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Artist unknown, Krishna and Radha, c. 1750, opaque watercolor and gold on cotton. Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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South Asian Art: Experimentation, Interpretation, and Evaluation

Ancestral Correspondence, Lonnie Graham, film still.
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The Great Migration: A City Transformed (1916-1930)

Members of Reconstruction, Inc. at their 2013 annual meeting.
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History and Reconstruction

Installation view of Temple Contemporary's reFORM exhibition, 2015. Photo by Constance Mensh.
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reFORM

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.
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Invisible City: Philadelphia and the Vernacular Avant-garde

The Zoo’s mongoose lemurs, Clara and Toby, explore a Zoo360 trail. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Zoo.
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Advancement Grant: 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.
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Advancement Grant: Opera Philadelphia (2014)

Clarinetist Anthony McGill and the Brentano Quartet perform during an open rehearsal. Photo by Langdon Photography. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.
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Advancement Grant: Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Nouvelle Histoire collection, 2011, by Vlisco. Photograph by Carmen Kemmink.
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Advancement Grant: Philadelphia Museum of Art

The historic worship space known as the West Room is little changed after more than two centuries of continuous use. Photo by Brian Kutner.
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An Exploration of Interpretive Approaches to the Arch Street Meeting House

Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies, 2017. Photo by Jeff Fusco, courtesy of Association for Public Art.
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Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies

Dancers A. Kelly White-Burrell and Steffanie White-Burchette in performance. Photo by Kerville Jackson.
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El Viaje (The Journey)

Julius Eastman composing. Photo by Donald Burkhardt. Courtesy of Bowerbird.
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In Search of Eastman

Cliveden’s historic 1959 kitchen. Photo courtesy of Cliveden of the National Trust.
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Cliveden's Living Kitchens

Urban Space Jockeys by Amber Art & Design. Photo by Paul Gargagliano of Hazel Photo, Courtesy of Daniel Tucker.
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Organize Your Own: The Politics and Poetics of Self-Determination Movements

Levée des conflits, Boris Charmatz, Drexel University Armory, 2016. Photo by JJ Tiziou.
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Boris Charmatz: Levée des conflits

The Rivers Restoration Project, installation view, 2017. Courtesy of the Fairmount Water Works.
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The Rivers Restoration Project: A Freshwater Mussel Hatchery

Historic Germantown’s Second Saturday Festival. Photo by Jill Saul.
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Elephants on the Avenue: Race, Class and Community in Historic Germantown

A group of activists held the first organized civil rights demonstrations in front of Independence Hall and Liberty Bell in Philadelphia on July 4, 1965. Photo © Mattachine Society.
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The Pursuit: 50 Years In The Fight for LGBT Rights

Raúl de Nieves and gage of the boone, XPRM/E/N/TAL, 2016, performance, video and environmental installations, MoMA P.S.1, New York. Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk, courtesy of the artists.
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Endless Shout

Charles Sheeler (1883-1965), Bobbe Arnst, Vanity Fair, July 1, 1928. © Condé Nast.
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Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form

Jungwoong Kim’s SaltSoul. Photo by Carlos Avendaño.
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SaltSoul

Holding It Down, Harlem Stage. Photo by Mark Millman Photography. Courtesy of Kimmel Center, Inc.
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Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project

Photo by Max Lakner.
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Room 21