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From Mary Cassatt to David Lynch: Here are some famous PAFA graduates

Once regarded as one of the most liberal art schools in the world, PAFA is shutting down its college. Here are some artists who passed through the school's hallowed gates.

Philadelphia City Hall with statue of William Penn by Alexander Milne Calder, a PAFA alumnus (rear) and banner for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) on North Broad Street Mar. 20, 2023.
Philadelphia City Hall with statue of William Penn by Alexander Milne Calder, a PAFA alumnus (rear) and banner for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) on North Broad Street Mar. 20, 2023.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer