Explore the art and artists of Pennsylvania throughout The Westmoreland’s galleries.
Drawn primarily from The Westmoreland’s collection, amplified by key loans, this exhibition provides fresh insight into the individuals, experiences, and aesthetics that define American modern art, such as in Ernest Fiene’s Night Shift, Aliquippa (1936), one of The Westmoreland’s best-known and loved paintings. Other Pennsylvania artists in The Great Search include Charles “Teenie” Harris, Virginia Cuthbert, John Kane, and others.
This exhibition showcases the artwork of George Hetzel and his students from the Scalp Level School, celebrating the rich artistic heritage of Southwestern Pennsylvania and profound influence that Hetzel and his students had in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Works from the National Academy of Design, alongside pieces from The Westmoreland’s collection by National Academicians, offer a unique narrative of American art from the 1800s to today. The exhibition includes several works by Pennsylvania artists, such as Thomas Eakins, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Cecilia Beaux.
This gallery showcases a blend of high- and low-style decorative arts and furniture paired with paintings that depict both urban and rural domestic subjects, including embroidery, gardening, and childcare. Furniture made in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties is displayed alongside pieces from Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, highlighting the pride and craftsmanship of the broader Pennsylvania region.
The Westmoreland’s fraktur collection, made in Westmoreland County primarily by schoolteachers from the 1780s to the 1840s, illustrates the evolution of the tradition brought to Pennsylvania by German and Swiss immigrants.
The Westmoreland opened in 1959 with the aim of building an American art collection that captured the spirit of Pennsylvania art. Pennsylvania in Progress honors this vision by juxtaposing works from the inaugural exhibition, 250 Years of Art in Pennsylvania, with recent acquisitions.
