Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American Still Life

Nearly two centuries of the most intimate, intricate, and varied genre of painting practiced in the United States will be exhibited this fall at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American Still Life will explore the nature and development of still-life painting in America from the days of the early republic to the emergence of Pop Art in the early 1960s, providing a fresh perspective on the evolution of this genre over time and the various ways in which it has reflected American history and culture.

Around one hundred artists will be represented, ranging from Philadelphia’s Peale family of painters and masters of trompe l’oeil such as William Michael Harnett to modern masters like Charles Sheeler, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Roy Lichtenstein.