Augustus Kollner (1813-1906), a German-born artist, settled in Philadelphia in 1840 and spent the next 50 years producing lithographs and watercolors as he traveled throughout the region, making sketches of the scenery. This exhibition presents watercolors of Philadelphia locations, from the Fairmount Waterworks to Germantown, as well as scenes from his travels outside Pennsylvania. Also on view are prints and watercolors representative of Kollner’s career as a working artist in the 1800s, including his work with the American Sunday School Union and U.S. Military Magazine.

Kollner's View is on view in the Print & Picture Collection Hallway Gallery on the second floor of the Parkway Central Library from Saturday, August 1 to Sunday, September 6, 2015.