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Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line

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Spring Fling Egg-Stravaganza

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Art Nouveau illustration of a woman in flowing gown

Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line

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imPRESSED: Emerging Artists in Ink

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Tomáš Kačo

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Meditation & Animals with Liat Pisco

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Shikeith, Visiting Hours, 2022

Essex Hemphill: Take care of your blessings

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Reexamining Our Permanent Collection

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Danielle Orchard, Sight Rhyme I, 2024.

The Phillips Collects: Danielle Orchard

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Engaging the Body

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Brotherman to Batman installation photo

Coming Together for Brotherman and Batman

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The Phillips Collects: Vivian Browne

Director's Desk
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Striving to Make a Positive Impact

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Exploring Art Conservation: High School Students Get Hands-On with The Phillips Collection

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A Picasso staged reading rehearsal

The Art of Theater: Celebrating 15 Years

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Janney students painting a mural

A Mural for the Community

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Introducing Our New Welcome Gallery

In the News

Art Nouveau poster of a woman with text overlay that reads 'Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line' Review: Free-Flowing Style at The Phillips Collection, Lance Esplund, The Wall Street Journal
Alphonse Mucha, Salon des Cents: Twentieth Exhibition, 1896. Text overlay reads 'From Art Nouveau to Pop Culture: Phillips Debuts Mucha Exhibit, Mackenzie Weinger, The Washington Diplomat'
Alphonse Mucha, “Zodiac,” 1896. Color lithograph. (Collection of the Mucha Trust) with text overlay that reads "The Turbulent Beauty of Art Nouveau is Still All Over Culture, Angelica Hankins, The Washington Post'
Alphonse Mucha, “Monaco • Monte-Carlo,” 1897. Color lithograph. (Collection of the Mucha Trust) text overlay that reads 'Alphonse Mucha Helped Define Art Nouveau. A New Show Explores His Lasting Influence, Sarah Cascone, ARTNET NEWS'
Art Nouveau print of a woman in an orange dress with text overlay that reads 'Mucha To Be Desired Holly E J Black The World of Interiors'
Man and woman looking at a red and orange painting with text overlay that reads 'Explore the Not-So-Hidden Gems from DC's The Phillips Collection, Robert Aubry Davis, WETA'
Black and white pencil caricature drawing with text overlay that reads 'William Gropper: Artist of the People, Margot Yale, The Brooklyn Rail.'
Sketch drawing with text overlay that reads 'An Artist's Outrage at the Injustices of World War-II Era America, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post'
Photography of a blue sky and white clouds. A blue sea with three small boats. Text overlay reads "A Window into Joel Meyerowitz | The Phillips Collection, Fiona Perkocha, Musee Magazine'
An art gallery with multicolored collage hang on the wall. Text overlay reads "A Major Survey of Black Collage Art Proves That Print Isn't Dead, Alex Greenberger, ARTNEWS"
Photo of a woman holding and pointing at a picture to a group of children. Text overlay reads 'Meet the Docents: How to Introduce 5th Graders to Complex Topics in Fine Art, Elliot Williams, WAMU'
Painting of a nude woman reclining on a bed, next to a window overlooking a river. Text overlay reads 'Everything Changed for Matisse After He Painted This Nude, Sebastian Smee, The Washington Post."
Person cleans a landscape painting with a cotton swab. Text overlay reads, 'Up Close with Paul Cezanne Review: News Perspectives on a Provencal Master, Mary Tompkins Lewis, The Wall Street Journal'
Installation image of Bonnard's Worlds. Text overlay reads, 'Pierre Bonnard's Dazzling World of Color at the Phillips Collection | Around Town Best Bets, Philippa Hughes, WETA PBS'
Installation image of drawings hung against a cream colored wall. Text overlay reads Bernardí Roig: el artista que decapitó a Goya, Borja Hermoso, El País
Drawing of a woman playing in the water with text overlay. Caption reads "'Interior Lives' at Phillips@THEARC Explores The Black Femme Experience During Women's Month" Andrew S. Jacobson The Washington Informer
Painting showing green trees and blue pool and sky with text overlaid reading: The Repetitive Power of Jennifer Bartlett, Master of the '80s Art World Kriston Capps The Washington Post
Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party, Capturing the Height of the Summer Leisure / Hesper Cane / Widewalls
Text in front of black and white collage reads, "The Phillips Collection Showcases "African Modernism in America, 1947-67" Peter Winant WETA
Alone in a Room with Rothko. Adam Rathe. Town & Country
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Promo for Seeing Differently review in The Washington Post by Philip Kennicott

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