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Brilliant costuming gilds Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, with Matt Smith as Prince Philip. (Image copyright Alex Bailey/Netflix Inc.)

Winterthur Museum presents ‘Costuming THE CROWN’

Glorious garments

Why is a recreated wardrobe of the British royal family on view in Delaware? What can Americans of the mid-Atlantic glean from ‘Costuming THE CROWN’? Gail Obenreder reviews
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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1948’s ‘Elfreth’s Alley,’ by Edward Loper Sr. (1916–2011). Oil on canvas, 29 5/8 x 24 5/8 inches. Delaware Art Museum, Gift of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 2017. © Estate of Edward Loper Sr.

The Delaware Art Museum presents ‘The Loper Tradition’

Looking at the Lopers

What exactly is the Loper tradition? The Delaware Art Museum explores, and Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Before Marie Kondo, there was Sara Berman. (Image courtesy of Mmuseumm.)

The National Museum of American Jewish History presents ‘Sara Berman’s Closet’

What’s in her closet?

A whimsical exhibition at the National Museum of American Jewish History asks what we do with the hand life deals us, all through the lens of one woman's closet. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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E Pluribus Unum? Sonya Clark’s 2019 ‘Many.’ (Photo by Pamela J. Forsythe.)

Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Sonya Clark’s ‘Monumental Cloth’

A forgotten flag

We all know some version of the Confederate flag, which has evolved into a contemporary symbol that still reigns in many parts of the country. But with ‘Monumental Cloth,’ the Fabric Workshop and Museum considers a flag we’ve forgotten. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Full of motion and narrative: Jamie Wyeth’s 2016 ‘Stealing Holly from the Irénées.’ (Image courtesy of the Brandywine River Museum and the Phyllis and Jamie Wyeth Collection.)

The Brandywine River Museum presents ‘Phyllis Mills Wyeth: A Celebration’

Immortality in art

Artist Jamie Wyeth paints a portrait of his late wife in 28 works, now on display at the Brandywine River Museum. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Could you read this funerary stela in the museum? How about in the field? (Image courtesy of Dorling Kindersly/Penn Museum.)

The Penn Museum presents ‘Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display’

After death, before display

They came, they saw, they excavated… and then what happened? Penn Museum offers a look behind the scenes in its new exhibition, while major renovations are under way. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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‘Being Fashionable Ain’t Often Healthy’ (1988). Graphite on paper by Jerry Pinkney; collection of Michael and Esther Droller. (Image courtesy of the Delaware Art Museum.)

The Delaware Art Museum presents ‘Fairy Tales to Nursery Rhymes'

Believe in pictures

The Droller Collection of Picture Book Art, with selections now on display in Wilmington, takes you to childhood and back again in 100 illustrations. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents ‘Long Light: Photographs by David Lebe’

Transformations in life and film

Most photographers stop time, but somehow David Lebe’s images release it. An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art charts his life and career. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Woodmere Art Museum presents ‘Just In: Recent Acquisitions in Sculpture and Relief’

A sculptural smorgasbord

Woodmere’s Philly-based collection moves in ever more eclectic directions with this exhibition of newly acquired work in a dizzying range of media. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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‘MaID’ by Zanele Muholi. (Image courtesy of PPAC.)

PAFA and PPAC present the Women’s Mobile Museum

Portraits in other colors

Zanele Muholi and the Women’s Mobile Museum showcase local and international women photographers at PAFA. Jessica Rizzo reviews.
Jessica Rizzo

Jessica Rizzo

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