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  1. Feb 8, 2024 · Through its world-class museum and school, PAFA nurtures and recognizes artists at every turn in their career. Founded in 1805 as the first art school and museum in the United States, PAFA celebrates the transformative power of art and art-making.

  2. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the first and oldest art museum and art school in the United States.

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    • Benjamin West, Death on a Pale Horse. This is an enormous canvas by West, over 25 x 14 feet. It’s inspired by the biblical passage from the Book of Revelation, which reads: “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.”
    • Gilbert Stuart, George Washington (Landsdowne Portrait) The academy owns a whopping 24 paintings by Gilbert Stuart. It’s the best representation of his work in any museum, period.
    • Charles Willson Peale, Artist in his Museum. Peale was one of the first portrait painters in the colonies. His Artist in his Museum painting is one of the academy’s most interesting historical portraits.
    • Rembrandt Peale, Portrait of Jacques-Louis David. Peale had a bevy of children, who seemed to be all named after artists. The most talented among them was his son Rembrandt, who painted several portraits of George Washington.
  4. Jan 10, 2024 · Thomas, George E.. First Modern: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017. Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia is the oldest museum and art school in the United States.

  5. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 118-128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 972-7600 Visit Website

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