Moses Williams (American, 1777–c. 1825); Portrait of Raphaelle Peale (American, 1774–1825) Made at Peale's Museum, Philadelphia; From the Album of Peale Museum Silhouettes, 1805; Hollow-cut silhouette on paper; Sheet: 4 1/8 × 2 15/16 inches (10.5 × 7.5 cm); Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2009; Accession number: 2009-18-42(76); Philadelphia Museum of Art

Moses Williams (American, 1777–c. 1825); Portrait of Raphaelle Peale (American, 1774–1825) Made at Peale's Museum, Philadelphia; From the Album of Peale Museum Silhouettes, 1805; Hollow-cut silhouette on paper; Sheet: 4 1/8 × 2 15/16 inches (10.5 × 7.5 cm); Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2009; Accession number: 2009-18-42(76); Philadelphia Museum of Art

Friday, October 6, 2023 (All day)

Penn-PMA Mellon Object-Based Learning Workshop, "Cut Paper Profiles"

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Professor Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw and PMA curator Carol Soltis will lead a workshop on 18th- and 19th-century cut paper profiles, silhouettes, and other related art forms. Participants will tour the American art galleries and meet with PMA paper conservators.

THIS IS A CLOSED WORKSHOP, OPEN ONLY TO FIRST-YEAR HISTORY OF ART GRADUATE STUDENTS.