In the late 1930s, the Philadelphia-born Wharton Esherick (1887-1970 ... with a wife and three children to support, Esherick had lately turned to woodworking for income, hewing sculptural ...
Open Feb. 17 through May 18, The Chazen Museum of Art’s exhibit, “The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick ... Movement. Esherick was born in Philadelphia on July 15, 1887. Throughout his young adult ...