Joseph Wharton 1826–1909:
Ironmaster, Innovator and Educator

Commissioned by the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Created a suite of large-scale paintings and drawings to be permanently installed on the campus of the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, highlighting the life and career of Joseph Wharton, who founded the school in 1878. The commission was unveiled in September, 2012.

link to Wharton Magazine article
link to University of Pennsylvania Almanac article

Unveiling of the new suite in Vance Hall, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania:

paintings by david brewster at Wharton Business School

Selection of Paintings from the Permanent Installation

Young Joseph Wharton with Anvil before the Early Wharton Family Lead and White Zinc Manufacturing Company, 1846
University of Pennsylvania: Furness Library Interior with Joseph Wharton as a Mentor, 1890
University of Pennsylvania: Logan Hall with Furness Library Looking East towards Center City, 1890
University of Pennsylvania: Panoramic View of Burgeoning Campus, Logan Hall with Southwest Schuykill River and Trolley, 1890
University of Pennsylvania: Panoramic View of Burgeoning Campus, Logan Hall and Furness Library with Southwest Schuykill River, 1890, I
University of Pennsylvania: Panoramic View of Burgeoning Campus, Logan Hall and Furness Library, 1890
University of Pennsylvania: Panoramic View of Burgeoning Campus, Logan Hall and Furness Library with Southwest Schuykill River, 1890, II
Batsto Mansion with Rainbow, 1890
Batsto Mansion, 1890
The Whartons at Batsto Mansion in Horse-Drawn Carriage, 1890
Bethlehem Iron Company: Steam Powered Drop Hammer, Largest Forging Device in the World, 1891
Bethlehem Iron Company: Workmen on the Casting Floor, 1882
Bethlehem Steel Nocturne along the Lehigh River, 1909
Bethlehem Steel Nocturne with Clouds in March, 1909
Joseph Wharton at Marbella, Jamestown, Rhode Island, 1909

Preliminary Drawings

Joseph Wharton: Quaker Industrialist at the Height of His Career, 1909
Young Joseph Wharton with Anvil before the Early Wharton Family Lead and White Zinc Manufacturing Company, 1846
Bethlehem Iron Company: Workmen on the Casting Floor, 1882
Joseph Wharton and Friend Prospecting Nickel Mines, 1890
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Untitled 1
Bethlehem Iron Company: Steam Powered Drop Hammer, Largest Forging Device in the World, 1891
View of Philadelphia Waterworks and Bellvue Wharton Residence, 1845
University of Pennsylvania: Panoramic View of Burgeoning University (Logan Hall) with Southwest Schukill River, 1882
Bethlahem Iron Company: Mule-Drawn Pig Iron (Merchant Bar Stock) with Silhouetted Bins of Anthrocite, 2
The Whartons at Batsto Mansion with
University of Pennsylvania: Joseph Wharton En Route to Work on Hamilton Walk, 1903
University of Pennsylvania: Furness Library Interior with Joseph Wharton as a Mentor2
University of Pennsylvania: Furness Library Interior with Joseph Wharton as a Mentor
Bethlehem Iron Company: 14,000-ton Steam Hydraulic Forging Press Used to Forge Armor Plate and Large Caliber Canon, 1894
Bethlehem Iron Nocturne: Seen from the North Bank of the Lehigh River, 1910
Bethlehem Iron Company: View from Nisky Hill across Lehigh River, Building Style Consists of Double Cruciform with Four Large Bays and Two Trancepts, 1873
Bethlehem Iron Company: The Casting Floor with Besamer Converter and Blast Furnace, 1882
The Whartons at Batsto Mansion with