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John Haberle

April 17-July 11, $10, Brandywine River Museum, U.S. Route 1, Chadds Ford, 610-388-2700, brandywinemuseum.org.

by Shaun Brady

Published: Apr 13, 2010

visual art

The history of art is full of instances of government censorship, but for John Haberle, the problem wasn't work that offended the sensibilities of the powers-that-be — it was simply that his depictions of currency were a little too realistic for the tastes of the Secret Service. Haberle's trompe l'oeil paintings are wonderfully detailed and often witty — his Torn in Transit (pictured) is a tacky landscape painting, exposed by its brown-paper packaging; A Bachelor's Drawer looks down upon a collection of playing cards, risqué photos, spare cash and a pamphlet titled "How To Name Baby." Born in New Haven in 1856, Haberle was forced to cut his career short in the early part of the new century when his own eyes were fooled by fading vision — which presumably also ended any counterfeiting threats to his country.

April 17-July 11, $10, Brandywine River Museum, U.S. Route 1, Chadds Ford, 610-388-2700, brandywinemuseum.org.

Comments

U call dis artz coverage?????????? 3rd rate bad dead artist at a suburban mausoleum. Yeah, we're gonna drive down there and plop down $10 bucks for this show instead of taking the China bus to Oz and seeing real art.

Isn't there anything better you can find to write about or is that an institutional payback much? Or maybe you are frenz wit this dead man, you don't seem to have much life in yous. Snore.

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by Harry and Harrietta on April 15th 2010 8:35 AM



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