# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Real and Rare Genius: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Virtual)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 am – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 am
- **Event Description**: Whether discussing his art or his life, Horace Pippin defies definition. Born in West Chester in 1888 before growing up in New York, Horace Pippin returned to the town of his birth when he married Jennie Wade Giles in 1920. The course of his life was deeply influenced by grievous emotional and physical wounds he received during service in World War I, which inspired him to express his pain through his self-taught art. Between 1938 and his death in 1946, Pippin earned worldwide recognition for his folk art style and powerful use of color, leading art critic Alain Locke to describe this Chester County artist as “a real and rare genius.”

About the Speaker: Jennifer Green serves as Director of Education for the Chester County History Center. She graduated from University of Delaware with majors in anthropology and history, and earned her Master's degree in American History at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She has conducted research and written for websites like ExplorePAHistory.com and the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, and has worked at historic sites throughout Chester and Delaware counties. She is the author of two books about the dark history of southeastern Pennsylvania.

Admission is Pay as You Wish! Your donation is greatly appreciated. All proceeds benefit the development of future programming and the preservation of the History Center and its collections. The History Center is home to over 750,000 manuscripts, 100,000 photographs, and 70,000 artifacts. Your donation helps us to preserve and share those resources.

Presentation is via Zoom, and will be recorded and available for 7 days for all registered participants. We will email out a Zoom link the day of the presentation, and email a link to the recording within 24 hours. Note: the Zoom link emailed out the day of the presentation only takes you to the live presentation; the link emailed out the day after will contain the recorded version.

Register here: https://buytickets.at/chestercountyhistorycenter/2015912
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-chester-pennsylvania/a-real-and-rare-genius-the-life-and-art-of-horace-pippin-virtual/200029715595336
- **Event Categories**: Art, Nonprofit, Workshops, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: West Chester, Pennsylvania
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 225 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380-2658, United States, West Chester, Pennsylvania

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is A Real and Rare Genius: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Virtual) being held?
  - **A:** A Real and Rare Genius: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Virtual) takes place on Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 am to Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 am at Online event, 225 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380-2658, United States, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
- **Q**: Who is organizing A Real and Rare Genius: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Virtual)?
  - **A:** A Real and Rare Genius: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Virtual) is organized by Chester County History Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** A Real and Rare Genius: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Virtual) is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If A Real and Rare Genius: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Virtual) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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