Welcome

Welcome to the world of rowing on Philadelphia’s historic Boathouse Row. We are pleased to present a unique perspective on each boathouse, in a wintry setting, as seen through the eyes of artist Joseph Sweeney. The cards include a brief history of each club on the back panel and a selection of holiday verses on the inside. They highlight the beautiful architecture of the boathouses and will be a fine way to share the greetings of the holiday season with family and friends.

About the Artist

Joseph Sweeney graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts), Class of 1976. He studied with and was influenced by: Isa Barnett, Sandy Caesar, David Kettner, Boris Putterman, Gerry Herdman, Jack Andrews, Ray Spiller, Morris Schulman, Warren Rorher, Davis Fertig, Jane Piper, Sidney Goodman, and Lily Yeh.

Joseph has a Masters Degree from Penn State University, Class of 1980 Art & Architecture, and studied with Bruce Shobaken, Diane Pepe and Peter Jogo. A landscape painter living in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, he has taught or is currently teaching classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The University of the Arts, Wayne Art Center, Woodmere Art Museum, Cabrini College and Chester Springs Studio. Joseph is also the Artist in Residence at the Undine Barge Club of Philadelphia.

He was awarded the Best of Show at “Images ‘98” Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts July 1998 and Best of Show for The Philadelphia Water Color Club’s 98th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper. An upcoming exhibition of his works will take place at the Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, in October 2009.

Card Options

The holiday cards are available in the following two options:

• An assortment containing 10 different boathouses(20 cards total), with 2 cards of each boathouse
• A box of 25 cards containing a single boathouse, with your choice of verse and ink color.