American Antiqua from the collection of Villanova University Art Collection

From Villanova University Art Collection

Burton Wasserman

An Era Of Unexpected Growth, 1992

acrylic polymer emulsion on cardstock

20.5 x 23.5 in
Frank Stella

And the Holy One, Blessed Be He, Came & Smote the Angel of Death, 1984

acrylic, vinyl paint and various print media on collaged paper

51 x 41.375 in
Peter Lipman-Wulf

And He Wrote Upon The Tablets The Words Of The Covenant the Ten Commandments, 1960

Silkscreen poster

23.5 x 18.75 in
Unknown

American Girl A., 1954

Silkscreen

15 x 10 in
Toyonuki

Actor, c. 1800

Wood block print

13.25 x 9.25 in
Tracey McVerry

Ancestor's Mantle

Pewter bowl and fused glass

15.5 x 15.5 x 12 in
Earnet Herber Thompson

An Old Spaniard

Etching

6.5 x 9 in
H.C.

Adami

Silkscreen

24 x 33 in

About the artist

Edythe Ferris

American

1897-1995

A painter, graphic artist, craftsperson, teacher, and writer, Edythe Ferris was born in Riverton, New Jersey. Ferris went on to study at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now Moore College of Art) in 1916 and specialized in illustration. Throughout her career, Ferris exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Salons of American Art, the Society of Independent Artists, and the National Academy of Design. Ferris was deeply committed to fostering the arts in the Philadelphia community and served as the director of crafts and adult education at the Central YMCA in Philadelphia from 1934 to 1938. She also served as an instructor of crafts at the Montgomery Country Day School in Wynnewood from 1942 to 1949.

Additional Artworks

An Era Of Unexpected Growth, 1992

And the Holy One, Blessed Be He, Came & Smote the Angel of Death, 1984

And He Wrote Upon The Tablets The Words Of The Covenant the Ten Commandments, 1960

American Girl A., 1954

Actor, c. 1800

Ancestor's Mantle

An Old Spaniard

Adami

About the artist

Edythe Ferris