The Darby School of Art: A Forgotten Chapter in the History of American Impressionist and Modern Painting Sullivan Mark W.
The Darby School of Art: A Forgotten Chapter in the History of American Impressionist and Modern Painting Sullivan Mark W. This is the story of an almost completely forgotten summer art school that…
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The Darby School of Art: A Forgotten Chapter in the History of American Impressionist and Modern Painting Sullivan Mark W.
This is the story of an almost completely forgotten summer art school that flourished first in Darby, PA, and then in Fort Washington, PA, between 1898 and 1918. Anshutz and Breckenridge brought a lot of new ideas about painting back to Philadelphia after their European sojourns, and introduced those ideas to a public that was initially not very responsive to Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and semi-abstract art. The Darby School of Art was founded and operated by Thomas Anshutz and Hugh Breckenridge, two artists who taught during the academic year at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
They also sympathized with what some have called the "New Woman" movement, which backed women who wanted to But an appreciation for modern styles of painting began to slowly grow among Philadelphia artists and collectors, and Anshutz and Breckenridge were in the forefront of this development.