REPLICA: Tom Judd
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." - Oscar Wilde
"In the Spring of 2023, I did something that I had been thinking about doing for many years – I began copying a Picasso. I did not want it to be Picasso-esque, but rather an exact copy that actually could pass as the real thing... This left me excited about entering into this kind of relationship with other artists. I found myself concentrating on painting in a way I haven't since art school. All the old questions were still there while navigating the infinite variety of choices to produce a particular result with paint – but in this case through the filter of another artist’s vision. Through this process of replication, I learned as much about myself as I did the chosen artists.” - Tom Judd
Replicated Artists: Paul Cezanne, Giorgio de Chirico, Thomas Eakins, Phillip Guston, Edward Hopper, Alex Katz, Robert Kulicke, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Giorgio Morandi, Pablo Piccaso, Horrace Pippin, Wayne Thiebaud
Originally from Salt Lake City, Tom Judd attended the Philadelphia College of Art where he studied with Rafael Ferrer, Bob Kulicke, and Larry Day. Judd first exhibited his art work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1979, where at 25 he was included in a survey show entitled Contemporary Drawing: Philadelphia curated by Ann Percy and Frank Goodyear. The museum purchased a work from that exhibit for their permanent collection. Judd has gone onto exhibit his work in commercial galleries and museums across the country. He is in major collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of Art and the Birmingham Museum of Art. Judd works in a variety of medium including painting, collage, photography and installation work. This includes major public art projects such as the Independence Hall subway station in Philadelphia.
Exhibition Opening Night
FRI JUL 18 | 6:00-7:00PM
Free & open to the public. Please register.
Artist Gallery Talks
SAT JUL 26 | 11:00AM
WED JUL 30 | 1:00PM
Free, REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
First Friday - Gallery Open Late
FRI SEP 5 | 5:00-7:00PM
Free & open to the public.
To Encourage Outstanding Scholarship: The Collecting Legacy of Dr. Roger W. Moss, Jr.
In 1968, Dr. Roger W. Moss, Jr., was appointed Executive Director of a moribund 19th century subscription library. During his 40-year tenure on Washington Square, he restored and expanded The Athenaeum of Philadelphia building, secured its nomination as a National Historic Landmark, hired a professional staff and doubled its membership. Under his guidance, The Athenaeum attracted internationally significant collections documenting architecture, interior design and urban design, including architectural drawings, photographs, maps, prints, rare books, manuscripts and objects.
This exhibition, displaying highlights of Moss’s outstanding legacy of collecting, is part of the 2025 Roger W. Moss Symposium, Material Culture, Architecture and Preservation: The Work and Legacy of Dr. Roger W. Moss, Jr. (1940-2025). It is curated by Bruce Laverty, former Gladys Brooks Curator of Architecture, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
