Saint Nicholas to Father Christmas to Santa Claus: The Artistic Evolution of a Christmas Icon
Schedule
Sun Dec 07 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
7227 Reynolds , Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15208 | Homestead, PA
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To celebrate the holiday season, Dr. Kahren Jones Arbitman will entertain the audience with an illustrated history of Santa Claus from his European visage as a gaunt, dour Father Christmas to his American manifestation as a "Jolly Old Elf."
Dr. Arbitman received both an MA and Ph.D. in art history from the University of Pittsburgh with a specialization in seventeenth-century Dutch art. After serving as the first curator-in-charge of The Frick Art Museum in 1985, she went on to become the director of the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State University and the Executive Director of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Florida.
Where is it happening?
7227 Reynolds , Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15208, 7227 Reynolds St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208-2919, United States, HomesteadEvent Location & Nearby Stays:














