When Michiko Quinones saw the framed, oval-shaped 1864 watercolor of a tiny Black man peacefully fishing near a mill for the ...
A watercolor by artist William H. Dorsey dates back to 1864 and is now on display at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
A painting from a thrift store in Glenside is by William H. Dorsey, of Philadelphia’s elite Black society circa 1864. This watercolor, purchased for $10 at a thrift shop in Glenside, Pa., may be the ...
A small painting bought for $10 at a thrift store in Glenside, a small suburban town outside of Philadelphia, has turned out to be a one-of-a-kind treasure representing the height of Black wealth ...