One After Another: Series and Studies

About this event

One After Another: Series and Studies investigates the role of seriality in artistic practice across more than two centuries of American art. Drawn entirely from PAFA’s permanent collection, this exhibition brings together sketchbooks, preparatory studies, serial prints, and suites of drawings to reveal how artists develop ideas over time.

Whether used for training, observation, material experimentation, or formal investigation, repetition emerges as a fundamental creative strategy. By presenting works in series rather than as isolated objects, the exhibition invites visitors into the often hidden processes through which artists revise and transform their ideas.

Featured Artwork: Violet Oakley (1874-1961), Study for the Scenes from the Life of Christ window (never completed), early 20th century, Watercolor on paper. Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 2013.23.4.3.

Featured Artists

Edna Andrade

Alexander Calder

Mary Cassatt

Arthur Dove

Winslow Homer

Robert Motherwell

Violet Oakley

Peter Paone

Howardena Pindell

William Trost Richards

Christian Schussele

Andy Warhol

This is a Weekly Recurring Event

Runs from Oct 16, 2026 to Apr 12, 2027 and happens every:

Mondays: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Thursdays: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Fridays: 10:00am - 8:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Saturdays: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Sundays: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)