The Philadelphia Museum of Art is known for its strong American, European, and Asian art collection. A few highlights are Thomas Eakins’s Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross, Claude Monet’s The Japanese Footbridge and the Water Lily Pool, and Grace Kelly’s wedding dress. In addition, the collection has noteworthy Surrealist art, including three versions of Marcel Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase (1911, 1912, and 1916) and Dorothea Tanning’s masterpiece Birthday (1942). The Philadelphia Museum of Art is also the steward of the city’s Rodin Museum, focusing on the work of French sculptor Auguste Rodin, and the historic houses Mount Pleasant, an 18th-century Georgian home, and Cedar Grove, an early 20th-century residence.
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