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Arthur Ross Gallery to launch America 250 exhibition this fall
A painting depicting The City of Philadelphia as it appeared in the Year 1800. The scene shows a green field with trees to the right; red brick buildings to the left and in the background; and citizens walking and socializing together throughout the piece.

“Back of the State House, Philadelphia”. Plate 22 from “The City of Philadelphia as it appeared in the Year 1800”. Published by W. Birch, Springland Cot. near Neshaminy Bridge on the Bristol Road; Pennsylvania. Decr. 31st 1800. University of Pennsylvania Art Collection, Philadelphia.

(Image: Courtesy of the Arthur Ross Gallery)

Arthur Ross Gallery to launch America 250 exhibition this fall

‘At Liberty: Life in the City of Brotherly Love During the Early Republic’ will be on view Aug. 28 through Dec. 31. The fall exhibition, located in the Arthur Ross Gallery, will consider the role of visual culture and perceptions of Philadelphia during the era of the Revolution.

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Penn’s Alumni Weekend in pictures
A procession of Penn alums alongside flags featuring the dates they graduated.

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    • Penn’s Alumni Weekend in pictures

    Generations of Penn graduates enjoyed a walking tour of Old City, a celebration of Kelly Writers House’s 30th anniversary, a gallery hop at the ICA and Arthur Ross Gallery, and more during the annual Alumni Weekend.

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    ‘Collecting the New Irascibles’ debuts at the Arthur Ross Gallery

    ‘Collecting the New Irascibles’ debuts at the Arthur Ross Gallery

    The Jan. 30 celebration featured 32 artworks from the avant-garde cultural world in New York City’s East Village during the 1980s, which offer a new perspective on the personal connections between collectors and emerging artists, and their impact on the trajectory of art history.

    Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
    (Top row) Jackie Einstein Astrof, Calvin Bland, and Denis Elton Cochran-Fikes; (middle row) James H. Greene, Susan T. Marx, and Jodi L. Miller; (bottom row) Ian A. Seltzer, Liz Theoharis, and Herman Beavers.

    (Top row) Jackie Einstein Astrof, Calvin Bland, and Denis Elton Cochran-Fikes; (middle row) James H. Greene, Susan T. Marx, and Jodi L. Miller; (bottom row) Ian A. Seltzer, Liz Theoharis, and Herman Beavers.

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    Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala

    On Nov. 7, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and Herman Beavers will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.

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    Merging academics with real-world, tangible experiences
    Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn standing outside steps of Fisher Fine Arts building on campus

    From Asunción, Paraguay, rising fourth-year Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn is a marketing and communications summer intern for the nonprofit Girls Inc. in Manhattan.

    (Image: Courtesy of Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn)

    Merging academics with real-world, tangible experiences

    Adding to her experience working for nonprofits, rising fourth-year Sarah Usandivaras Klaehn is a marketing and communications intern for Girls Inc. in Manhattan this summer.

    Louisa Shepard

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    ‘Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth’
    Eissa Attar and Alvin Luong standing in art gallery with arms around each other's shoulders

    Artworks by the two master of fine arts students graduating in the Class of 2025, Eissa Attar (left) and Alvin Luong, are in a thesis exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery through a new collaboration with the Weitzman School of Design. 

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    ‘Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth’

    A new thesis exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery features works by graduating Master of Fine Arts students Eissa Attar, from Saudi Arabia, and Alvin Luong, from Canada. On view through May 30,  “Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth,” was curated by Emily Zimmerman.

    Louisa Shepard

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    The practice of art collection as a collaboration
    People looking at the After Modernism exhibit at the Arthur Ross Gallery.

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    The practice of art collection as a collaboration

    As part of an undergraduate course, Penn faculty and students curated an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of works from the Neumann family’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary art.

    Louisa Shepard

    Caretaker of 9,000 works of art
    Lynn Dolby standing in front of two artworks

    Lynn Smith Dolby is the director of the Penn Art Collection, which has nearly 9,000 artworks. 

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    Caretaker of 9,000 works of art

    As the director of the Penn Art Collection in charge of nearly 9,000 artworks, Lynn Smith Dolby manages the conservation, registration, and display of all University-owned art, indoors and outdoors across campus.

    Louisa Shepard