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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | United States
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Interior, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Historic Landmark Building. Image courtesy PAFA.
    Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, interior view
  • Exterior View, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Historic Landmark Building. Image courtesy PAFA.
    Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, interior view
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Historic Landmark Building. Image courtesy PAFA.
    Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, interior view
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Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is America's first school and museum of fine arts. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, PAFA offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the fine arts, innovative exhibitions of historic and contemporary American art, and a world-class collection of American art. PAFA’s esteemed alumni include Mary Cassatt, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Thomas Eakins, William Glackens, Barkley Hendricks, Alice Neel, Louis Kahn, David Lynch, and Henry Ossawa Tanner. The PAFA Museum is housed in a Frank Furness design erected for the 1876 Centennial.

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Collection Highlights

  • Benjamin West
    Death on the Pale Horse, 1817
  • Gilbert Stuart
    George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait), 1796
  • David Lynch
    Six Men Getting Sick, 1967
  • Kehinde Wiley
    Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos, 2008

Collection Highlights

  • Benjamin West
    Death on the Pale Horse, 1817
    oil on canvas, 447 cm x 764.5 cm
    Pennsylvania Academy purchase
  • Gilbert Stuart
    George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait), 1796
    oil on canvas, 243.8 cm x 152.4 cm
    The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Bequest of William Bingham
  • David Lynch
    Six Men Getting Sick, 1967
    fiberglass, resin, acrylic and graphite with Masonite panel; projection, 181.9 cm x 210.2 cm x 25.4 cm
    Museum Purchase
  • Kehinde Wiley
    Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos, 2008
    oil on canvas, 182.88 cm x 241.935 cm
    Frances and Joseph Nash Field Fund
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