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Finally visiting the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Detail from 'Death on a Pail Horse at PAFA, phot by Golem Radio'

I went to the Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts this weekend. Better late than never, right? I have to save, overall, this place is really worthwhile. In ways, I liked it better than the Philadelphia Art Museum. If you haven’t been, I recommend going. You’ll see a lot of good stuff, and I think the whole collection is 100% American.

I like that. Call me a xenophobe if you must, but I think we have our own way of looking at the world.

The image above is a detail from one of the Academy’s legendary paintings, “Death on the Pale Horse” by Benjamin West. Firefighters rescued it during an historic blaze at the original location of PAFA.

Painting of a wave, at PAFA, photo by Golem Radio