In this series, we’re sharing stories from art history as a first step to building a more diverse canon. Born February 22, 1888, Pippin was a direct descendant of enslaved peoples and a World ...

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 ...

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting Boom: Art and Design in the 1940s, an exhibition of over 250 works of sculpture, painting, fashion, photography, furniture and more, drawn entirely from ...

Horace Pippin painted things the way he saw them. “Pictures just come to my mind, and I tell my heart to go ahead,” he was once quoted as saying. The Brandywine River Museum of Art will ...

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 ...

These are just some of the reasons why you should see the ongoing exhibition Horace Pippin: From War to Peace at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, drawn from the museum’s permanent collection and ...

Says Horace Pippin: “My opinion of art is that a man . . . paints from his heart and mind. To me it seems impossible for another to teach one of art.” Contact us at letters@time.com ...

Today, at the Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery on the edge of West Chester, a simple stone marker proudly proclaims: “HORACE PIPPIN 1888-1946 PFC CO. K-369TH INF. WORLD WAR.” Pippin was also one of the ...

today we’d like to give the spotlight to Horace Pippin (1888-1946), a self-taught artist, decorated US army veteran and seed keeper born in West Chester. Horace’s inspiring story of overcoming ...

Art evolves as we evolve. As our tastes change, art and artists go in and out of fashion. El Greco (1541-1614), whose long-ignored paintings were revived by Modern artists, is a prime example.

When Ronald Roth began planning an exhibition to showcase the works of an African-American artist for Black History Month, Horace Pippin (1888-1946) seemed a logical choice to the director and CEO ...

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 ...