Andre 3000 took a break from filming in Philly yesterday to admire some Brancusi sculptures in our galleries. We also heard a rumor he was playing his flute in the #RodinMuseum gardens earlier this week. #philamuseum
The trend of miniature eye portraits being used as tokens of love originated in 1785 with the secret marriage between Prince George of Wales and Maria Anne Fitzherbert. ow.ly/I3V930pK3R1
“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” Born on this day, Claude Monet is often called the Father of Impressionism—he inspired the term that defined this movement. ow.ly/b1Kv30s0jhF
🌻 Stop and smell the sunflowers! Today we're celebrating #VincentvanGogh, who was born #onthisday in 1853. To Van Gogh, sunflowers represented the simple pleasures of life. Let them remind you to find beauty in the ordinary. "Sunflowers," 1889, by Vincent van Gogh
Happy birthday, Dorothea Tanning! This exquisitely powerful self-portrait has more to do with dreams and desires than reality. "Birthday" has been traveling Europe, but will be reinstalled in our galleries this fall. ow.ly/HBxB30ppkDf
Can you name #5WomenArtists? We’re hoping to add a few to your list by highlighting women artists from our collection all month long. #WomensHistoryMonth
👩🎨: Dorothea Tanning, Faith Ringgold, Kiki Smith, Louise-Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Zoe Strauss
