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Film still from As Told to G/D Thyself, 2019. Courtesy of Terence Nance.
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BlackStar Projects

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Miller Rothlein

Charles L. Blockson, curator emeritus with a student from The Royalty Project, May 19, 2018. Photo by Rhonesha Blache.
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Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University

"Design With Nature Now," Ian McHarg on the Mike Douglas show discussing his book, "Design With Nature," 1969. Photo courtesy of The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania. 
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University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design

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Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries

Presbyterian Historical Society, Museum Without Walls Calder Statues sign, installed August 2018. Photo courtesy of Presbyterian Historical Society.
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Presbyterian Historical Society

Stenton, the home of William Penn’s Secretary, James Logan, 1730. Photo by Jim Garrison, 2012.
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Stenton

Fairmount Park Horticultural Center. Photo courtesy of Fairmount Park Conservancy.
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Fairmount Park Conservancy

Thomas Jefferson University, established in 1824. Photo courtesy of Thomas Jefferson University Photography Services.
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Thomas Jefferson University

US performs at The Bearded Ladies’ Late Night Snacks. Photo by Johanna Austin
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The Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Museum of the American Revolution. Photo by Justin Mayer/JPG Photography.
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Museum of the American Revolution

Joshua Roman and Anna Deavere Smith. Photo by Diana Walker.
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ArtPhilly

Barbara Earl Thomas, A Joyful Noise, 2022, paper cut with hand-printed color. Photo by Spike Mafford / Zocalo Studios, courtesy of Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, and the artist. 
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Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania

Artist El Anatsui signing prints made with Brandywine Workshop and Archives staff and affiliated master printer Alexis Nutini. Brandywine’s PrintLab supports eight artists in a creative residency to explore emerging printmaking techniques and technologies. Photo by Gustavo Garcia.
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Brandywine Workshop and Archives

Atwater Kent Collection material on display at the Philadelphia History Museum, c. 2018. Drexel University’s Reshaping Historical Narratives through the Atwater Kent Collection presents overlooked artifacts and narratives from the collection. Photo courtesy of Drexel University.
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Drexel University

Enrique Bostelmann, Autoretrato: Mi Ceguera (My Blindness), 2000.
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The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art

Science History Institute, Downstream, 2022, installation view, Hach Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Photo courtesy of the Science History Institute.
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Science History Institute

Carmen Arteaga demonstrates the intricate bobbin lace-making technique called mundillo, or “little world.” Guatemalan and Puerto Rican designers are leading textile workshops for Taller Puertorriqueño’s Tramando. Photo by Xavier Garcia, courtesy of Taller Puertorriqueño.
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Taller Puertorriqueño

Woodmere Art Museum (Exterior View). Photo by Darryl W. Moran Photography, courtesy of Woodmere Art Museum.  
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Woodmere Art Museum

Jeri Lynne Johnson conducts Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, July 25, 2025. Photo courtesy of Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra.  
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Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra

Spruce Street Harbor Park, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.
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Delaware River Waterfront Corporation

Film series director Andrew Ferrett and key crew preparing to film copy of the Declaration of Independence printed in 1776 at American Philosophical Society; May 12, 2025. Photo by Jonathan Kohl, courtesy of History Making Productions. 
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History Making Productions

Installation view, A Certain Slant of Light. Pearlstein Gallery. 2025. Photo by Jaime Alvarez. 
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Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University

A prototype The Magic Flute, a unique user interface created by Don Buchla in 1965. Photo by MMT/EMEAPP. 
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Museum of Music Technology / EMEAPP