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The Magazine of the Michener Art Museum
Fall/Winter 2015
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Blanket
S tat e m e n t s :
New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett
and Historical Quilts from
the Collection of the
Quilt Museum and
Gallery, York, UK
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Exhibitions/ Programs
Blanket Statements
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Veils of Color: Juxtapositions
and Recent Works
by Elizabeth Osborne
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Herman Leonard: Jazz Portraits 7
Iron and Coal
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Paul Grand: Beyond the Surface 9
10-11
Coming Soon
Linden Frederick
Holly Trostle Brigham:
Sisters and Goddesses
A Century of Haute Couture
Katharine Steel Renninger
Public Programs
12-13
Music at the Michener
The Art of Sarah Vaughan
An Afternoon of Opera
Jazz Night
Holiday Concert
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15
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DEVELOPMENT
Corporate Business Partners 17
Events
18-19
Education16
20-25
News and Notes
Art Classes
26-27
28
Community Programs
Get to Know Us
29
Calendar30
Membership31
There is a 25% cancellation fee
for programs and no refund
once the program begins.
On the Cover:
Kaffe Fassett (b. 1937) at the Quilt Museum and
Gallery in York, England, May 2015. Photograph
by Tony Bartholomew, Courtesy of the Quilters’
Guild Collection.
Director’Sspotlight
On June 8, 2015, the Michener Art Museum Board
of Trustees gave their stamp of approval to the
document that will guide our vision and actions
from 2015–2020. Our Strategic Plan, Fortifying the
Michener Art Museum for the 21st Century, will aid
the transformation of the Museum into a cultural
touchstone for both new and returning audiences,
retaining its identity as a regional treasure while
responding to the new environment that museums
worldwide must now navigate. An overview of the
goals and initiatives articulated in this plan can be
found on page 20.
As a result of this planning process, there has been an evolution of employee
positions and an investment in strengthening departments with professional staff
support and technology. An overview of staff promotions, fresh and more relevant
titles, and new hires are listed on page 21.
Fall 2015 brings expanded programmatic offerings in youth and adult art education,
music and exhibition specific events, and several opportunities for our Members to
participate in very special gatherings with our curators and artists. We will continue
our pilot program Art for All that has touched so many dealing with the effects of
dementia/Alzheimer’s as patients and caregivers. The Museum’s Docent corps has
made a remarkable contribution to this program and has a deep sense of satisfaction
with these intimate interactions.
The popular Collector Series returns with three sold-out opportunities to view
extraordinary collections and interact with those who are invested in an aesthetic
vision. I am grateful to SEI for their generous support of this initiative. And, The Art
of Wine, celebrates its Fifth Biennial on October 17, 2015. This is the Museum’s most
important and signature fundraiser and your support as a guest and with donations
to our Silent and Live Auctions is critical to our ongoing success.
Other important and exciting initiatives include the reimagining of our gallery spaces
that will provide fresh interpretation of our treasures, including Redfield’s The Burning
of Center Bridge. The Byers Gallery undergoes a make-over and will be dedicated
to the Pennsylvania Impressionist stars. With the 2013 installation of Nelson Shanks:
A Brush with Reality in the Putman-Smith Gallery, we saw that large-scale, dynamic,
and contemporary work shines in this space. Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief
Curator Kirsten Jensen is assembling our Modernist holdings that will transform this
gallery with color and scale.
We were saddened to hear of the untimely death of our dear friend, Nelson Shanks,
whose exceptional talent and generous spirit lives on through his legacy, Studio
Incamminati.
I look forward to welcoming you to our Museum!
Annual Support provided by the Bucks County
Commissioners and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
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Lisa Tremper Hanover, Director & CEO
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New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett and Historical
Quilts from the Collection of the Quilt Museum
and Gallery, York, UK
EXHIBITIONS / p r o g r a m s
B l a n k e t S tat e m e n t s :
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Kaffe Fassett (b. 1937) in front of Autumn Crosses at the Quilt Museum and Gallery in York, England, May 2015. Photograph by Tony Bartholomew,
Courtesy of the Quilters’ Guild Collection.
November 14, 2015 –
February 21, 2016
Paton | Smith | Della PennaFernberger Galleries
Exclusive Members Preview Reception
Friday, November 13. Join Today!
Blanket Statements: New Quilts by Kaffe
Fassett and Historical Quilts from the Collection
of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, UK is
generously supported by Visit Bucks County
and Penn Color, Inc.
Additional support is provided by Silverman
Family Partnerships, Harriet and Charles
Ermentrout, Byrne Sewing Connection, and
GloriousColor.com.
In-kind media support is provided by Fig®
Doylestown and Mancuso Show Management.
Loan exhibition with curatorial oversight
provided by Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D.,
Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator.
The Michener Art Museum is proud to be one of only two museum venues in the
United States for this stellar textile exhibition of 35 historical quilts and contemporary
patchwork with trans-Atlantic ties. The exhibition features fifteen new patchwork
pieces, designed by the American-born, internationally-known textile artist Kaffe
Fassett (b. 1937), that were created in response to fifteen historical quilts, dating
from 1780 to 1949, that he selected from the collection of the Quilters’ Guild, in York,
England. Speaking about his inspirational collaboration with the Quilters’ Guild and
its priceless collection, Fassett notes “There is something extraordinarily exciting
about bringing together the familiar with the unfamiliar.”
A native of San Francisco, Fassett studied painting in Boston before settling in
England in 1964. Shortly thereafter he discovered knitting, and his first design
appeared as a full page spread in Vogue Knitting magazine. In the decades since
then, Fassett has designed ambitious patterns that have inspired hand knitters all
over the world. His work now encompasses designs for textiles and patchwork, the
latest of which are featured in Blanket Statements. Fassett’s unique sense of color
and drive to create—combined with his desire to encourage others—has led to his
reputation as a guru in the world of color and textiles.
Blanket Statements, on display this past summer at the Quilters’ Guild (as Ancestral
Gifts), comes to the Michener with strong local connections. It was Bucks County
resident, Liza Lucy, who convinced Fassett to take up patchwork design, and Lucy,
along with two other Bucks County artisans, interpreted three of Fassett’s new
designs in different colorways, which will also be in the exhibition. To further the
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New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts
from the Collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, UK
65 A Bright Squares
Patchwork workshop with Kaffe
Fassett and Liza Lucy
Sunday, November 15, 10 am–5 pm
Edgar N. Putnam Event Pavilion
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Fee: $100 member/$125 non-member,
includes Museum admission, boxed lunch
and refreshments. Advance registration
required. Limited to 30 participants.
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EXHIBITIONS / P ROGRAMS
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Fassett and Lucy show the process they
use for designing their quilts, choosing
colors that work together and moving
out of traditional color comfort zone.
Participants cut fabric patches and
arrange pieces on a design flannel
and develop their own version of
Bright Squares, one of the quilts in the
exhibition. At the end of the workshop, it
is ready to take home and sew. No actual
sewing takes place. The class focuses on
color. This type of quilt is easy enough for
advanced beginners to make. Fabric will
be available for purchase.
Due to overwhelming response,
an additional workshop with Liza
Lucy has been added:
Kaffe Fassett (b. 1937), Bright Squares, 74 x 74 in., Kaffe Fasset Studio. Photograph by Dave Tolson.
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exploration of quilting and textile arts in a contemporary context, the Michener
is augmenting the exhibition with two mixed-media quilted “tent” pieces by
the contemporary Philadelphia artist Virgil Marti, who is known for inserting
high décor into fine art contexts.
The Michener’s gift shop will be filled with Fassett’s fabrics (pre-cut into fat
quarters for quilting), his ribbon tapes, and a number of books. These include
Fassett’s biography, Dreaming in Color, and Heritage Quilts, which features
stunning photographs and detailed descriptions of the quilts on display in
Blanket Statements, together with patterns and instructions for each of the
patchwork designs.
65 A-1 Tuesday November 17,
9 am–4 pm 65 B Persian Poppy
Creative knitting workshop with
Brandon Mably
Sunday, November 15, 10 am–5 pm
Penn Color Room
Fee: $100 member/$125 non-member,
includes Museum admission, boxed lunch
and refreshments. Advance registration
required. Limited to 25 participants.
This workshop is for all levels of knitters
(using stocking stitch) who are interested
in developing their ability to use color
and design. It inspires knitters to sharpen
their observation of color by working
from source material and a wide range
of yarns. Participants should end the day
with the confidence to use their own
personal color scheme in any design.
Fee: $25 member/$35 non-member/$10 student with valid ID, includes Museum
admission. Advance registration required.
Designed to inspire and motivate, this slide presentation highlights works from
Fassett’s latest projects, including his patchwork quilt, fabric, needlepoint, mosaic,
painting and knitting designs. Much of Fassett’s inspiration comes from his travels
and his lecture is designed to empower and inspire the audience to create and
develop the “mind’s eye.” This invigorating lecture emphasizes Fassett’s sense and
use of color. Book signing follows the lecture.
65 D Artist gallery talk, book signing and reception
Kaffe Fassett and Kirsten Jensen, Ph.D., Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief
Curator, Michener Art Museum
Wednesday, November 18, 5–6 pm
admission. Advance registration required and limited.
A private tour of the exhibition, Blanket Statements: New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett
and Historical Quilts from the collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, UK
led by Fassett and Jensen, followed by a book signing and reception.
Fee: Free to all teachers and school
district administrators. Registration
deadline: November 12, 2014
Join us for our annual teacher’s open
house. The event features a gallery talk
with artist, Kaffe Fassett in conjunction
with the exhibition, Blanket Statements:
New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett and
Historical Quilts from the Collection of
the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York,
UK. Learn about our programs, visit
our permanent education gallery and
our current exhibitions. Take a tour of
the galleries, check out new resources
for your classroom and receive free
curriculum materials. Learn about
upcoming fall workshops and courses
and enjoy refreshments with colleagues.
Register early by calling 215.340.9800
or visit MichenerArtMuseum.org.
Pattern Pieces: Can You Make
a Quilt Out of Wood?
November 14, 2015 –
February 21, 2016
Putman | Smith Gallery
Pattern Pieces, an accompanying
exhibition to Blanket Statements,
examines pattern, shape and color in
contemporary art as it relates to quilts
and their long history as both utilitarian
and artistic objects. Work included in
Pattern Pieces spans across time and
media, including collages by James A.
Michener, wooden quilts made from
salvaged materials gathered in the
wake of Superstorm Sandy by Laura
Petrovich-Cheney, and patterned
paintings and installations by Alan
Goldstein. This dynamic grouping of
work by three very different artists offers
a unique look at the building blocks of
visual art within the context of quilts in
American art history.
James A. Michener (1907-1997), Thinking Man’s Collage No. 1, ca. 1971, wood, 22 x 22 inches.
James A. Michener Art Museum, Gift of James A. Michener
OH15 Educator’s Open House
Dates: Thursday, November 19,
2014, 4–7 pm
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65 C Color and Inspiration
Artist lecture and book signing with Kaffe Fassett
Thursday, November 19, 7–9 pm
Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion
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New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts
from the Collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, UK
English Paper Piecing
Jane Lury
Tuesday, December 1, 1–2 pm
Fee: $10 member/$20 non-member/
$5 student with valid ID,
includes Museum admission.
Advance registration required.
Bi-monthly gathering of quilt makers
Led by Liza Lucy, Kaffe Fassett’s
co-author and patchwork maker
Select Wednesdays, 2–4 pm
65 E-1 December 2
65 E-2 December 16
65 E-3 January 13
65 E-4 January 27
65 E-5 February 3
65 E-6 February 17
Penn Color Room
Free with Museum admission. Advance
registration required and limited.
Paper pieces, notions and fabric will be
available for purchase. Participants will
learn how to do this popular traditional
English patchwork method. You can
also bring your own English paper
piecing project to work on.
65 G Guest lecture:
English and American Quilts
We are transforming the Museum Shop! Fabric,
ribbons, books and color, color, color! Stop by and
get your creative juices going.
Renowned New York quilt collector, Lury
examines the influence of East India
dyed cottons and embroidered quilts on
European clothing and home furnishing
textiles. Highlighting the historical works
from the collection of the Quilt Museum
and Gallery, York, UK, on display in the
exhibition, she will focus on 18th to
20th century English quilts and discuss
the differences and similarities between
English and American quilts. Lury is a
Smith College graduate with a Ph.D.
from The Graduate Faculty of the New
School in Psychology. She is a long time
collector of, and a dealer in, English and
American quilts.
65 F Guest lecture: Piecing Together Cultures: Quilts of
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Patricia Herr
Tuesday, December 15, 1–2 pm, Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion
admission. Advance registration required.
Antique quilt historian and collector, Herr will discuss the English and German
traditions and influence on quilt makers in the early settlements of Southeastern
Pennsylvania including Quaker, Amish, Mennonite and other Pennsylvania German
settlers of the late 1700s and 1800s. A practicing veterinarian, Herr has worked on
quilt exhibitions and accompanying catalogues at the Lancaster County Heritage
Center Museum and has authored a number of museum exhibition catalogues,
including A Quiet Spirit, Amish Quilts from the Collection of Cindy Tietze &
Stuart Hodash, co-authored with Donald B. Kraybill and Jonathan Holstein (UCLA
Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1996); The Quilts of Landis Valley (Landis
Valley Museum, 2002); and Amish Quilts of Lancaster County (Atglen, PA, Schiffer
Publishing Ltd., 2004).
Quilting demonstrations
Free with Museum admission. No registration required.
Visit website for more information.
Enhance your
visit with a
Mobile App
available
with Blanket
Statements
In conjunction with
the exhibition,
Blanket Statements:
New Quilts by Kaffe
Fassett and Historical
Quilts from the
collection of the Quilt Museum
and Gallery, visitors can participate
in a unique crowd-sourced audio
experience. This interactive app
is available on iTunes and Google
Play, and prompts visitors to record
themselves in response to the works
in the exhibition. Each recording
is then combined into the app,
enabling visitors in the exhibition
to listen to other visitor responses.
As visitors contribute, the audio
experience becomes more layered
and complex. Visitors can also
respond to the works via tablets in
the exhibition. Be sure to join in the
experience during your visit.
Juxtapositions and Recent
Work by Elizabeth Osborne
Jazz Portraits
Through November 15, 2015, Fred Beans Gallery
Curated by
Kirsten M. Jensen,
Ph.D., Gerry &
Marguerite
Lenfest Chief
Curator
The well-received
exhibition by local
artist, Elizabeth
Osborne explores
the arc of her nearly
six-decade painting
career. Osborne’s
Elizabeth Osborne (b. 1936), Audrey Seated, 2014, work continuously
oil on canvas, 64 x 64 in. Locks Gallery
shifts between
abstraction and realism, expanding our understanding
of these distinctions. Her landscapes, figural works, and
colorfield canvases bridge formalist concerns with experiential
perceptions of nature, atmosphere and vistas. The exhibition
highlights some of Osborne’s most recent paintings—many
of which have not been seen outside of her studio—and
explores them through juxtapositions with older work. Veils of Color: Juxtapositions and Recent Work by
Elizabeth Osborne is generously supported by Marguerite
and Gerry Lenfest, Bonnie O’Boyle, Bayard Storey, PhD,
FREEMAN’S, Harriet and Charles Ermentrout, Dr. Janice
T. Gordon, Luther W. Brady, Norman and Caryl Rosenthal,
and an anonymous friend of the Museum.
64 C Curator’s Conversation
Tuesday, October 6, 1–2 pm
Fee: $10 member/$20 non-member/$5 student with valid ID,
includes Museum admission. Advance registration required.
Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D., Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief
Curator, and Liz Osborne discuss the artist’s work featured in
the exhibition, Veils of Color: Juxtapositions and Recent Work
by Elizabeth Osborne
64 D Liz Osborne Studio Tour
Located in the Fairmount/Art Museum area of Philadelphia
Friday, October 16, 1–2:30 pm
Fee: $20 member/$25 non-member/$10 student with valid
ID. Advance registration required and limited. Transportation
on your own. Directions provided.
Through October 11, 2015
Bette and Nelson Pfundt Gallery
Organized by The Kennedy Museum of Art,
Ohio University
Herman Leonard
(1923–2010) was born
and raised in Allentown, PA. His love of
jazz led him to New
York City where he
photographed legends
such as Miles Davis,
Billie Holiday, Duke
Ellington, and many
Herman Leonard (1923-2010), Sarah Vaughan –
more. His jazz photoNYC, 1950, Silver gelatin print. Collection
graphs, now collector’s
of Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University. Gift
of the artist
items, are a unique
record of the jazz scene from 1940 through 1960.
The exhibition program in the Bette and Nelson Pfundt
Gallery is presented by Vivian Banta and Robert Field.
64 P Special Exhibition Lecture: Commonwealth
Cool: Pennsylvania Jazz History and Tradition
Suzanne Cloud, Co-founder & Executive Director,
Jazz Bridge
Thursday, September 10, 7–8 pm
Free with Museum admission. Advance registration
recommended.
Experience the rich jazz tradition of Pennsylvania while discovering the music that arose from some of the most significant
neighborhood jazz clubs in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh from
the 1930s through the 1960s. Musicians came to jam, musical
mentorships were established, and up-and-coming greats
like Billy Strayhorn and John Coltrane got their starts. The
presentation concludes with an examination of the contemporary jazz scene and a look at artists to watch in the future.
This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities
Council supported in part by National Endowment for the
Humanities.
64 J Music at the Michener: The Art of Sarah Vaughan
Sunday, September 20, 3–4:30 pm
Featuring soprano Beverly Owens and pianist Diane Goldsmith
See page 12 for details – Music at the Michener.
Herman Leonard:
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64 E Curator’s Lecture:
The Industrial Sublime
Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph. D., Gerry &
Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator.
Tuesday, September 8, 1–2 pm
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As America became an industrial power
in the early 20th century, artists began
to turn their eyes away from bucolic
landscapes to the manifestations of the
nation’s industrial progress—the icons
of the Machine Age—factories, bustling
waterfronts and soaring skyscrapers.
Jensen will explore the sublime drama
of the industrial landscape in American
art, from the beginning of the 20th
century to World War II.
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Rockwell Kent (1882–1971), Power…for the Wheels of Progress, 1945, oil on canvas, 38 x 44 in.
Courtesy, Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University
Iron and Coal, Petroleum
and Steel:
Industrial Art from the Steidle Collection
Through October 25, 2015
Paton│Smith│Della Penna-Fernberger Galleries
Curated from the Steidle Collection by Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D.,
Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator
Molten steel, billowing smoke, soot-covered miners, and the jagged geometry of
mills and factories covering vast tracts of land—these are not the usual subjects for
artists. But as seen in this exhibition, they can be transformed into objects of sublime
beauty. The show is drawn from the Steidle Collection at the Earth and Mineral
Sciences Museum & Art Gallery at The Pennsylvania State University. The bulk of
the collection was assembled during the Great Depression—a time when Americans
needed reassurance about their country’s economic stability. Most of these paintings
celebrate the state’s industrial power and its proud workers, who rise from the canvas
like modern heroes, draped in the tools of their trade.
Iron and Coal, Petroleum and Steel: Industrial Art from the Steidle Collection is
generously supported by The Hanigan Family & Pzena Investment Management.
64 F Guest Lecture: Steidle’s
Vision: Art as Education
Julianne Snider, Assistant Director,
Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum
& Art Gallery, The Pennsylvania
State University
Tuesday, September 29, 1–2 pm
Edward Steidle, founder of the Earth
and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art
Gallery at The Pennsylvania State
University, believed art was a reflection
of life and experience. The paintings
and prints depicting Pennsylvania’s
extractive industries that Steidle
selected became the dynamic and
aesthetic tools he deemed essential
for progressive education. Using art,
Steidle promoted learning and the
broad scope of history, science and
technology that is the heart of
mineral industry.
65 H Paul Grand Studio Tour
Lahaska, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, September 9, 1–3 pm
October 24, 2015 – February 7, 2016
Commonwealth Gallery; Bette & Nelson
Pfundt Gallery
Curated by Lisa Tremper Hanover, Director & CEO
After a successful professional career with Colgate-Palmolive,
Paul Grand began an odyssey of making images that focus
on rich color, jarring contrasts, architectural renderings, and
the play of textures, light and shadow on impervious surfaces. His approach is painterly, referencing the color field painters
Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, and spaces are angular,
structured, and rhythmic. His travels to Morocco, India, and
especially Mexico are cultural explorations that inform a
compositional approach almost devoid of human presence,
yet man-made references populate the images in the form
of industrial objects, concrete, wiring, molded tin and
peeling paint.
Fee: $30 member/$40 non-member. Advance
registration required and limited. Transportation on
your own. Directions provided.
Join us for a private tour of the home and studio
of photographer Paul Grand and view artwork to be
included in the upcoming exhibition, Paul Grand:
Beyond the Surface.
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Beyond the Surface
Paul Grand:
65 I Curator’s Conversation
Wednesday, October 28, 7–8 pm
Lisa Tremper Hanover, Director & CEO, James A. Michener
Art Museum and artist Paul Grand discuss the artist’s work
in the featured exhibition, Paul Grand: Beyond the Surface.
Fee: $10 member/$20 non-member/$5 student with
valid ID, includes Museum admission. Advance
registration required.
Artist Gallery Talks
Noted photographer Paul Grand
discusses his work. Join him
afterward for a personal chat.
65R-1 Friday, November 27,
1 pm (Thanksgiving Friday)
65R-2Wednesday,
December 2, 1 pm
65R-3Wednesday,
December 9, 1 pm
65R-4Wednesday,
December 16, 1 pm
65R-5Wednesday,
December 30, 1 pm
Free with Museum admission.
Advance registration required
and limited.
Paul Grand (b. 1941), Autumn Trees, 2013, Kodak Endura paper, Mexico City, Mexico. ©Paul Grand
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Coming Soon:
Coming Soon:
Roadside Tales
Holly Trostle Brigham
Linden Frederick:
November 28, 2015 – March 13, 2016
Fred Beans Gallery
Curated by Lisa Tremper Hanover, Director & CEO
Painter Linden
Frederick, who
maintains studios
in Portland and
Belfast, Maine,
employs a highly
skilled brush to his
oils of rural settings,
manipulating the
quality of light from
natural and artificial
sources with a sense
of isolation and
Linden Frederick (b. 1953), Highwayman, 2006,
beauty.
Sisters and Goddesses:
February 20 – May 26, 2016
Bette & Nelson Pfundt Gallery
Curated by Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D., Gerry & Marguerite
Lenfest Chief Curator
PAFA-trained and Philadelphia-based artist Holly Trostle
Brigham takes on that challenge in seven self-portraits in which
she takes the guise of women artists of the past—such as Frida
Kahlo, Artemesia Gentileschi, and Tamara de Lempicka—to
remind us of their important stories. Brigham looks to her own
academic past as a student at one of the “seven sisters,”
Smith College, connecting those “sisters” with her own life
through these portraits.
oil on linen, 35 x 35 inches © Linden Frederick,
Courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York
As seen in this
evocative show, Frederick takes us on a journey through
small towns with empty streets, past trailer parks,
abandoned gas stations, and small suburban homes that are
illuminated by the flickering lights of television screens. The
scenes roll by—if we blink we may miss them—like frames in
a movie, vividly calling to mind images from other places that
evoke a palpable but indescribable sense of longing, but
they are gone in an instant, flashing by.
Frederick fixes our attention on what he wants us to see,
giving access to otherwise intimate spaces and private world
by tapping into our subconscious, merging imagination with
memory. In the moments that we stand in front of his works,
we see ordinary places and objects transformed into scenes
of beauty.
This exhibition is generously sponsored by
Melinda and Ted Tally.
65 J Curator’s Conversation
Friday, December 4, 1–2 pm
Lisa Tremper Hanover, Director & CEO, James A. Michener
Art Museum and Linden Frederick discuss the artist’s work in
the featured exhibition, Linden Frederick: Roadside Tales
Fee: $10 member/$20 non-member/$5 student with valid ID,
includes Museum admission. Advance registration required.
Holly Trostle Brigham (b. 1965), Tamara de Lempicka: On Autopilot, 2009,
watercolor on paper, 29 ½ x 29 ½ in. Collection of the artist.
Philadelphia in
Style & Art in
the Hand
Craft, Commitment,
Community
A Century of Haute
Couture:
Guest Curator, Liz K. Sheehan
Katharine Steele
Renninger:
March 12 – June 26, 2016
Paton | Smith |
Della Penna-Fernberger
Galleries
Co-curated by Kirsten M.
Jensen, Ph.D., Gerry &
Marguerite Lenfest Chief
Curator, Louise Feder,
Assistant Curator, and Clare
Sauro, Curator of the
Robert and Penny Fox
Historic Costume Collection,
Drexel University
March 26 – July 10, 2016
Fred Beans Gallery
Coming Soon:
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Coming Soon:
Champagne Bucket Purse by Anne
Marie of France (c. 1940s).
Collection of Ilene Wood.
Photograph by Peter Gourniak.
When it comes to fashion in the
20th century, New York and Paris
usually get all the attention. Philadelphia, however, has
always been an important design center, an incubator for
leading fashion design talent, and a home to stylish women. A Century of Haute Couture, celebrates that century’s legacy
with two exhibitions: Philadelphia in Style, which will draw a
selection of 20th century garments and examine both their
history and that of the women who wore them and Art in the
Hand, a detailed look at handbags collected, displayed and
worn as symbols of status, taste and personal style in the
greater Philadelphia area and beyond.
Held together in the Michener’s largest gallery, the exhibitions will include a dramatic display of approximately 12
mannequins featuring fashion worn by Philadelphia women
in the 20th century (think Amanda Drexel Fell Cassatt in
Callot-Soeurs), on loan from the Robert and Penny Fox
Historic Costume Collection at Drexel University. This will be
complemented by a survey of 20th century handbag design
from a private collection in Allentown which contains over
2,000 objects. The handbags date from the 1920s to the
present day, and include “It Bags” like the Hermes Kelly and
Birkin bags, as well as other fantastic creations in beads,
Lucite, wood, leather, and silk.
Katharine Steele Renninger (1925-2004), a devoted
Bucks County native, dedicated her career to preserving
in paint the achievements of its citizens: the honest craft
and design found in architectural structures and
handmade objects that represented a disappearing way
of life. A 1946 graduate of Moore College of Art and
Design in Philadelphia, Renninger developed a deep
commitment to both her studio practice and to her
community. She worked for decades to establish an arts
center that would support the significant art history of
the region, and eventually became a founding trustee of
the James A. Michener Art Museum. This exhibition
highlights the 2008 gift of Renninger’s estate to the
Museum including a treasure trove of early sketchbooks,
scrapbooks, and travel studies that trace her artistic and
professional development. Archival materials and
correspondence in the gift reveal why audiences
continue to appreciate Renninger’s work today, finding
in it a reflection of themselves, their values, and their
childhood memories. A self-described “abstract realist,”
Katharine Steele Renninger serves as a bridge between
Bucks County’s art historical past and its present.
Katharine Steele Renninger (1925-2004), Morrell’s Spinning Wheel and
Wool Winder, 1988, casein on linen canvas mounted on Masonite,
H. 17.625 x W. 23.625 inches. James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Wesley, Sr., on the occasion of a tribute to
George Ermentrout. Photograph by Dara King.
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Public Programs
64 N Dance Performance and Meet-the-Artist:
Dance with Sculpture Featuring Graffito Works
Sunday, September 27, 3–5 pm
Patricia D. Pfundt Outdoor Sculpture Garden and Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion
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Fee: $15 member/$20 non-member/$10 student with valid ID. Museum
admission and meet-the-artist reception included. Advance registration required.
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Gallery-based Programs:
64 O My OMEI: Observe, Meditate,
Experience, Internalize First and third Sundays of the month
3–4 pm
This innovative program was developed
to cultivate the art of looking closely and
feeling deeply through meditation and
focused reflection on art. The galleries are
the perfect places to help bring the focus
to you and connect with others through the
art. A great way to relax and recharge!
Steven Weisz, who has brought
numerous dance programs to
the Michener during the past ten
years, will premiere his newest
international project, Graffito
Works (literally translated as “little
scribbles” of movement). Graffito
Works offers a nontraditional
approach to creating dances —
spontaneous, improvisational and collaborative, with a focus on the juxtaposition
of bodies moving in space and their interrelationships with sound, objects and
place. The Graffito dancers will create improvised movement inspired by the
art, sculptures and outdoor gardens at the Michener, exploring the kinesthetic
possibilities of bodies moving through a given space in time.
Bucks County Artists Studio Tours
Nakashima Studio Tour
A Visit to the Garber Studio at Cuttalossa Farm
63 V Saturday, October 17, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
A special program led by Dana Garber Applestein, Daniel
Garber’s granddaughter
65 N Friday, October 9, 10 am–noon
65 P Friday, October 23, 10 am–noon
Fee: $45
member/$55 nonmember, includes
tour and boxed
lunch.
Advance registration
required and limited.
Transportation on
your own; directions
are provided.
A behind-thescenes, private tour
of the Nakashima
Studio. In 1946,
George Nakashima
established his
woodworking shop on Aquetong Road in New Hope, PA.
The studio still produces custom-designed furniture under
the guidance of his daughter Mira and son Kevin, and
includes beautifully designed buildings and landscaped
gardens. Boxed lunch will be served on the beautiful grounds
of the Studio.
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Located near the village of Lumberville, Pennsylvania
Fee: $30 member /$40 non-member, includes tour and
refreshments. Advance registration required and limited.
Transportation on your own; directions will be provided.
Reserve now for this
delightful program
at one of the most
photographed places in
Bucks County, Cuttalossa
Farm. Located outside
Lumberville, and now a
private residence, this site
was the early 20th century
home of Daniel Garber.
He settled on this tranquil
farm in 1907, and lived and painted there until his death in
1958. The idyllic scenery provided him the inspiration for
many of his works. Leading the program will be Dana Garber
Applestein, Daniel Garber’s granddaughter, an artist and
graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She
will present a personal portrait of one of the most prominent
Pennsylvania painters.
This year’s symposium highlights the Museum’s new
community outreach program, Art for All, an art appreciation
program for individuals living with memory loss, including
Alzheimer’s, and their caregivers. Throughout 2015, the
Museum has been partnering with local residential care
facilities and volunteers from Merck to make art approachable
and enjoyable while fostering dialogue for participants. The
symposium will focus on the intersections of arts-centered
experiences for people with dementia and how the arts
can provide meaningful, stimulating and joyful respite. A
distinguished keynote speaker and panel of regional experts
will address the intersection of arts and dementia and engage
with the audience in a lively discussion of the various ways in
which programs and organizations are advancing these artscentered approaches, enhancing quality of life within
our communities.
History of the Creative Spirit Symposium
Each year artists with physical and cognitive impairments have
come together with the audience to share their experiences
of living and creating art. Begun in 2003, the program was
designed as an educational outreach to increase awareness
and museum accessibility for artists living with impairments.
The program includes lively audience participation and
representation of the various resources available for the broad
community of artists and caregivers. Please check Museum
website for up-to-date listing of symposium presenters.
Art for All is supported in part by an award from the National
Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by
Merck and the Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation. This program
is a collaboration between the James A. Michener Art
Museum and ARTZ Philadelphia.
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Free with Museum admission. Seating is limited.
Advance registration suggested.
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Walk the Community Labyrinth at the Michener
Learn more about the Community Labyrinth through a series
of themed walks led by Connie Fenty, local Labyrinth designer
and facilitator.
All walks are FREE and open to the public.
No registration required.
Rain or shine. Meet at the Labyrinth.
Full Moon Labyrinth Walk
Sunday, September 27, 8–9 pm
Join with others to enjoy the glow of the full moon as it shines
upon the Community Labyrinth. Absorb the moon’s energy
as you experience a meditative walk on the winding path of
the labyrinth.
Veteran’s Day Walk
Wednesday, November 11, 12:30–1:30 pm
Honor our military families. Walk on the paths in reflection
and gratitude for the protection and ambassadorship that
our service men and women and their families have provided
for us. A bulletin board will be provided in the center of the
labyrinth to post pictures of soldiers you may want to honor.
Holiday Illuminated Labyrinth Walk
Holiday Open House
Wednesday & Thursday, December 2 & 3, 7–8 pm
Tuesday, December 8, 7–9 pm
A special event of seasonal performances, merrymaking
and FREE admission to the Michener Art Museum and the
Mercer Museum.
Join us for a wonderful evening of holiday festivities as
the Michener Art Museum welcomes the community to
our annual Holiday Open House. Area groups will present
performances inspired by the holiday season. Be inspired by
our young artists’ creations in the current exhibition, The Gift
of Giving in the Education Gallery. For family fun, stop by for
games, discovery boxes, books and art inspired activities in
the Family Education Center. Stop by the Museum Shop for a
great selection of holiday gifts.
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New Program!
65 Q Creative Spirit Symposium
Wednesday, November 4, 1–4 pm
Start your holiday season with a peaceful walk on the
labyrinth. The paths will be lit up to create a joyful scene and
brighten the dark night. The labyrinth walk will offer you the
opportunity to become centered and relaxed prior to the
active time leading up to the celebrations of the season.
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Sunday Afternoon Music at the Michener
Concerts are held in the Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion
Fee: $15 member/$20 non-member/$5 student with valid ID, includes Museum admission.
Galleries are open until 5 pm. Advance registration suggested as seating is limited.
64 J The Art of Sarah Vaughan
Sunday, September 20, 3–4:30 pm
Beverly Owens, accompanied by Diane Goldsmith will
perform a variety of compositions made popular by Sarah
Vaughan, one of the greatest jazz singers of all time.
Dubbed “the Divine One” for her incredible range, Vaughan
got her start by winning an amateur contest at Harlem’s
Apollo Theater and went on to become a vocalist with Earl
Hines and Billy Eckstine before forging her solo career.
Vaughan won an Emmy, a Grammy, a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame and the National Endowment for the Arts’
Beverly Owens
Jazz Masters Fellowship, the highest honor our nation
bestowed on jazz artists. This event celebrates the exhibition of photographs of jazz luminaries
by Herman Leonard.
Beverly Owens brings an impressive voice to bear in evoking the artistry of Sarah Vaughan.
From the sultry depths of her low range to the top of her velvety soprano, she regards this
program as a calling to make listeners aware of Vaughan’s extraordinary contribution to music.
Owens has appeared in Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall and has sung under Robert Shaw and
Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Diane Goldsmith is much in demand as a piano soloist, vocal accompanist and chamber
musician. She has won praise for her recitals in Lincoln Center and her chamber music in Carnegie
Recital Hall and recently appeared at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington. She
has been a classical and jazz music critic and arts and entertainment editor for major newspapers.
65 K An Afternoon of Opera…and more—
Academy of Vocal Arts
Sunday, November 1, 3–4:30 pm
Award-winning Resident Artists of Philadelphia’s worldrenowned Academy of Vocal Arts presents a classical and
near-classical repertoire in a program that includes opera,
operetta and classic Broadway.
The Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) is considered the
premiere training program for young opera singers,
and is completely tuition-free—supported by annual
contributions, ticket sales and endowment. AVA alumni are
featured on the stages of the world’s great opera houses
including the Academy of Music, Covent Garden, the
Metropolitan Opera and La Scala. Many have starred in the
Metropolitan Opera HD live theater presentations.
Academy of Vocal Arts
Purchase tickets early – programs sell out quickly.
Jazz Night is an all-inclusive evening featuring:
8–10 pm, Hors d’oeuvre reception and open galleries
Hearty appetizers and desserts presented by Havana Catering.
Refreshments presented by River Horse Brewing Company and Sand Castle Winery.
Concert begins at 8:30 pm.
Tickets: All reserved table seating. $45 member/$53 non-member /$25 student with paying adult.
Seats are assigned in order of purchase. Please make seating requests at that time—we will do our best to accommodate you.
Reception and Museum admission are included in ticket price. Advance tickets only. Purchase early as seating is limited.
This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of Jazz Night.
65 L Trinidelphia, Steel Drums and Jazz
Saturday, October 3, 8–11 pm
Trinidelphia
This exceptional group has expanded to become Philadelphia’s preeminent
Caribbean music ensemble. The name itself summarizes the mission of the band:
to bring a unique Philadelphia twist to the steel drum music of Trinidad. Bandleader
Chris Aschman (steelpan) is joined by Shawn Hennessey (vocals, guitar, percussion)
to create a front line that can get any audience moving and grooving to the music.
Ian Rafalak (bass) and Joe Truglio (drums) form the rhythm section. The group is best
known for soca, calypso, reggae, afro-cuban, ska, samba, funk, jazz... and the list
goes on! They have performed at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall, Carnegie Hall
and the Blue Note, and have backed up stars such as Chaka Kahn, Dionne Warwick,
Stanley Clarke, Tina Marie and Bill Withers.
65 M Denise Montana
Saturday, November 21, 8–11 pm
Denise Montana
Montana is a vocal stylist who traces her roots from jazz and blues, to the great
American Songbook/Standards, to Disco. A perennial favorite selling in the millions
and going double platinum is the song Merry Christmas All. It has become one of
the top 100 Christmas songs of all time along with Bing Crosby’s White Christmas
and Mel Torme’s The Christmas Song. Montana’s most famous recording, the Disco
hit “#1 Dee Jay,” has sold more than a million copies. She now performs at Disco
Shows worldwide and has accompanied The Trammps, Chic, France Joli, Musique
and Tavares.
Holiday Concert
Presented by Town and Country Players
Saturday, December 12, 2 pm and 8 pm
Sunday, December 13, 2 pm
For tickets: http://www.townandcountryplayers.org/
The Town and Country Players in collaboration with the James
Michener Art Museum are proud to present a Holiday Show
celebrating the season with songs from the much loved movie
White Christmas and many other seasonal favorites.
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Programs for Educators
Michener Teacher In-Service Workshops:
Teachers are invited to participate in annual workshops that coincide
with exhibitions at the Michener in collaboration with Bucks County
Intermediate #22. These workshops are available for Continuing
Professional Education credit under Act 48. More information for the
2015-2016 school year is available at MichenerArtMuseum.org.
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The Michener will also customize in-service programs to fit your needs at
the Museum and at your school. For more information, call 215.340.9800
or visit: MichenerArtMuseum.org.
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Scheduling Your Fall School Visit:
Free Admission Program
The Michener is proud to be partnering for the eighth year with The
Rose Group, a local franchisee of Applebee’s Grill & Bar and Corner
Bakery Café, to provide free admission for school students from
preschool through high school.
Michener School Outreach Programs
Are you interested in having a Museum educator come to your classroom
to teach about the arts in our region? Interdisciplinary outreach programs
are available for you and your students. Our special Traveling Trunk
program includes authentic steamer trunks that focus on specific
themes, including Pennsylvania Impressionism, Modernism, and George
Nakashima, the internationally known woodworker.
An lesson can be customized that fits into your curriculum. Michener
education staff can work with you in developing an outreach program
that meets your needs. For more information and program fees, contact
[email protected] or 215-340-9800 ext.124.
To see other fall programs and workshops available for teachers, visit our
exhibition page.
Teacher Programs in Partnership with University of
the Arts, The Professional Institute for Educators
The Michener is proud to partner with the Professional Institute for
Educators (PIE) at the University of the Arts. The program provides
continuing professional development for teachers. PIE empowers
educators across disciplines to continually advance their teaching skills
to improve learning for all students. Through graduate courses, PIE
develops innovative and creative educational programming to serve
the professional development needs of K-12 teachers in and through
the arts. For more information, visit www.cs.uarts.edu/pie.
Contact [email protected] or 215.717.6006 for further details.
Visit MichenerArtMuseum.org for the latest offerings through UArts.
Students and teachers (preschool through high school) are admitted
free through the The Rose Group sponsorship. Since 2008, the
Michener has reached more than 35,600 students. As a result of a
school visit, each student who visits the museum on a school tour
receives a free pass for a child’s return visit, along with an Applebee’s
coupon good for a free kid’s meal or $5 off an adult entree.
Gallery lessons are tailored to fit various age groups and school
curriculums. Lessons meet State standards and Common Core
Standards in education, and connect to multiple subject areas.
Education staff can customize gallery lessons to meet teacher’s
curricular needs.
Teachers are encouraged to contact the Museum three weeks in
advance. Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first served basis.
Contact Melissa Sandquist at 215.340.9800 x 124 or msandquist@
michenerartmuseum.org. Tours begin at 9 am. Only pre-booked
docent-led or self-guided groups are included in the free admission
program. Chaperones in the allotted one to six ratio are free; please
call for information on related admission costs for programs and
additional chaperones.
More information – learn.michenerartmuseum.org and
michenermuseum.org/teachers/.
The School Visit program is
generously sponsored by
The Rose Tree Group
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Corporate Business Partners (left to right) Debbie Wagner (The Graphic
Edge), Lauren Travis (Travis Gallery, sponsor of The Rodin Legacy), and
Annette Szygiel (Univest Bank and Trust Co.) enjoying the reception.
PhotoS: Allure West Studios
Many thanks to the generous event sponsors who made
the evening possible: Millham Insurance Agency, Charter
Management Corporation, Eiseman Roofing and Exterior
Construction, Jane M. Yeuroukis, Inc., Jon Paton, Inc., and
Moore Cleaning, LLC. In-kind support was also provided
by Jeffrey A. Miller Catering, Advanced Color Signs and
Graphics, Doylestown Flowers and Gifts, and Allure West
Studios photography.
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Each spring, nearly 200 members of the Bucks County
business community gather to celebrate the nexus of
commerce and culture at the Michener Art Museum. The
24th Annual Corporate Business Partner Program Reception
was held on Thursday, May 7, and was notable for the
inaugural Herman Silverman Cultural Leadership Award,
which was presented to Robert “Bob” Byers, Sr., founder
of Byers’ Choice.
(Left to right) Corporate Business Partner Program Advisory Board Chairman
Rick Millham, award recipient Bob Byers, Sr., Herman Silverman, and Lisa
Tremper Hanover.
Binny and Herman Silverman.
JOIN!
To become a Corporate Business Partner, please contact Molly
Dougherty at [email protected]
or 215.340.9800 x120 or join online at MichenerArtMuseum.org
Development
Thank You
Corporate Business Partners!
Jeff Schweitzer and Phil Jackson (Univest Bank and
Trust Co.) listen to the presenters.
events
Fifth Anniversary of The Art of Wine!
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The much-anticipated fifth anniversary of
The Art of Wine will take place Saturday,
October 17, at the Michener Art Museum.
This distinctive wine-themed event has
become a signature fundraiser for the
Museum, blending an unforgettable
evening of fine wines, exceptional cuisine
and silent and live auctions. The event helps
raise critical support for the Museum’s
exhibitions and educational programs.
Guests will enjoy a special Vintner’s
Reception showcasing premier wineries
such as Alain Blanchon Selection, Duckhorn
Wine Company, Flowers Vineyards &
Winery, Louis Latour, Inc., St. Francis
Winery and Vineyards and Stag’s Leap
Wine Cellars while savoring sumptuous
hors d’oeuvres followed by a formal dinner
in the elegant glass enclosed Edgar N.
Putman Event Pavilion. Dinner features
Michael and Lindsay Church enjoying the auction at The Art of Wine 2013.
a four-course gourmet menu created by
Catering By Design. Specially chosen wine pairings from acclaimed Flowers
Art of Wine Committee
Louis and Carol Della Penna, Event Co-Chairs
Vineyards & Winery, situated on the rugged northern California Sonoma
Barbara Belding
coast and founded by Walt and Joan Flowers, originally from Bucks County,
Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio
will accompany each course. The evening’s ambience will be enhanced with
Bob Byers, Sr.
stunning floral arrangements by Doylestown Floribunda.
Maureen and Greg Church
This festive occasion culminates in a live auction presided over by auctioneers
Eliot Clark
and wine aficionados David Rago and Suzanne Perrault, Partners and
Kathy Fernberger
Co-Directors, of Rago Arts and Auction Center in Lambertville, N.J. The
Jane Ford-Hutchinson
live auction features Pennsylvania impressionist art and exclusive wine lots
Lisa Tremper Hanover
from private cellars, exciting destination opportunities, unique gifts and
Kristina Harshany
select packages.
Mary Helf
Carol Nelson
The event has limited seating. Early reservations are strongly recommended
David Rago
for this sellout event. For further information, contact Laurie McGahey,
Liz Rizor
Senior Director of Advancement, at 215.340.9800 x161, or
Pamela Sergey
[email protected].
Virginia W. Sigety
Thank You to the 2015
Art of Wine Sponsors!*
Grand Marque Presenter
Premier Cru Sponsors
Louis and Carol Della Penna
Lauren and Don Morel
Penn Color, Inc.
Grand Cru Sponsors
Bob and Joyce Byers
Kathy and Ted Fernberger
Syd and Sharon Martin
The Rose Group
Univest Bank and Trust Co.
New Vintage Sponsors
Bill and Karen Aichele
Jay and Barbara Belding
and Dr. Lamberto
Bentivoglio
Anne and Ben Bugajewski
Whitney and Christopher
Chandor
Gregory and Maureen Church
Delaware Valley Concrete Co.
Jim Flynn and Sue Johnson
Tony and Jane FordHutchinson
Fred Beans Family of
Dealerships
Lisa and Stephen Hanover
Don and Lynn Martin Haskin
Mary and Dennis Helf
Sally and Richard Henriques
Jane and Mal Jozoff
Bruce Long and Mark Todaro
John and Carol McCaughan
State Senator Chuck
McIlhinney
Carol and Tom Nelson
Chip and Beth Ott
Henry and Betsy Pfeiffer
PNC Wealth Management
Stephen Raab and Marie
Brickley-Raab
Linda and Jim Rutkosky
Virginia and Neal Sigety
Herman Silverman
Michael and Tammy Simpson
Dr. Vail Garvin Unterberger
US Trust Bank of America
Private Wealth Management
Bob and Amy Welch
Marvin and Dee Ann Woodall
Wayne and Carolyn Yetter
*As of August 31, 2015
Special thanks to
the following for
their event support:
DOYLESTOWN
Photo: Allure West Studios
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Saturday, October 17, 2015
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Collector Series 2015
The Collector Series features the Michener Art Museum’s
Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator Kirsten M. Jensen,
Ph.D. in conversation with local collectors. This exclusive
program takes place in private gatherings in the homes of
some very special friends of the Michener. These intimate
affairs celebrate the art of collecting, the joy of experiencing
new works, and the passion of building a personal collection
while enjoying warm hospitality, tempting cuisine, and
engaging dialogue. The highlight of each evening is a revealing
conversation with the collector followed by a related topic
presented by our corporate host.
Create your own series by selecting one or several of these
memorable evenings. Space is limited, so please don’t delay.
To request an invitation, contact Laurie McGahey, Senior
Director of Advancement at 215.340.9800 x161 or LMcgahey@
MichenerArtMuseum.org.
Collector Series 2015 is generously supported by SEI.
Ribbon Cutting
Recently Completed Landscape and Lighting
Refurbishment Project
We are grateful to the following supporters for their
generous investment in the revitalization of the Michener’s
Façade and Entrance Gateway:
Lead Sponsor
Bob and Joyce Byers
Major Supporters
Gregory and Maureen Church
Louis and Carol Della Penna
Sydney and Sharon Martin
Nelson and Bette Pfundt
Kevin and Paula Putman
In-Kind and
Professional Services
Christine, Chuck and Barbara
Gale, Gale Nurseries, Inc.
John O’Donohoe, O’Donohoe
and Rose Lighting
Gutavo I. Perea, Adams-Bickel
Associates, LLC
Photo: Louise Feder
Contributors
David and Jane Aker
Rick and Lori Millham
(Left to right) Louis Della Penna, Lisa Tremper Hanover, Bob Byers, Sr.,
and Kevin Putman.
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Many Ways to Support the Museum
“Anybody who has an opportunity to contribute to
the field of the arts ought to do so, because we are all
indebted to the great works that other people before us
have contributed, and if we break that golden chain, we
do so at our own peril.” – James A . Michener
There are many special ways to give during the year:
• Support the Annual Fund to assist with unrestricted
operating expenses.
• Give a gift in memory or in honor of a loved one—a
wonderful way to celebrate a special occasion.
• Support sponsorship of an exhibition or education
program—continue the tradition of bringing first-class
programming to the Museum.
• Make a gift of stock or other appreciated assets to the
Museum during your lifetime, which will both save you the
income tax on the long term capital gains and provide you
with a charitable deduction on your income tax return.
And there are many ways to show your support of the
Museum, and save taxes on your estate at the same time:
• Designate a bequest in your Will or revocable living trust,
or add a bequest to your existing document by a codicil or
amendment. • Name the Museum as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401K,
403b or other retirement plan, and also eliminate the
income tax on those assets.
• Name the Museum as a beneficiary of an insurance policy
on your life.
• Donate a gift of art, either during your lifetime or after,
either in trust or through a direct bequest.
• Create a Charitable Remainder Trust, reserving an annual
lifetime amount for you (and your spouse) and passing the
remaining assets to the Museum.
Consult your attorney when drafting or revising your Will or
Trust, or making another planned gift. The Museum’s
Advancement Office will be happy to discuss giving
opportunities with you and assist you and your attorney in
drafting appropriate language. For additional information,
please contact Laurie McGahey, Senior Director of
Advancement, at 215.340.9800 x161 or LMcgahey@
MichenerArtMuseum.org.
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James A. Michener Art Museum
STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2020
Fortifying the Michener Art Museum for the 21st Century
The James A. Michener Art Museum
staff, Board of Trustees, and other
important constituents began their
work on a new institutional plan in
July 2014. Led by Diane Mataraza, of
Diane L. Mataraza Consulting, Inc.,
who conducted numerous group and
individual meetings over the course of
several months, culminating in a dynamic
Staff/Board Retreat in May 2015.
Mataraza’s ability to navigate myriad
talents, encourage serious debate, and
to draw out key strengths in the Museum
operation, has resulted in a cogent and
concise working plan that will inform our
actions for the next 5 years.
The museum world has never been
more dynamic or more challenging.
We remain true to our responsibility
to protect, preserve, and interpret our
permanent collection whose core is
the brilliant artistic tradition of Bucks
County, Pennsylvania. New economic,
demographic, and technological
changes require a new approach in
how we achieve our mission, without
overloading the key resources upon
which our success depends.
Michener Museum Founders Bill Brenner, Bob Byers, Herman Silverman, and
Frank Gallagher at the Museum’s 25th Anniversary Gala.
Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio, a member of the Board of Trustees, serves
as a liaison to the Museum’s Executive
Leadership Team in monitoring, measuring, and encouraging us to keep the
plan vital and moving forward.
Six overarching priorities are articulated
that are activated across the Museum
departments with specific action items
that support the goal. Examples of how
we might address specific priorities are
identified as follows.
•Develop a list of priority acquisitions
and create a compelling fund
development strategy (i.e. Mandel
Society) and identify art works to
actively cultivate for gifting.
•Offer excellent educational
programming for targeted ages/
interests and offer popular,
oversubscribed offerings multiple
times per year.
Our plan uses the Michener’s 30th
Anniversary in 2018 as a pivotal marker
in time, transforming how we program
and how we function. Capitalizing on
the acumen and generosity of our Board
of Trustees and our dedicated, talented
staff, this plan aims to enable, empower,
and connect all of us in ways that will
boost efficiency and productivity,
keeping our fundamental commitment
to excellence strong.
We are making a significant investment
in staff and overall departments with
a tighter alignment of key leadership
positions, new positions to bolster programming, education, and exhibitions,
and addressing infrastructure needs in
technology and physical facilities.
E X A M P L E I N I T I AT I V E S:
Michener Lobby promoting the exhibition From
Philadelphia to Monaco – Grace Kelly – Beyond the
Icon, on view at the Michener October 28, 2013 to
January 26, 2014.
Clarence Holbrook Carter (1904-2000), Over
and Above Series (Fox), 1963, pencil, gouache, and
feathers on paper, Michener Art Endowment
Challenge, Gift of Mr. Wn. A. and Anne Stetson
Rawak, 1993.16.
PRIORITY 1. Increase excellence of
collections, exhibitions, and programs
with a focus on how they increase
engagement.
PRIORITY 2. Elevate the Michener Art
Museum’s prominence and relevance
locally, regionally, nationally, and
internationally.
•Re-energize the Marketing component of the operation to powerfully
articulate our prominence as the
world’s foremost resource on
Bucks County and Genius Belt
creative and as an exclusive venue
for special exhibitions.
PRIORITY 3. Attract and build new
audiences.
•Align great messaging and marketing
with great exhibition and program
content through our partners at
Visit Bucks, Visit Philly, and regional
tourism/convention organizations.
Ruth Anderson, Director of Arts Education, leads
an ambitious program of classes and exhibitions
for eager learners of all ages.
•Cultivate relationships with prominent
museums in select cities to showcase
our collections and programs.
PRIORITY 4. Create an empowering
operating environment.
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PRIORITY 5. Increase and diversify
operating revenue and build reserves.
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•Expand upon Membership initiatives
that retain and encourage new
participants.
•Create additional endowment
opportunities.
•Create new, and upgrade existing
staff positions that will enhance the
Museum’s outreach and support
its mission.
PRIORITY 6. Enhance and optimize
spaces entrusted to our care.
•Invest in systems and tools Museumwide to better serve our visitors,
supporters, and staff.
•Engage a firm to conduct a master
facility planning exercise to assess
current and potential new spaces.
•Continue cultivation and engagement
of new members to serve on the
Board of Trustees.
•Invest in current infrastructure to
preserve historic integrity of original
prison buildings and surrounding
environment.
The Museum facility, with historic and
contemporary structures, is a dynamic set of
buildings that require continuous attention to
ensure their long-term viability.
In keeping with the ambitious program articulated in the Museum’s Strategic Plan,
several important changes have been made to our staff leadership and structure
in support of curatorial, education, advancement, and technological initiatives.
Kirsten M. Jensen,
Ph.D., who joined
the Museum in
June 2014, has
been promoted
to the position of
Gerry & Marguerite
Lenfest Chief
Curator, responsible for the permanent
and temporary exhibitions program,
permanent collection stewardship
and growth, and the evolution of the
archives/library component of the
department. Jensen’s initial projects
include The Artist in the Garden, The
Rodin Legacy, and Veils of Color:
Juxtapositions and Recent Work by
Elizabeth Osborne. She is also the
architect of the successful Pew Center
for Arts & Heritage major grant award
for the exhibition Charles Sheeler:
Fashion, Photography and Sculptural
Form, which will open in 2017.
Louise Feder has
been promoted to
Assistant Curator.
Feder began
her career at the
Michener as an
intern in the Library
researching artists
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to improve how we manage and
share the extraordinary assets
that comprise this Museum. Your
participation, advocacy, and
support are needed to help us
achieve the prominence we have
earned as an important and vital
cultural resource.
•Strengthen the Museum’s digital
presence. Determine how digital and
emerging technologies will be used
for interpretation, increased access to
collections, fundraising, and revenue
generation.
for the Bucks County Artist Database
and moved into a permanent position
in the Advancement department
as Membership and Special Events
Coordinator. She holds her Master of
Arts degree in Art History from Temple
University and brings a multifaceted
approach to curatorial and publication
projects with experience interning
and working at a variety of institutions
including the Philadelphia Museum
of Art, The Rosenbach Museum
and Library and the Arts Council of
Princeton among others.
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Adrienne
Neszmelyi-Romano,
who has served
in a variety of
capacities at the
Museum focusing
on education,
interpretation, and
social media, has been named Director
of Interpretation & Innovation. She will
lead the development and evaluation
of innovative, participatory, accessible,
audience-centered interpretive
strategies and digital initiatives for
exhibitions, the permanent collection,
and special projects. Romano recently
led the Museum’s intensive preparation
to participate in the Google Art Project,
which launched in September 2014,
along with Google Street View and
Gigapixel imaging that debuted
June 30, 2015.
Jennifer FeketeDonners joined
the Michener as
Advancement
Operations
Administrator in
June, and brings
with her more than
a decade of experience working in
museums, universities, and non-profit
organizations. Having previously worked
in administrative and fundraising roles
at both Northwestern University and the
Princeton University Art Museum, she
brings a keen understanding of donor
databases and a rigorous approach to
data integrity to the position.
Brianna
Meisenbacher
joined the Michener
in August as our
new Membership
& Special Events
Coordinator. She
holds a degree Arts
Administration from Butler University
and has special events experience from
Music Farm Productions and Columbia
Museum of Art both in Columbia,
SC. She also has development and
marketing experience as an intern at
the American Ballet Theatre and the
Indianapolis Museum of Art. Her work
will focus on growing and retaining
museum membership and overseeing
the planning and implementation of
museum member and special events.
Ruth Anderson,
formerly the Director
of Youth and Family
Programs, has been
named Director
of Arts Education. She had led many
successful programs
including year-round offerings of
experienced-based art making and art
viewing for toddler through secondary
school youth. With more than 100
offerings throughout the year, Anderson
also creates opportunities for student
exhibitions, formal Education Gallery
presentations, outreach to preschool
and elementary schools, and manages
important scholarship opportunities.
Melissa EastonSandquist will
assume the full-time
role of Manager
of Community
Programs/Group
Visits, building on
our efforts to reach
traditional and underserved audiences.
This includes oversight of a new pilot
program entitled Art for All funded
in part by the National Endowment
for the Arts and focuses on bringing
visitors living with memory loss such as
Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers
into the galleries for reflective and
inspired conversations about art. Other
access programs include Touch Tours
for the visually impaired, and Art Reach,
bringing an arts experience to low
income individuals in residential facilities.
Andrea Thompson joined our staff
as the Arts Education Coordinator as
of September 1. She is a graduate of
Moore College of Art with a degree in
Art Education. She will teach several
classes, coordinate three Education
Gallery exhibitions a year, and provide
assistance to department activities.
Additional Museum staff title changes
reflect a focused and holistic review of
the operation as a result of the year-long
strategic planning process intended to
strengthen our vibrant institution for
the future. These staff members are
committed, long term employees who
represent the institution with flare and
talent: Dar Landes to Chief Financial
Officer, Hollie Brown to Director of
Operations, Zoriana Siokalo to Senior
Director of Programs, Mike Jayne to
Facilities Manager, Erika Jaeger-Smith
to Curatorial Program Manager, and
Bryan Brems to Chief Preparator. We
also welcome Gary Schroeder and Joe
Szczekoski to our roster of Facility Staff.
The Bucks County Artists Database
The Bucks County Artists Database project originally started in 1996 in conjunction
with the opening of the Mari Sabusawa Michener Wing. It launched with 40 artists.
Currently, there are approximately 454 artists participating. The information and
images in the Bucks County Artists Database primarily serves to educate visitors
about the numerous creative, talented and celebrated artists in our community.
Artists in the database possess a solid connection to Bucks County, either through
residence or extended employment. The artists will also have made significant
contributions to their field and have been recognized for their achievements during
their careers. The database profiles the artists, their achievements and some of their
best known works.
If you appreciate art in all of its forms and want to know who’s who in past and
present Bucks County, we encourage you to browse through the database at
michenerartmuseum.org/bucksartists. During your next Museum visit, take a
minute to review the database at the interactive touch-screen kiosk located in the
Family Education Center.
Artists who wish to be considered for inclusion should contact the Artists Database
Project, James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901.
Inquiries may be directed to 215.340.9800 x150; email requests may be
sent to [email protected].
The database is not intended to serve as an informal web page for contemporary
artists. The Museum reserves the right to edit submissions at its sole discretion.
Photo: Lauren Miller
Basil Antrobus has a story that embodies the
American Dream. A native of Barbados, he
proudly displays his country’s flag on his lapel.
Antrobus settled in Philadelphia nearly 19 years
ago. In Barbados, one quarter the size of Bucks
County, he held a number of different jobs
including working as a security guard for hotels,
ships and private homes.
Antrobus came to the Michener Art Museum
with stellar credentials. After 15 years as
a security officer, he still enjoys coming to
work—rain, hail, sleet or snow! His day actually
starts hours before he reports to work—it is a long trek from his home in West
Philadelphia. His commute to Doylestown takes two and a half hours—a trip that
involves a combination of trolleys and trains. One of the many reasons he enjoys his
job so much is the continuous opportunity to interact with Museum visitors.
He appreciates the many positive changes at the Museum over the years. He notes
the expansion of the programs that bring more visitors in to learn about art, the
artists and Bucks County. He has many fond memories of his time at the Michener.
One piece of art that clearly stands out in his mind is New Hope Millworker’s
Cottages by Harry Leith-Ross. He notes the subtle colors and shadows and the
suggestion of a simple story so beautifully expressed by the artist. He willingly
admits that the Museum has helped him learn everything he knows about the
Pennsylvania Impressionist period in Bucks County.
Basil would like to visit his native country once again to see his many family
members. Until then he plans to stay at the Michener. As a dedicated,
conscientious and highly respected staff member, we look forward to seeing Basil’s
smiling face for many years to come.
Holicong Middle School
Artist in Residence Program
In April and May, the Michener’s education department participated in an Artist
in Residence program in partnership with Holicong Middle School in the Central
Bucks School District. Art teacher Kristin Ritter, artist Jean Burdick and Director of
Interpretation and Innovation, Adrienne N. Romano led in the project. Through
this outreach program, more than 40 seventh graders worked with Burdick in the
printmaking process, creating collograph prints inspired by the Bucks County
landscape and nature during two class sessions. Students learned about Burdick’s
professional work as an artist along with her creative process, experiences and
inspirations. Following the work
in the classroom, the students
visited the Michener for a gallery
and art lesson integrating
their learning with works in the
Museum’s collection and special
exhibitions. The finished student
work was displayed at the annual
Holicong Spring Arts Festival
and the Central Bucks District Art
Show. It was a successful program
shared by all! Thank you to the
CB Cares Educational Foundation
Innovative Learning Grant for
making this project possible.
Left to Right: Artist Jean Burdick, Art Teacher Kristin
Ritter, and Director of Interpretation and Innovation,
Adrienne Romano.
Michener Art
Museum says
goodbye to
longtime friend
and founder of
the Creative
Spirit Symposium
We were deeply
saddened to
hear that Richard
Goldberg, M.D.,
retired retinal
surgeon and selftaught artist, died
earlier this spring.
Dr. Goldberg
pursued his
passion for painting in tandem with
educating the public about the value
and exceptional talents of artists with
visual limitations and brain trauma. Dr.
Goldberg first brought this passion to
the Michener Art Museum as founder
of Eye on Art, now called the Creative
Spirit Symposium. Each year artists with
physical and cognitive impairments
have come together with the audience
to share their experiences of living
and creating art. Begun in 2003,
the Creative Spirit Symposium was
designed as an educational outreach
effort to increase awareness and
museum accessibility for artists living
with visual and hearing impairments.
The program includes lively audience
participation and representation of
the various resources available for
the broad community of artists and
caregivers. In 2014, Dr. Goldberg’s
ethereal canvases were displayed
in the exhibition, In a Relationship:
Art, Science & Medicine, and were
joined by works from renowned sports
photographer Howard Schatz and
stained-glass artist Kenneth Leap.
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Michener Art Museum Launches Google Art
Project Street View and Gigapixel Imagery
The Michener launched Street View
imagery of its galleries along with 13
works viewable in super high resolution
or ‘gigapixel’ photo capturing
technology through the Google Art
Project in June. Using the Street
View feature, visitors can virtually
move around the Museum’s galleries
selecting works of art that interest
them by clicking to reveal high
resolution images.
Each of the Gigapixel images contains
seven billion pixels, enabling the viewer
to study details of the brushwork
beyond what is possible with the
naked eye. Along with these efforts, an
additional 25 high-resolution objects
were added to the existing 90 objects
on the Google Art Project.
A specially designed Street View
‘trolley’ took 360 degree images of the
interior of selected galleries, enabling
smooth navigation over the rooms
within the Museum. The Museum’s
exterior grounds and sculpture garden
were captured using a back-mounted
Google Maps Trekker camera, a
360-degree Street View mapping tool.
Adrienne Neszmelyi-Romano, Director
of Interpretation and Innovation states,
“We are extremely grateful to be part
of this initiative, joining other major
cultural institutions worldwide. It’s an
honor to be one of the few museums
working with the Art Project’s cutting
edge technologies. The work of
the Google Cultural Institute is an
invaluable resource to the museum
community.”
Visitors to the site can browse works by
various topics and key words. Google+
and video hangouts are integrated
on the site, enabling viewers to share
their experience. The ‘My Gallery’
feature allows the viewer to build a
personalized gallery and share it. The
‘Compare’ feature enable two pieces of
art to be seen side-by-side.
The Art Project is part of the Google
Cultural Institute, which is dedicated
to creating technology that helps
the cultural community to bring their
art, archives, heritage sites and other
material online. The aim is to increase
the range and volume of material from
the cultural world that is available
for people to explore online and in
doing so, democratize access to it
and preserve it for future generations.
To visit the Museum’s collection,
visit: https://www.google.com/
culturalinstitute/collection/james-amichener-art-museum.
The Museum Shop is filled with gift ideas—featuring books about artists in the Museum
collection, beautifully handcrafted jewelry by local artisans, pottery crafted in Doylestown
and stunning silk scarves designed locally. The Museum Shop is open seven days a week.
No admission fees are necessary.
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Shop for the Holidays at the Museum Shop
Sherry Tinsman Trunk Show
Friday, October 2, 10–4 pm
Saturday, October 3, 10–8 pm
Sunday, October 4, 12–4 pm
Sherry Tinsman joins us once again with
her full line of collectible jewelry. Tinsman’s
jewelry is handmade in her Bucks County
studio. If you have not attended one of her
trunk shows, this is your opportunity to treat
yourself and to get ready for the holidays.
ARTISAN TRUNK SHOW
Sunday, December 6, 12–5 pm. Three artisans will be presenting their works for
this exciting Trunk Show event!
Adrienne Neszmelyi-Romano and Andrea Abrams-Herbert are jewelry designers
and metalsmiths from Montgomery County. Their designs feature unique shapes
and unusual stones. Sharon McCall of Bucks County creates stunning felted
handbags in fabulous colors. Come visit the exhibits and leave time to shop!
Launch of Youth
Audio Tour:
Student Docent
Program
This summer,
13 students in
the Student
Docent program
embarked on the
creation of an
interactive audio
tour for younger
visitors. This
tour features
objects from
the permanent
collection
including but
not limited
to works
by Edward
Redfield, Daniel Garber, Phillip
L. Powell, Fern Coppedge, Mark Sfirri
and many more. Various styles, subjects
and movements are represented in the
tour, enabling younger visitors to make
connections to works in the galleries.
Experience the tour at: http://spts.us/
mam/youth-audio-tour.
Connect with the Michener
Enhance your experience at
the Michener! Either in the
galleries or online, there are
many ways to connect.
Visit MichenerArtMuseum.org to connect to Facebook, Twitter and other social media.
Share your stories and comments. Use mobile apps to connect to Michener blogs. Or, visit
the galleries to experience different ways to learn more about the collection and exhibitions.
During your visit, check-in using Foursquare and you may unlock some deals.
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Art Classes for All Ages
Fall and winter art classes
THERE IS ALWAYS MORE
AT THE MICHENER
Individualized attention, small classes, frequent gallery tours, and master teachers
are hallmarks of exceptional programs that combine the development of new skills
with personal expression and exposure to a variety of arts media. Student art work
will be exhibited in the Education Gallery throughout the year. Spring classes for all
ages begin March 29.
Go to MichenerArtMuseum.org for
the latest in art class offerings.
Art at the Heart of Education
Art classes at the Michener inspire
learners of all ages to create original
works of art in a variety of studio
and gallery programs.
Registration Information
Advance registration is required
215.340.9800 or
• Course or instructor information:
215.340.9800 x126 or
[email protected]
• Register early, class size is limited.
Classes must reach enrollment
requirements.
• Art materials are included unless
otherwise noted.
• Students participating in art classes
will have artwork exhibited in the
Education Gallery throughout the year.
• There is a 25% cancellation fee for
programs and no refund once the
program begins.
Michener Art Museum is
proud to announce our
AWARD WINNING INSTRUCTORS:
Cara Alderfer
Ruth Anderson
Erin Casey
Linsey Griffin
Katie Kroeringer
Robin Lane
Megan Miller
Janet Ogelby
Stephani Thomas
Andrea Thompson
Maria Wible
SCHOLARSHIPS are AVAILABLE
FOR ALL CLASSES
(and include a one-year family membership)
The Robert V. Nesi
Education Award
The Holly Berry Huynh
Memorial Scholarship
The Volunteer Scholarship
for Art Education
Application forms are available at
215.340.9800 x126 or
[email protected]
WEEKDAYS
Ages 3–6 w/one adult
LEARNING TO LOOK AND LISTEN
Fee: Child w/one adult: $125
member/$135 non - member
(additional adults are required to pay
Museum admission and program
participation fee)
Students join an adult caregiver in this
popular intergenerational program
with gallery lessons and art activities
that inspire verbal development, visual
awareness, dynamic conversation,
imagination, creativity and selfexpression. Specify day of the week
and time when registering.
F1500-15 Tuesdays,
September 15 – November 10,
10–11 am or 1–2 pm
F1501-15 Thursdays,
10–11 am or 1–2 pm
W1500-16 Tuesdays,
January 19 – March 15, 10–11 am
or 1–2 pm
W1501-16 Thursdays,
January 21 – March 17, 10–11 am
or 1–2 pm
Just for Kindergartners
KINDERGARTEN CREATES
Fee: $135 member/$150 non-member
Kindergarten students are invited
to enjoy a morning or afternoon art
class, with gallery lessons and art
making experiences that are certain to
educate, excite, and inspire. Students
will draw, paint, sculpt, print, work
with mixed media, and explore the
Michener exhibitions. Specify time when
registering.
F1502-15 Wednesdays, September 16 –
November 11, 10–11:30 am or 1–2:30 pm
W1502-16 Wednesdays, January 20 –
March 16, 10–11:30 am or 1–2:30 pm
SATURDAYS
Grades 1–4
DISCOVER ART
Work with Michener exhibitions, original
photographs, real life and imagination
in classes designed to enhance drawing
and painting skills, inspire the creation
of unique works of art, and provide
opportunities to work with a variety of
2D and 3D art materials.
Grades 4–7
EXPLORE ART
Incorporate tours through Michener
galleries with individualized
instruction, observation from real
life, photographs, and imagination
in classes designed to foster selfexpression and the development of a
personal style.
Grades 7–9
ASPIRING ARTISTS
Fee: $175 member/$190 non-member Incorporate tours through Michener
galleries with individualized
instruction, observation from real
life, photographs, and imagination
in classes designed to foster selfexpression and the development of a
personal style.
F1505-15 DRAWING AND PAINTING
September 19 – November 21, 1–3 pm
No class October 31
Develop and expand drawing and
painting skills using pencil, charcoal,
pastels, watercolor, and acrylic paint
on canvas.
W1505-16 PAINTING, PRINTS AND
PHOTOS
January 23 – March 19, 1–3 pm
Paint with watercolors and acrylics,
use original photographs, and learn to
create images in multiples with linocuts,
silkscreen prints, and more. Bring your
cell phone to this class, if you have one.
Grades 9–12
HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS
One-on-one instruction helps students
take a fresh approach to drawing,
painting and printmaking skills, build a
successful college portfolio, and expand
upon their enjoyment of the arts.
F1506-15 DRAWING
9 am–noon
No class October 31
Museum exhibitions and observation
from real life will inspire a variety of
unique artworks using pencil, charcoal,
pastels ink and watercolor.
W1506-16 PAINTING
January 23 – March 19, 9 am–noon
Use color mixing, composition,
observation, personal style and the
development of new techniques
combined with inspiration from Michener
exhibitions to create original works in
watercolor and acrylic paint.
FAMILY DAYS
Ages 6 and older
FAMILY DRAWING DAYS
Fee per attendee: $8 member/
$10 non-member
O1507-15 Sunday, October 4, 1–3 pm N1507-15 Sunday, November 1, 1–3 pm D1507-15 Sunday, December 13, 1–3 pm Parents and caregivers will draw in the
galleries and the art studio with their
children using a variety of art materials.
No experience is necessary. Sunday
drawing classes will continue through
the winter and spring. Preregistration
required.
Age 5 and older
D1508-15 HOLIDAY GIFT WORKSHOP
Saturday, December 5, 1–3 pm
Celebrate the winter holiday season while
creating two beautiful handmade gifts in
this all-out gift-making celebration.
c r e at i v e a r t c l a s s e s
September 19 – November 21, 10 am–
noon or 1–3 pm
Specify time when registering; no class
October 31.
Develop and expand upon drawing
and painting skills using pencil,
charcoal, pastels, watercolor, and
acrylic paint on canvas.
W1504-16 PAINTING AND
PRINTMAKING
or 1–3 pm
Specify time when registering.
Learn to create images using drawings,
paintings, and photographs as
inspiration while learning a variety of
painting and printmaking processes.
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10 am–noon or 1–3 pm
Specify time when registering;
no class October 31.
Learn more about drawing and
painting a variety of subject matter
using pencils, pastels, ink, watercolors,
pastels, and acrylics on a variety
of surfaces, inspired by gallery
experiences, observation, and
imagination.
W1503-16 PAINTING,
PRINTMAKING, PHOTOS AND
COLLAGE
or 1–3 pm
Specify time when registering.
Combine skills in drawing and painting
with new discoveries in a variety
of arts media and arts processes –
monoprints, linocuts, photography,
papers, fabrics, metal and more.
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community
Programs
Call 215.340.9800 x126 or [email protected] for details.
Ladies
Out!
Women of all ages are welcome to attend these unique workshops, appropriate
for beginners and experienced artists. Self-expression, experimentation and
all out fun are the focus. Refreshments will be served. Additional Ladies Night
Out programs will be offered in the winter and spring. Sponsored by Penn
Management Group at Morgan Stanley.
F1509-15 SENSATIONAL SCARVES
Fee: $35 member/$42 non-member. Friday November 20, 6:30–9:30 pm
Inspiration for silk scarf painting this season comes from demonstrations, the
Michener permanent collections, and the special exhibition Blanket Statements:
New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts from the Collection of the
Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, UK.
JUST FOR SCOUTS
In-service Day Programs for Scouts
Fee: $12 per Scout includes Museum admission and materials;
$15 per Scout includes admission, materials, and a Michener Scout
Arts Patch. Siblings welcome to participate in the workshop for the
same fee. One chaperone for every six students is free; all other
chaperones pay a $12 additional fee.
For more information, call 215.340.9800 x126 or email
[email protected].
AUSTRALIAN
DREAMTIME STORIES
Monday, November 9,
10 am–noon or 1–3 pm
Scouts will experience
the art of Aboriginal
Australia, where
kangaroos, platypus,
porcupine, turtle, emu,
rainbow serpent, fish,
sharks, and honey ants
inspire vivid paintings filled with pattern and color. Scouts will learn
about this unique culture, and create dreamtime paintings of their
own in this one of a kind workshop. Registration is limited; Scout
leaders must book this event prior to October 31.
EXPLORE THE PRISON
Friday, February 5, 10 am–noon or 1–3 pm
Boy and girl Scouts are invited to explore the Michener Museum’s
prison history. Find traces of prison life in the Museum galleries, hear
stories, and complete a drawing based on an image of the Bucks
County Prison, built in 1884. This is a rare behind the scenes view of
the Michener not to be missed. Registration is limited; Scout leaders
must book this event prior to January 15.
EDUCATION GALLERY
EXHIBITION
Gift of Giving XIV
November 15 – December 10, 2015
Free and open to the public during regular
Museum hours
In our annual celebration of art and giving, we
present a selection of two and three-dimensional
art created by students from Sol Feinstone
Elementary School. At the close of the exhibition
all works will be gift wrapped and delivered to
Trinity Episcopal Church, to be distributed to area
residents who are affected by HIV/AIDS.
Opening reception Sunday, November 15, 2–4 pm
Refreshments and art activities for the entire family
Education Gallery exhibitions and events are
sponsored by:
Lead Sponsor: First Savings: Banking – Insurance –
Investments
Sponsors: FACT Bucks County, Morrie Breyer &
Michael Mamp
get to know us
Herman Silverman, Chairman Emeritus
Kevin S. Putman, Chairman
Louis E. Della Penna, President
Bonnie O’Boyle, Vice President
Frederick E. Schea, Treasurer
Virginia Sigety, Secretary
William S. Aichele
Dana Applestein
Robert Byers
Eliot H. Chack
Gregory Church
Charles Gale
Frank Gallagher
Elizabeth Beans Gilbert
Gregory E. Grim
Jane Jozoff
Bruce Norman Long
Sydney Martin
Albert W. Pritchard, Jr.
Barbara Rabson
Tom Scannapieco
Michael A. Tomeo, M.D.
Robert J. Welch
Contact Us
Director’s Office
Lisa Tremper Hanover
Rebecca Rosen
Director & CEO x114
Executive Assistant x128
Advancement
Laurie McGahey Molly Dougherty Jennifer Fekete-Donners
Senior Director of Advancement x161
Associate Director of Advancement x 120
Advancement Operations Administrator x148
Archives & Library
Pamela Sergey Birgitta Bond Archivist & Volunteer Manager x117
Librarian & Artists’ Database Manager x150
Curatorial
Kirsten M. Jensen
Louise Feder
Erika Jaeger Smith
Registrar
Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator x125
Assistant Curator x116
Curatorial Program Manager x155
Registrar x146
Education & Public Programs
Zoriana Siokalo
Ruth Anderson
Erin Collins
Andrea Thompson
Senior Director of Programs x122
Director of Arts Education x126
Data Administrator x105
Arts Education Coordinator x115
Finance
Dar Landes Gina Wydner
Chief Financial Officer x137
Bookkeeper x112
*deceased
Group Tours
Melissa Easton-Sandquist
Community Programs
& Group Tours Manager x124
County Board
of Commissioners:
Interpretation & Innovation
Adrienne Neszmelyi-Romano Director of Interpretation & Innovation x111
Trustee Emeritus
William Brenner
William Mandel*
Mira Nakashima Yarnall
G. Nelson Pfundt
Robert G. Loughery, Chair
Charles M. Martin, Vice-Chair
Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia
The Michener Art Museum, an
independent, non-profit cultural
institution, receives annual support
from Bucks County and our elected
Commissioners.
Marketing, Public Relations & Communications
Antoinette S. Maciolek
Marketing Production Manager x113
Membership
Brianna Meisenbacher
Membership & Special Events Coordinator x110
Visitor Services, Facility Rental & Museum Shop
Hollie Brown
Director of Operations x151
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SE P TEMBER
First and Third Sundays
of the Month
OMEI
Observe, Meditate, Experience,
Internalize / P. 12
September 8
Curator’s Lecture
Iron and Coal, Petroleum and Steel / P. 8
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September 9
Paul Grand Studio Tour / P. 9
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September 10
Exhibition Lecture
Commonwealth Cool / P. 7
September 20
The Art of Sarah Vaughan / P. 14
September 27
Dance Performance –
Meet the Artist
Graffito Works / P. 12
Community Labyrinth
Full Moon Walk / P. 13
NO V EMBER
D E C EMBER
November 1
Afternoon of Opera / P. 14
December 1
Guest Lecture
English and American Quilts / P. 6
November 4
Creative Spirit Symposium / P. 13
September 29
Guest Lecture
Steidle’s Vision: Art as Education / P. 8
November 11
Community Labyrinth
Veteran’s Day Walk / P. 13
Artist’s Gallery Talks
O C TOBER
November 27
Paul Grand / P. 9
October 3
Jazz Night
Trinidelphia / P. 15
November 15
Patchwork Workshop / P. 4
October 6
Curator’s Conversation
Veils of Color / P. 7
October 9
Garber Studio Tour / P. 12
Exhibition Opens
Paul Grand: Beyond the Surface / P. 9
October 16
Liz Osborne Studio Tour / P. 7
October 17
Nakashima Studio Tour / P. 12
October 23
Garber Studio Tour / P. 12
October 28
Paul Grand: Beyond the Surface / P. 9
November 14
Exhibition Opens
Blanket Statements: New Quilts by
Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts from
the Collection of the Quilt Museum
and Gallery, York, UK / P. 3
November 15
Knitting Workshop / P. 4
November 18
Gallery Talk, Book Signing
& Reception
Kaffe Fassett / P. 5
December 2 & 3
Community Labyrinth
Holiday Walk / P. 13
December 2, 16
English Paper Piercing / P. 6
December 2, 9, 16, 30
Artist’s Gallery Talks
Paul Grand / P. 9
December 4
Linden Frederick / P. 10
December 8
Holiday Open House / P. 13
December 15
Guest Lecture
Piecing Together Cultures / P. 6
Community Labyrinth Walk
Summer Solstice Walk / P. 11
November 19
Lecture & Book Signing
Kaffe Fassett / P. 5
Educator’s Open House / P. 5
November 21
Jazz Night
Denise Montana / P. 15
The museum is open on select evenings
for programs, events or lectures.
Please visit MichenerArtMuseum.org or
call 215.340.9800 for more information
or to confirm dates and times.
Programs are subject to change.
EXHIBITIONSMEMBERSHI
/ p r o g r a m Ps
Become a Member Today!
Benefits include:
(Left to right) Lisa Tremper Hanover, Anne
Steidle, Howard “Chip” Steidle, Jr., Sherry
Steidle, and Kirsten Jensen.
Dual: $70
All the above benefits for two adults plus:
• One additional free guest pass (total of 2)
Household: $80
All the above benefits for two adults and children
under the age of 18 at the same address or up to
two grandparents and all associated grandchildren
under 18 plus:
• Two additional free guest passes (total of 4)
• Discount on children’s art programs
Contributor: $100
All the above benefits plus:
• Reciprocal memberships with 600+
North American museums
Sustaining: $250
• An additional two free guest passes
(total of 6)
• 15% discount at the Museum Shop
• 5% discount on facility rentals
• Invitation to an exhibition sponsor/
artist reception
Patron: $500
• Complimentary exhibition catalogue
• Admission for (4) adults each visit
• Free docent-led tour for 15 people
(advance reservations required)
Michener Circle: $1,000
• Invitation to a behind-the-scenes tour
• Complimentary Dual Gift Membership
Remember: Senior Citizens (65+) receive
a $5 discount at any level!
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Photographer Paul Grand, Denise Saugling of SEI, and
Michener Senior Director of Advancement Laurie McGahey.
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PhotoS: Dara N. King Photography
Individual: $50
• Free admission to all the galleries including ticketed exhibitions for one person
• Invitations to exclusive members-only
receptions
• 10% discount on purchases at the
Museum Shop
• 10% discount in the James Café
• One free guest pass
• Discount on museum-sponsored adult
programs
• Free subscription to Q: The Magazine
of the Michener Art Museum
Members admire the works on view.
Members enjoy the reception.
Members Reception for Iron and Coal, Petroleum
and Steel: Industrial Art from the Steidle Collection
and Herman Leonard: Jazz Portraits
On Friday, July 10, hundreds of members including representatives of the
Steidle family came to the Michener to celebrate and view two exciting
exhibitions and socialize over drinks and hors d’oeuvres created by Jeffrey A.
Miller Catering. Many of the paintings featured in Iron and Coal, Petroleum
and Steel surprised and delighted the assembled with their monumental scale,
relatable subject matter and rich color. Guests also enjoyed the nostalgia of
Herman Leonard’s intimate black and white photographic portraits, which
capture a bygone, glamorous era of the many jazz legends of our time.
Receiving invitations to Members Only receptions is a benefit all Michener
members enjoy. If you were unable to join us for this special event, mark your
calendars for our next Members Reception for
Blanket Statements: New Quilts by Kaffe Fassett and
Historical Quilts from the Collection of the Quilt Museum and
Gallery, York, UK, Friday, November 13, 6–7:30 p.m.
Would you like to join, upgrade
or renew your membership?
Call 215.340.9800,
visit michenermuseum.org/join, or
come to the museum in person!
As always, thank you for your continued support.
N ON P ROF I T
OR G A N IZ ATI ON
U . S . P o s t a ge
PA I D
Listmasters
138 South Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
I M P O R TA NT: DATED M ATERIA L - DELIV E R IMMEDIAT ELY
The Michener Art Museum
Location
The James A. Michener Art Museum
is located in Doylestown, Bucks County
at 138 South Pine Street – adjacent to
the Bucks County Free Library.
Ample parking is available.
Art Research Library & Archives
By appointment only.
Call 215.340.9800 x150
Walk-In Tours on weekends
Saturdays & Sundays at 2:00 pm;
45-minute docent-led tour of the
Museum’s permanent collections
exhibitions. No registration required.
FREE with Museum admission.
Group Tours
Bring your group to the Michener Art
Museum for a docent-led or self-guided
tour of the permanent collection, special
exhibitions and outdoor sculpture.
Customized, regional tour packages
are available. Sit-down lunches can
be provided with advance notice.
For more information, contact the
Group Tours Department at
215.340.9800 x124 or
[email protected].
Accessible Programs
The Michener Art Museum is an
accessible destination for visitors of all
abilities. Reserved parking provided,
accessible restrooms and wheelchairs
free of charge. Arrangements may be
made for sign language-interpreted
tours. Materials and special tour
programs are available for visitors who
are visually and hearing impaired.
ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL EVENT
IN A SPECTACULAR SETTING
photo: allure west studios
Hours and Admission
Call 215.340.9800
or MichenerArtMuseum.org
Call 215.340.9800
for details

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