Winterthur, the Delaware home of Henry Francis du Pont and his family, is a museum today, but in his lifetime, … More
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Hagley Museum: American Industry and Invention
On the banks of Delaware’s Brandywine River, the Hagley Museum & Library has so many different features that it appeals … More
Nemours Estate Gardens
If the gardens and mansion at Alfred I. du Pont’s Delaware estate, Nemours, were built to impress, they were also … More
Delaware Art Museum – Giving Illustrators their Due
In the hierarchy of artists, illustrators have been never been accorded the standing of the so-called fine arts. And yet … More
Christmas at Nemours Estate
Built by Alfred I. duPont as a gift to his second wife, Alicia, Nemours is a Gilded Age confection glittering … More
Brandywine River Museum of Art: Culture Painted Large
The Brandywine River Museum of Art approaches the arts in the broadest of perspectives. Part of the Brandywine River Conservancy, … More
