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A vertically hung embossed all-pink flag of the United States

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

COLLECTION
Painting of a Black woman in a bright yellow dress seated in a blue chair against a red wall

Two Days with Dindga McCannon

In a series of recordings, mixed-media artist Dindga McCannon talks about life, work, and naming her plants

IN THE WORLD
Painting of a seated woman wearing a large, eye-catching blue dress

The Woman Behind “Woman in Blue”

Art historian Ellen McBreen ponders the role of Henri Matisse’s muse, model, and collaborator, Lydia Delectorskaya, in this iconic painting

EXHIBITIONS
Installation view of a large sculpture featuring multiple figures drawn from Inca and Catholic imagery

Kukuli Velarde Is Creating Her Own Canon

The Philly-based Peruvian artist on the beliefs and choices that have shaped her career

IN THE WORLD
A large, damaged rectangle of fabric with a small hole in the center for the wearer's head to pass through

What Can a Textile Fragment Tell Us?

Getting up close and personal with centuries-old Middle Eastern textiles and the mysteries they hold

COLLECTION
Painting of a youth with shoulder-length brown hair and a dark coat over a white blouse

From “Unknown” to Edlinger

A mystery painting finally gets an attribution—and a major makeover for its frame

CONSERVATION
Photo of an intersection with a red brick building flanked by trolley tracks and wires above

The Ghosts of Route 23

A photographic journey to unearth the relics of a defunct streetcar that once ran the length of the city

IN THE WORLD
Photo of a colorful room with ornately decorated walls and ceiling. The carpet design mirrors the ceiling.

Party at Lansdowne House

The glitzy, star-studded past of one of the museum’s most glamorous period rooms

COLLECTION
Sculpture of Emmett Till's face in plaster

Clarence Lawson’s Prayer for Emmett Till

How the sculptor created an indelible memorial to a young man and a symbol of the fight for Civil Rights

COLLECTION

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