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People like you have shared their ideas, knowledge, and stories as they relate to the art in our collection. Read about what people think about the art and artists you love here. Visit an individual work of art or artist page to add your story to our collection.

  • About "Murray Dessner : Viet Nam"

    Murray was very much against our government's involvement in Viet Nam, but he always felt great sympathy for the soldiers. The angel in the upper section of the painting is from Titian's painting of his own entombment, which had always impressed Murry in Venice. The border depicts fields of ...

    Linda Dessner

  • About "Murray Dessner : Café au Lait"

    Murray painted this study in Paris in 2010. We rented a lovely apartment in the Marais for 6 weeks. He completed two other studies there: Marais and Luxembourg Gardens.

    Linda Dessner

  • About "Arthur De Costa: Celadon Squash and Rose"

    I was a student many years ago and remembered seeing this painting in a show at PAFA. It was amazingly beautiful and I told Arthur I felt it was a painting to be in a major museum. He smiled. I miss our conversations over the years.

    ron

  • About "Edith Neff : Nude on Sidney's Balcony"

    I was the model for This painting!

    Warren Muller

  • About "Giovanni Martino : Jefferson Street (W. Manayunk, Philadelphia)"

    This is now Hermitage st. My grandparents lived in the first house built on the street when it was built it was the only house on the street and it was called Jefferson st.

    Leighton Swenk

  • About "Walter Stuempfig : We Want Barabbas"

    Great painting. I am very grateful for the Maimon's gift of this important painting to your collection.

    Charles E O'Connor Jr.