Wharton Esherick Studio

Infobox_nrhp | name =Wharton Esherick Studio
nrhp_type =nhl


caption = Wharton Esherick Studio
location= 1520 Horseshoe Trail, Malvern, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 5
lat_seconds = 1
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 29
long_seconds = 36
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1926
architect= Wharton Esherick; Louis Kahn
architecture= Bungalow/craftsman
designated= April 19, 1993cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1368&ResourceType=Building
title=Wharton Esherick House & Studio |accessdate=2008-02-08|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 26, 1973cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|accessdate=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=73001615

Wharton Esherick Studio, also known as Wharton Esherick Museum, was the studio of artist
Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The Studio was built between 1926 and 1966, reflecting Esherick's evolving sculptural style -- from Arts and Crafts, through German Expressionism, ending with the free form Modernist curves that marked his later work.

There are three structures on the site: his home and studio, the 1956 workshop designed with Louis Kahn, and the 1928 German Expressionist log garage which now serves as the museum visitor center.

The buildings, from their structural forms down to the door handles and light pulls, were designed and built by Wharton Esherick to create a complete artistic environment. The Studio is filled with more than 200 of Wharton Esherick's works, including sculpture, furniture and furnishings, paintings and prints.

The Wharton Esherick Museum was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1971, and opened for visitors in 1972. The Museum is open for tours Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Group tours (minimum of 5 people) can be arranged Monday through Friday, from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. All tours require a reservation. Reservations can be made by calling 610-644-5822 during business hours. Tours last approximately 1 hour. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73001615.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: The Wharton Esherick Studio] |639 KB|date=October 19, 19 92|author=Carolyn Pitts |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73001615.pdf "Accompanying 10 photos, 8 of the house's exterior and interior, from 1940, 1974, 1976, 1988, and 2 of the artist in 1933 and 1965."] |1.64 MB]

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External links

* [http://www.levins.com/esherick.html Wharton Esherick Museum]