CHADDS FORD, Pa. — Horace Pippin, a self-taught American artist who died in 1946, is most often encountered one work at a time, here and there, usually in shows devoted to an overview of American or ...

Artist Stories brings to light the careers of artists whose life stories and work may not be part of a traditional art history education. In this series, we’re sharing stories from art history as a ...

It took Horace Pippin 43 years to complete his first oil painting. Why so long? Because poverty, hard physical work, war, and disabilities got in his way. In 1991, a group calling itself the Society ...

In honor of the many black voices that have influenced and continue to shape the culture, arts, and food ways of Southeastern Pennsylvania, today we’d like to give the spotlight to Horace Pippin (1888 ...

Self-taught, American artist Horace Pippin grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He lived through World War I, segregation and loss, as well as success, before his death in 1946. He created his own ...

It took Horace Pippin 43 years to complete his first oil painting. Why so long? Because poverty, hard physical work, war, and disabilities got in his way. In 1991, a group calling itself the Society ...

Belittled as "primitive" or "folk art," Horace Pippin's paintings achieved notoriety in the 1940s only when they were championed by heavyweights in the white art world, such as N.C. Wyeth and Albert ...

WEST CHESTER — Internationally acclaimed borough artist Horace Pippin was recognized last week during celebrations of his 135th birthday. A plaque was rededicated at his 327 W. Gay St. home Thursday, ...

In Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital’s gleaming community corridor, passersby stop, stare, and smile at the framed black-and-white images of Philadelphia-born entertainers Jazzy Jeff and Marian ...

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