Formation | 1972 |
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Founder | Allan L. Edmunds |
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The Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania created to produce limited-edition screen-printed fine art.
BWA was founded by Allan L. Edmunds in 1972 as the Brandywine Graphic Workshop. [1] Originally located in the predominantly Black and Hispanic area of North Philadelphia, the workshop registered as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt cultural institution in 1974. [2] [3]
The workshop moved to 1520 Kater Street in South Philadelphia then to 730 South Broad Street. [2]
The BWA provided educational programs as well as residencies for artists from around the United States. [4] Prints from the BWA are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, [4] the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, [5] and the Harvard Art Museums. [1]
In 2012 the Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibited the retrospective Full Spectrum: Prints from the Brandywine Workshop. [4] In 2022 the Harvard Art Museums exhibited the retrospective Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives: Creative Communities. [6]