“Am I Not a Man and a Brother?”: Antislavery Art in the PMA’s Collection
A few months ago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art added two small yet vital items to its collection: a ceramic medallion (fig. 1) fabricated at the Wedgwood pottery in Etruria, in Staffordshire, England, in the late eighteenth century; and a miniature painting on ivory (fig. 2) likely created in Connecticut around the same time or…
Get to Know Batikh Batikh
An interview with Batikh Batikh, a SWANA (Southwest Asian, North African), femme, queer artist collective based in Philadelphia. I spent the day at their exhibition Echoes / أصداء, by member Kenza Bousseloub, to get to know them better. James Izlar: So I wanted to start off with Batikh Batikh. How did you guys meet? How…
4 by 4 by 1: Four Immigrants, Four Stories, One Museum
Twenty years ago, when I first arrived in the United States as an international student, I took my first steps on American soil in Philadelphia. And what did I do as soon as I arrived? I made a beeline for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Those iconic steps, made famous by the film Rocky, became…
Progress & Pride: Queer Representation in Art at the PMA
Learn more about the Queer Representation in Art Learning Community (QRALC), a group of PMA staffers working to surface LGBTQ+ narratives in our collection.
Recognizing Japanese American Activism in the Watanabe Collection
On Mary Ishimoto Watanabe’s legacy of celebrating Japanese heritage in Philadelphia.
The Proof is the Portrait
Looking closely at “Portrait of Elizabeth Brown Montier,” an 1840 portrait of a free Black woman from Philadelphia.
Ancestral Relics: A Conversation with Nick Cave
A conversation with the artist Nick Cave about the historic, familial, and personal perspectives in early works in the museum’s collection
Three Women Who Inspire My Work
Teaching artist Lisa Volta draws connections between the accomplished artists she admires and the budding ones she mentors
The Layers of Queer Symbolism in Sergio Avello’s “Peste Rosa”
On the continued relevance of the artist’s pink leather flag, inspired by the AIDS crisis of the 80s
Two Days with Dindga McCannon
In a series of recordings, mixed-media artist Dindga McCannon talks about life, work, and naming her plants
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