Since its founding in 1805, PAFA has been committed to fostering and collecting American art. Scholars have deemed PAFA’s one of the world’s three best collections of American art for its depth, breadth, and quality.
Explore highlights of PAFA's collections of:
Paintings
Sculptures
Works on Paper
Our permanent collection ranges from colonial masters such as Robert Feke, John Singleton Copley, and Benjamin West, to major contemporary artists including Richard Diebenkorn, Red Grooms, and Faith Ringgold.
The founders, teachers, and students of PAFA have also played an instrumental role in shaping American art, and much of their work is richly represented in the collection, including works by:
- Charles Willson Peale
- William Rush
- Thomas Sully
- Thomas Eakins
- Thomas Anshutz
- Mary Cassatt
- Cecilia Beaux
- William Merritt Chase
- Henry Ossawa Tanner
- Charles Grafly
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- Maxfield Parrish
- Robert Henri
- John Sloan
- William Glackens
- Everett Shinn
- George Luks
- Violet Oakley
- Arthur B. Carles
- Daniel Garber
- Robert Gwathmey
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PAFA thanks those whose financial contributions have made possible the digitization of works from the collection and this online exhibition, including the Henry Luce Foundation through the American Collections Enhancement (ACE) initiative.