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The Philadelphia Art Alliance at University of the Arts was a multidisciplinary arts center located in the Rittenhouse Square section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the oldest multidisciplinary arts center in the United States for visual, literary and performing arts. [ 2 ]
In 1960, Ayers opened an art gallery called Waverly Gallery and Workshop in Philadelphia with two other Black artists. At the time, he was also doing some sculpting. [11] His first juried competition was the Philadelphia Art Alliance's “Young Water Colorists” show in 1958. [2] [12] In 1963, he received a "Best of the Year" award from the ...
Leroy Johnson (1937 – July 8, 2022) was a largely self-taught African American artist who used found materials to create mixed-media works. [1] He was known for his paintings, assemblage sculptures and collages that were inspired, influenced and reflective of African American history and his experiences living in the inner city of Philadelphia.
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Christine Wetherill Stevenson (April 12, 1878 – November 21, 1922) was an heiress of the Pittsburgh Paint Company [1] and founder of the Philadelphia Art Alliance. [2]She helped fund the Daisy Dell which became the Hollywood Bowl, in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
During her career she participated in exhibitions held by non-commercial organizations included group and solo shows at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia Arts Festival, Philadelphia Center for Architecture, Cheltenham Art Center, Wallingford Community Center, and galleries in ...
Wagner was a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance for many years and had shows devoted to his work there before and after he died. [8] In the summers between 1903 and 1913, Wagner lived in Island Heights, New Jersey where James Moore Bryant supported him. Bryant was an engraver Wagner had met at the Philadelphia Sketch Club. [9]
Howard Noel Watson was born on May 19, 1929, in Pottsville, PA, to James B. and Lillie E. Hunter Watson, the youngest of three boys. His father was a cartoonist and illustrator for the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper and a well-known photo engraver, commercial artist and sign painter (he also made posters for some local theaters).