit of Giuseppe Penone drawings, etchings, sculpturesThe international spotlight is shining on the Italian artist, who has major exhibitions at the PMA, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Recalling a day spent with the Queen in PhiladelphiaHobie Cawood was in charge of Independence National Historical Park the day the Queen of England arrived for a visit — 200 years after some unpleasantness had occurred in the area.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 9, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Recalling a day spent with the Queen in PhiladelphiaHobie Cawood was in charge of Independence National Historical Park the day the Queen of England arrived for a visit — 200 years after some unpleasantness had occurred in the area.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 9, 2022Link copied to clipboard
You can now see the hidden art beneath Modigliani’s paintingsUnusual exhibition of the Italian modernist reveals his working methods and the spectral images beneath the surfaces of his paintings.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
You can now see the hidden art beneath Modigliani’s paintingsUnusual exhibition of the Italian modernist reveals his working methods and the spectral images beneath the surfaces of his paintings.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Penn and Iraqi researchers discover ancient carved reliefs at site of ISIS destructionPenn is working with Iraqi archeologists to rebuild Nineveh's Mashki Gate, Assyrian portal to the Tigris River.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 6, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Penn and Iraqi researchers discover ancient carved reliefs at site of ISIS destructionPenn is working with Iraqi archeologists to rebuild Nineveh's Mashki Gate, Assyrian portal to the Tigris River.Stephan Salisbury Nov. 6, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia art museum announces tentative agreement with its striking workersThe museum's board of trustees approved a proposed agreement Friday morning and has given it to the union. The union will vote on the package Sunday.Stephan Salisbury and Rita Giordano Oct. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia art museum announces tentative agreement with its striking workersThe museum's board of trustees approved a proposed agreement Friday morning and has given it to the union. The union will vote on the package Sunday.Stephan Salisbury and Rita Giordano Oct. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Sande Webster, gallery owner and early champion of Black artists, has died at 89Ms. Webster was a trailblazing arts dealer who began showing Black artists nearly half a century ago when others told her it was bad for business.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 4, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Sande Webster, gallery owner and early champion of Black artists, has died at 89Ms. Webster was a trailblazing arts dealer who began showing Black artists nearly half a century ago when others told her it was bad for business.Stephan Salisbury Oct. 4, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art are on strike; museum is open“After two years of negotiations, our membership cannot accept further stalling and union-busting,” said Local 397 president Adam Rizzo. About 180 art museum employees are members of the union.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 26, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art are on strike; museum is open“After two years of negotiations, our membership cannot accept further stalling and union-busting,” said Local 397 president Adam Rizzo. About 180 art museum employees are members of the union.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 26, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art carry out a one-day strikePicketers have walked the line at the art museum which is in staff-wide contract negotiations.Stephan Salisbury and video Jenna Miller Sept. 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art carry out a one-day strikePicketers have walked the line at the art museum which is in staff-wide contract negotiations.Stephan Salisbury and video Jenna Miller Sept. 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
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