Preserving the artist's heritage

Harry Sefarbi (Deceased)

Interviewed in 2008
Sponsored by Woodmere Art Museum
Kate Barber, Michael Cohen, and Anita Halpern, Docents
Chandler Simms, videographer
Pam Birmingham, Advisor

Solo Exhibitions:
Friends Neighborhood Guild, Philadelphia , PA 1964
Green Hill in Lower Merion , PA 1970. 1976
Woodmere Art Museum , Philadelphia , PA 1984. 1991, 2002-2003

Group Exhibitions:
The PAFA 145th Annual Exhibition, 1950
Galerie Huit, Paris 1951
Salon d’Automne, Paris 1952
Philadelphia Regional Show, 1954
Regional Exhibition of Water Colors, Philadelphia Art Alliance , 1955
Philadelphia Regional Show, 1955
One-man Show, Friends Neighborhood Guild, Philadelphia , PA 1958
Group Show, Penn State University , Ogontz Campus, 1959
Detroit 2nd Biennial of American Painting, 1959
The PAFA Annual Exhibition, 1960
The PAFA Annual Exhibition, 1962
Third Philadelphia Arts Festival, 1962
Philadelphia Regional Show, 1965
Drawing Society Eastern Central Regional Exhibition, 1965
Group Show, Proctor Art Center , Bard College , NY 1969
Group Show, Drew College , 1975

Public Collections:
The Barnes Foundation, Merion , PA
The Woodmere Art Museum , Philadelphia , PA
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Violette de Mazia Foundation, Wayne , PA

Prizes:
Philadelphia Regional Show, 1965 (one of four equal cash awards)

Teaching Experience:
The Barnes Foundation Teaching Staff 1953-2007

Education:
State Teachers College at West Chester , PA 1935-1939 (B.S. in Education)
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), 1941; 1946-1949
The Armed Forces, 1942-1945
The Barnes Foundation, Merion , PA 1947-1949
L’Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris , 1950-1951
L’Alliance Francaise, Paris 1950-51 (Diplome de Langue Francaise)

Publications:
The Clue to Klee. The Barnes Foundation Journal of the Art Department, Spring 1972, Vol. III , No. 1, The Barnes Foundation Press, Merion Station , PA
Vincent van Gogh: A Fiction? The Barnes Foundation Journal of the
Art Department, Spring 1975, Vol VI, No. 1, The Barnes Foundation Press, Merion Station , PA
Henri Rousseau: from “primitive” to Primitive. Vistas, An Educational Publication, 1988, Vol. IV, No. 1; V.O.L.N. Press, Merion Station , PA

Contact:
c/o Newman & Saunders Galleries
120 Bloomingdale Avenue
Wayne PA 19087