Short Introduction
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) houses a library, museum, archive and a school. The collections are focused on 19th-20th Century American painting, photography and sculpture.
Muybridge highlights include an illustrated letter from Muybridge to PAFA regarding his room and projection setup preferences for the lecture he delivered on 12th February 1883 and the invitation card for the reception given by Muybridge to the “subscribers to his work ‘Animal Locomotion’ for the purpose of examining the proof impressions of the plates.”
Rights & Reproduction Information
High quality digital images of photographs can be requested via museum website. For more information on Rights and Reproduction, email grawson@pafa.org
More Information
Collection Items:
Publications
Books by Muybridge: 1
Books concerning Muybridge: 1
Newspaper Cuttings: Various
Periodicals: Various
Booklets: Various
Exhibition Material
Press Releases: 1
Other: 1
Unpublished paper & documents
Letters: 1
Address:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
128 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia PA
19102
, USA
Phone: +1 215-972-2056
Website: www.pafa.org
Email: grawson@pafa.org
Lead Contact:
Gale Rawson - Registrar(grawson@pafa.org)
Open Hours:
Galleries: Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm
Accessibility of Muybridge Collections to Public:
Nothing on display – contact the Registrar, Gale Rawson after June 31, 2010, grawson@pafa.org