Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art
1 Hoffmans Mill Rd, Chadds Ford
Located just 10 miles away from where Pippin was born in West Chester, the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art proudly keeps several Pippin works on display that range in subject matter from the frontlines of World War I to private family moments at home. In 2015, the Brandywine hosted one of the largest Pippin exhibitions to date, bringing together 65 of Pippin’s work to allow attendees to view many of his greatest works side-by-side for the first time.
Horace Pippin Home Historical Marker
327 West Gay St., West Chester
Pippin lived in this three-story duplex home on West Gay Street in West Chester, from 1920 until his death in 1946. The home had been purchased by his wife, Jennie Ora Pippin, in 1918, prior to their marriage in 1920.
Horace Pippin Park
520 W. Market St., West Chester
In honor of Horace Pippin, who was born in West Chester, the community renamed a park for him in the 1990s. Horace Pippin Park, called the Children’s Playground when it was built in 1911, was selected because it was considered a multi-cultural park where children of different races could play together freely. Among the trees, grass, picnic benches and playground equipment sits a red bench evocative of Pippin’s “Man On A Bench,” which hangs in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Pippin, who was born in West Chester, based the painting on one of his favorite benches in nearby Everhart Park.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North Street, Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) supports Juneteenth 2024 by recognizing the profound impact of Pennsylvania’s African American community across various creative realms. As the state’s history agency, PHMC is committed to preserving, sharing, and celebrating the stories of Pennsylvania’s African American creators and view their expressions – past, present, and future – as integral to fully understanding the richness of our shared Pennsylvania history.
In honor of Pennsylvania’s Juneteenth celebration, The State Museum will display Horace Pippin’s County Doctor, Lost in the Snow on the Museum’s Ground Floor from June 7 until July 2, 2024.
Works by other renowned African American artists are available for viewing on The State Museum’s online collections site – Romare Bearden’s Return of Ulysses and Black Enterprise, Tina Williams Brewer’s Yo Bloodline, and Jacob Lawrence’s The 1920’s . . . The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots.
Raymond Saunders (b. 1934, Pittsburgh, PA)
Artist, painter, and sculptor
Raymond Saunders was born in Pittsburgh in 1934. His works often combine the mediums of painting, drawing, collage, and sculpture using found objects such as ephemera, signage, and other materials from his daily life that tell stories on blackboard surfaces that convey abstract socio-political messages. Saunders studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the Barnes Foundation.
Where to find his work:
The Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh
Immerse yourself in the modern art of Saunders at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Two of Saunders’ works are on display in the Scaife Gallery, while the museum holds another two works off view in its collection.
Explore Saunders more in-depth next year at the Carnegie Museum of Art at the temporary exhibition Raymond Saunders: Flowers from a Black Garden. The exhibition runs March 22 to July 13, 2025, at Heinz Galleries.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 N. Broad St., Philadelphia
Saunders studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and then the Barnes Foundation before leaving Pennsylvania to study further in California. Four bold works of Raymond Saunders can be found in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. These works vary in medium – including oil painting, drawing, and watercolor – and in subject.
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