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How a trip to the Philadelphia museum of Art inspired the 20th century's most radical artists.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Shaun Brady  |  10-24-2012  |  Art

You Can't Take It with You: Philadelphia Artists Explore the Transience of Naturenew

Most outdoor art installations are built with permanence in mind, the point being to work with materials that can stand the ravages of time and weather. In curating "Ephemerality" at Philadelphia's Schuylkill Center, Zoƫ Cohen had the opposite in mind.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Shaun Brady  |  01-27-2009  |  Art

How a Germantown Artist Found His Muse in a Stained-glass Menagerienew

Founded in 1980 by a husband and wife in their garage, Beyer Studio has grown over its 28 years to become a nationally renowned source for stained glass design and restoration.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Shaun Brady  |  09-23-2008  |  Art

Shooting the Breeze With Children's TV Legend Dear Old Captain Noahnew

For 27 years, Captain Noah and His Magical Ark was a Philly institution, greeting bleary-eyed, pajama-clad children over sugary cereal. The Ark has been in drydock now for 14 years and will soon be on display, along with puppets, props and costumes, when the new Please Touch Museum opens next month.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Shaun Brady  |  09-16-2008  |  Art

Cop Killer and/or Political Prisoner Paints Behind Barsnew

Tom Manning has spent the last 22 years in federal prison, sentenced to 53 years for seditious conspiracy and 80 years for the killing of a New Jersey state trooper -- he also paints portraits.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Shaun Brady  |  08-28-2007  |  Art

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