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Features Pennsylvania-based oil painter Glenn Harrington and his painting technique. Inspirations on his paintings; Use of synthetic watercolor brushes in painting; Artists who influenced Harrington.

Characterizes the works of Pennsylvanian artist Brian Keeler. His reputation as an artist; Style in painting; Background of Keeler in the field of art.

In this article, the author discusses her views of the art in scene in Philadelphia. She states that she left it 20 years prior to the writing, and though she expected changes to occur, was not prepared for their extent. She claims that though Philadelphia is proud of its history, it was eclipsed by other metropolitan centers nearby. She cites various institutions such as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia College of Art and the Art Institute of Philadelphia, and explains how commercial patronage has revivified the arts scene.

The article reports the art sales experiments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as of February 1954. For this project, the local Chapter of Artists Equity Association collaborated with one of the town's department stores to promote art by featuring several artworks and letting the public do the selecting and buying. Pictures with a feeling of movement like that of a human figure got the greatest number of sales. It notes that the experiment shows the status of the relationship between the artist and the public.

Reviews the art exhibition "To Observe and Imagine: British Drawings and Watercolors From the Morgan Library, 1600-1900" at the Frick Art & History Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania through December 31, 2005.

Reports on an award presented to artist Ben Kamihira by the Pennsylvania Academy Alumni Association of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia in 2003. Reputation of Kahimira as an artist; Views of association board member James Lynes on the image of Kahimira; Background of Kahimira.