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Shawn Theodore, Church of Broken Pieces, African American Museum in Philadelphia. Photo by M.Edlow.
Shahzia Sikander, Parallax, 2013, 3 channel HD video animation with 5.1 surround sound, Fondazione MAXXI, Rome, Italy. Photo courtesy of Asian Arts Initiative.
Bowerbird, Sound Machines: Kagel's Zwei Mann Orchester, 2018. Pictured: Ashley Tini. Photo by Bob Sweeney.
Roberto Lugo, 2019 Pew Fellow. Photo by Jewel Leah, courtesy of Wexler Gallery.
Digital composite of Eastern State Penitentiary’s Hidden Lives, Illuminated, 2017. Photo courtesy of Greenhouse Media.
Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor, The Franklin Institute, installation view. Photo courtesy of The Franklin Institute.
Photograph ca. 1991 depicting the Estampas Colombianas dance company, from the Estampas Colombianas photographs (PG380). Photo courtesy of Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
The Liberian Women's Chorus for Change in concert. Painted Bride Theater, Philadelphia, June 2014. Photo by Anna Mulé.
Playgrounds for Useful Knowledge Neighborhood Convening, June 29, 2015. 632 Jackson Street. Photo by Steve Weinik. Courtesy of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Artist unknown, Krishna and Radha, c. 1750, opaque watercolor and gold on cotton. Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Ancestral Correspondence, Lonnie Graham, film still.
Members of Reconstruction, Inc. at their 2013 annual meeting.
Installation view of Temple Contemporary's reFORM exhibition, 2015. Photo by Constance Mensh.
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Rafael Ferrer, Fuegian House with Harpy Eagle, leaves, ice, tarp, branches, paint, Whitney Museum of American Art south moat, New York. Installation during Ferrer’' one-person exhibit, December 9, 1971 to January 9, 1972. Brochure by Marcia Tucker.
The Zoo’s mongoose lemurs, Clara and Toby, explore a Zoo360 trail. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Zoo.
Opera Philadelphia presents Verdi’s La Traviata. The Marchese (Jarrett Ott, seated) and Flora (Katherine Pracht) at Flora’s ball in Act II. Photo by Kelly & Massa.
Clarinetist Anthony McGill and the Brentano Quartet perform during an open rehearsal. Photo by Langdon Photography. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.
Nouvelle Histoire collection, 2011, by Vlisco. Photograph by Carmen Kemmink.
The historic worship space known as the West Room is little changed after more than two centuries of continuous use. Photo by Brian Kutner.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies, 2017. Photo by Jeff Fusco, courtesy of Association for Public Art.
Dancers A. Kelly White-Burrell and Steffanie White-Burchette in performance. Photo by Kerville Jackson.
Julius Eastman composing. Photo by Donald Burkhardt. Courtesy of Bowerbird.