Wharton Esherick Museum

In light of rising coronavirus cases in our area, we are pausing our tour operations for the remainder of our 2020 season and will remain closed through January and February. The safety of our guests, staff, and community is our highest priority and we look forward to being able to welcome you back in the spring. While we’re closed for tours, we encourage you to stay connected with us! You can browse our Collection Highlights, explore the Notes from the Studio blog, or join us for an upcoming virtual program all from home! Visit: https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/explore/

So grateful and excited to share another piece about our recent endowment gift from the Windgate Foundation and what it means for the future of our site. Thanks WHYY!

We are both humbled and overjoyed to share this news with you today - the Wharton Esherick Museum has received a $10 million endowment gift from the Windgate Foundation! This gift not only stabilizes us during a challenging time, but allows us to dream bigger for the future. We thank the Windgate Foundation for this amazing gift, and we thank all of you who have supported and celebrated this special place and all that Esherick created here!

Wood and leather? Wood and rawhide? There's one month left to apply to our Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition and this year's theme, "Wood and..." means it's your chance to explore a combination of materials. Whether functional or sculptural, each submission should reflect the way Esherick worked across a vast spectrum of materials and practices as well as his outside the box thinking. Deadline to submit work: January 4, 2021 For details visit https://whartonesherickmuseum.org//the-27th-annual-juried/

Can it really be December already? Today's #WoodcutWednesday post features a wintery scene of the Esherick's farmhouse, Sunekrest, on a snowy December day nearly 100 years ago. "December" 1923... Wharton Esherick Wharton Esherick Museum Collection In need of holiday cards? Check our our Winter Woodcut Notecards at: https://whartonesherickmuseum.org//winter-woodcut-notecar/

If it gets to gray outside, we just bask in the rays of these three suns! Esherick made this little oak stool in 1931 to sit by his fireplace down at the farmhouse, which he called 'Sunekrest' (pronounced Sunny-Krest). Sun motifs adorned the shutters, fireplace hearth, even the chimney at Sunekrest - thanks to Esherick's handiwork!

This year we're feeling especially grateful for the support of all of you in our Museum family. From those of you who've just discovered the Studio - to those of you with Esherick tattoos - we're thankful for you! Be safe everyone and have a healthy and happy Thanksgiving tomorrow! #WoodcutWednesday "Turkey Gobbler Land"... 1934 Wharton Esherick Wharton Esherick Museum Collection See more