Words and Pictures with Sean O'Rourke

The Athenaeum was established in 1814 as a subscription library, at a time when the free public library system did not exist and collections of books, available for reading or research, were still mostly limited to institutions, schools or colleges.The Athenaeum of Philadelphia nurtures curiosity in members and neighbors, strengthening community through learning and discourse.The Athenaeum of Philadelphia is one of 16 membership libraries that collaborate through the Membership Libraries Group. Some, like the Charleston (est. 1748), New York Society (est. 1754), and Newport (est. 1741) libraries, date from the 18th Century.

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This event is part of a series in conjunction with our exhibition Portraits of The City

Co author of Philadelphia: Portraits of the City will read some of his favorite essays from the books. Book signing to follow. Stop by early to see the exhibition!About Sean O&#x27;Rourke:Sean O’Rourke was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He received an architectural undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in the 1980s, and studied in the PhD program at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving a M.S. in Architecture in the 1990s. Sean has practiced and taught architecture for over 35 years in Philadelphia. Throughout his career he has written, sketched, and presented on architecture, planning, and urbanity across various venues. He lives in the 30th Ward.About the Exhibition:An Iowa native, Jerome Lukowicz (1948-2018) received his B.A. in English/Creative writing. When he moved to Philadelphia he photographed for himself, and opened a commercial photography studio in Old City. Well-known for his engaging portraits, for 14 years he made delightful photographs of the guests at the Foundation for Architecture’s Beaux Arts Ball. As an artist in search of life’s elusive and evanescent beauty and truth, in his last decade of life he turned to creating portraits of his adopted city.The Athenaeum was pleased to add the Lukowicz archive (including more than 2000 prints, negatives and digital images) to its photographic collections and is delighted to present this selection of his work, all of which appear in his book, Philadelphia: Portraits of the City.

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