Spring/Summer 2016 - James A. Michener Art Museum

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Spring/Summer 2016
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The Magazine of the Michener Art Museum
Spring/Summer 2016
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Exhibitions/ Programs
Unguarded, Untold, Iconic:
Afghanistan through the
Lens of Steve McCurry3-6
Garber in Spring7
Lloyd Ney: Local Color
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Tête-a-Tête: Conversations in
Photography
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Oh Panama!: Jonas Lie Paints
the Panama Canal
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Philadelphia in Style: A Century
of Fashion
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Katharine Steele Renninger:
Craft, Commitment,
Community
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Coming Soon
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Collections
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Public Programs
15-16
Music at the Michener
Jazz Nights
Summer Concert Series
Sunday Afternoon Music
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advanceMENT
A Passion for Fashion
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Corporate Business Partners 19
2015 Donor Recognition
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Fashion Fête
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24-26
News & Notes
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Education
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Art Classes
Community Programs
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Calendar
Get to Know Us
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Membership38-39
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On the Cover:
Steve McCurry (b. 1950), Afghan Girl, Sharbat
Gula, at Nasir Bagh refugee camp near Peshawar,
Pakistan, 1984.
Director’Sspotlight
Daniel Garber’s Tanis has returned to our Museum
for a six-month stay courtesy of the generosity of
Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest and the Philadelphia
Museum of Art. She is holding court in the
Commonwealth Gallery, surrounded by beautiful
canvases from the permanent collection and
gracious collectors who have agreed to part with
their paintings for our benefit. Doylestown Borough
is partnering with the Philadelphia Museum of Art
(PMA) with its Inside Out Program, which brings
reproductions of some of the treasures from the
PMA’s permanent collection into communities. Tanis
is one of the objects that will be reproduced; the
reproduction will be placed on the corner of Pine and Ashland Streets and Michener
docents will be leading free tours of the various sites on a regular basis.
In February, our Museum received notification that our institution had achieved
re-accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, an acknowledgement of the
high standards we bring to all aspects of our program, from exhibitions and education
to permanent collection stewardship and exceptional staff and board credentials.
With the maturity of our landscaping and dramatic lighting scheme, and the
replacement of our historic slate roof and fresh paint throughout the façade of our
main entrance, our Pine Street presence has never been more majestic. We are
grateful to Eiseman Construction for their careful attention to detail and for managing
a complicated project with minimal disruption for our visitors.
We are grateful to all of you for your investment in the Michener Art Museum’s Annual
Fund, exhibitions, education programs, collections, and events as evidenced by our
comprehensive listing in the centerfold of this magazine. The Michener Art Museum
is my primary philanthropy and with so many institutions in this region worthy of our
support, we appreciate your commitment to our Museum.
I look forward to thanking you in person during your next visit.
Lisa Tremper Hanover, Director & CEO
Garber
in Spring
Through August 7, 2016
Annual Support provided by the Bucks County
Commissioners and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
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In 2011, Philadelphia-area philanthropists
Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest presented
Tanis as a gift to the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, with the stipulation that
the painting be returned on loan to the
Michener Art Museum for three months
every three years.
Be sure to see this exhibition!
See page 7 for more details.
Daniel Garber (1880-1958), Tanis, 1915, oil on canvas, H. 60 x
W. 46 1/4 inches. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with
funds contributed by Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, 2011.
Best known for his 1985 National
Geographic cover photograph Afghan
Girl, photographer Steve McCurry
continues to fascinate with his stunning
photographs of people, traditions, and
landscapes from around the globe.
Unguarded, Untold, Iconic: Afghanistan
through the Lens of Steve McCurry
will present highlights from McCurry’s
35 years of photography in Afghanistan,
providing visitors with visually stunning
and thought-provoking perspectives
on Afghan culture, food, religion,
and history.
In McCurry’s own words: “Much as
outsiders try to reform it, Afghanistan
never really changes. It has absorbed
blows for millennia, but always continues
on as before, defiantly outside of time
as we know it. Without even trying,
Afghanistan changes everyone who
spends time there. Afghanistan is
pastoral and chaotic, peaceful and
violent, destroyed and resilient,
wonderfully welcoming yet deeply
inhospitable. My Afghan fixation is the
story of many journeys. It began in 1979,
the year the Russians invaded. Twentynine at the time, I had travelled the
world, but whatever I had done by that
point was no preparation for Afghanistan,
especially during a time of war.”
McCurry’s photographs will be joined
by passages from James A. Michener’s
acclaimed novel Caravans, which first
introduced much of America to the
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Steve McCurry (b. 1950), Portrait Photographer, Kabul,
Afghanistan, 1992.
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EXHIBITION S / p r o g r a m s
Co-Curated by Kelsey Halliday
Johnson, Curatorial Fellow in
Photography & New Media, and
Louise Feder, Assistant Curator
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July 16–October 23, 2016
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struggles of Afghanistan in 1963. This
unique pairing will reveal the cultural
narrative of how two leading figures from
southeastern Pennsylvania contributed to
the global understanding of Afghanistan
in the second half of the 20th century.
Also on view are photographs by Afghan
women from the Women’s Photography
Initiative, a project of ImagineAsia, the
nonprofit McCurry helped to establish,
as well as traditional and modern textiles
made in Afghanistan, courtesy of the
nonprofit ARZU Studio Hope.
Steve McCurry (b. 1950), Women at Shoe Store, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1992.
Born and raised in the greater Philadelphia area, McCurry currently keeps studios in both New York City and Exton, PA.
Steve McCurry Roundtable
Conversation*
A roundtable conversation with
photographer Steve McCurry, curators
Kelsey Halliday Johnson and Louise
Feder, and a special guest examining
more closely the many bodies of work
of Steve McCurry, the stories behind
the images, and his global legacy.
*Due to the time-sensitive nature of
McCurry’s ongoing photographic work,
the dates and fees of the Roundtable
Conversation and Book Signing will
be announced as his schedule allows.
Please sign up for our monthly e-news at
MichenerArtMuseum.org and stay tuned
to our website and social media channels
for updates about these events.
McCurry, left, speaking with an Afghan man during his travels in Afghanistan in 1982.
Steve McCurry Book Signing*
Steve McCurry is a photographer whose work has told stories on the pages
of newspapers and magazines for decades; it is no surprise that his revealing
photographs lend themselves so beautifully to the nature of photo books. This
afternoon event will present a meet-and-greet opportunity with photographer
Steve McCurry as well as a chance to have a copy of one of his award-winning and
acclaimed books signed.
Fee per lecture: $10 member / $20 non-member / $5 student with valid ID,
includes Museum admission. Advance registration required.
“Seeing Is Believing? The
Convoluted History of
Documentary Photography”
“Contemporary Art
Photography’s Social and
Documentary Turn”
“By All Means: The Extended
Practice of Contemporary
Photographers”
By Stephen Perloff
Thursday, September 22
By Kelsey Halliday Johnson
By John Caperton
Thursday, October 6
The camera has documented the world
with a veracity unthinkable before the
invention of photography. Numerous
photographers have opened our eyes
to hidden truths – but sometimes
photographs are not always what they
seem, even long before the age of
Photoshop.
Photography was invented to
document the world around us; Henry
Fox Talbot considered the tool an
indexical reflection that he called “the
pencil of nature.” After the 1950s, the
documentary tradition saw a revolution
with a renewed interest in stylized
street photography, social portraiture,
and perspectives on the man-altered
landscape. As photography has
embedded itself as a major player in
both contemporary art history and
the art market since the 1990s, we will
explore the documentary gaze that has
emerged from this evolution.
By examining contemporary
artists such as surveillance-activist
photographer/geographer Trevor
Paglen, Caperton will discuss a
new generation of documentary
photographers who are authoring
books, using the web, and pioneering
digital tools in novel ways to share
pressing local and global topics.
Stephen Perloff is the founder
and editor of The Photo Review, a
critical journal of international scope
published since 1976, and editor
of The Photograph Collector, the
leading source of information on
the photography art market. He has
taught photography and its history at
numerous Philadelphia-area colleges
and universities and has garnered
numerous accolades for his criticism,
curatorial practice, and as an acclaimed
practicing photographer. Perloff has
organized exhibitions for the Michener
including the Camera Work Centennial,
and his work is in the permanent
collection of the Museum.
Kelsey Halliday Johnson is a curator,
artist, and writer based in Philadelphia,
PA; she is a member of the collective
Vox Populi and is currently the
Curatorial Fellow in Photography &
New Media, Michener Art Museum.
Previously, she held positions at Locks
Gallery, Vox Populi, the Penn Museum,
and Blind Spot magazine.
John Caperton is the Jensen
Bryan Curator of The Print Center
in Philadelphia, a 100-year-old
nonprofit arts organization located
in Philadelphia’s historic Rittenhouse
Square neighborhood that encourages
the growth and understanding of
photography and printmaking as
vital contemporary artistic modes.
Caperton has curated more than
40 exhibitions for The Print Center
since 2007 and has organized
numerous monographic publications.
He also served on the curatorial and
publications team of “Philagrafika
2010,” a citywide contemporary
art festival.
Panel during the DNC on the
Legacy of the War in Afghanistan
DNC attendees and others
welcome. Details TBA. Check
MichenerArtMuseum.org.
Curator’s Gallery Talks
By Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Curatorial
Fellow in Photography & New Media,
Michener Art Museum
Friday, July 22, 3-4 pm, Thursday,
September 8, 3-4 pm
Friday, October 14, 3-4 pm
$10 member / $20 non-member / $5
student with valid ID, includes Museum
admission. Advance registration
required.
Alexander Gardner (1821-1882), A Sharpshooter’s Last Sleep, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863.
For program registration and information: MichenerAr tMuseum.or g
Thursday evenings, September 22, 29, October 6, 7–8:30 pm
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Documentary Gaze Lecture Series
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Documentary Voices Film Series
In collaboration with the County Theater, Doylestown
Thursday evenings, September 7, 14, 21, 28; screenings begin at 7 pm
Fee per screening event at the Michener: $10 member / $20 non-member / $5 student with valid ID, includes Museum
admission. Advance registration required. County Theater members can call the Michener at 215.340.9800 to register and receive
member discount. For more information about films and screening fees at the County Theater, visit CountyTheater.org.
Search for the Afghan Girl
Thursday, September 7, at the County Theater, Doylestown
This National Geographic feature film takes the viewer on
a fascinating journey to locate and identify The Afghan
Girl, whose striking green-eyed gaze captivated the world
with photographer Steve McCurry’s iconic 1985 National
Geographic cover image. When McCurry first encountered
her, it was inside of Pakistan while on assignment to cover
the Afghan refugee crisis in 1984. Flash forward 17 years
to the early 2000s, when yet another war has broken out
in Afghanistan. This film allows us to follow McCurry as
he searches to identify her, giving us a striking insider’s
perspective to the war-torn region.
BALLET 422*
By Jody Lee Lipes
Thursday, September 14, at the Michener Art Museum
From first rehearsal to world premiere, BALLET 422 takes
us backstage at New York City Ballet as Justin Peck, a
young up-and-coming choreographer, crafts a new work.
With unprecedented access to an elite world, BALLET 422
illuminates the process behind the creation of a single ballet.
With an observational approach, Lipes allows us to be flies
on the wall to observe without interruption of voiceovers or
monologues. Lipes was raised in Doylestown, PA, the son
of Bucks County painter Jan Lipes. BALLET 422 is his third
feature; other directing credits include work on HBO’s Girls,
significant cinematography work, and screenplays that have
garnered prestigious MacDowell and Yaddo Fellowships.
Ocean Voyagers*
By Feodor Pitcairn
At the County Theater, Doylestown
Narrated by Meryl Streep and the 2008 winner of “Best
Nature Film” at the Jules Verne Film Festival in Paris.
This family-friendly screening is filled with dazzling and
unprecedented HD footage following a year in the life of a
mother humpback whale with her new baby calf. Filmed in
French Polynesia, Hawaii, Alaska, Newfoundland, The Bay of
Fundy and the Gulf of Maine, the resulting footage of these
elusive animals is a relaxing underwater journey filled with
mesmerizing whale songs and new perspectives on their littleseen habits. Pitcairn, based in Bryn Athyn, PA, worked with
the Smithsonian, PBS, Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet
International on his various film work. Pitcairn has traveled
to some of the world’s most remote and magical places,
always with a naturalist-approach. The artist currently has an
exhibition of his work in Iceland on view at the Natural History
Museum in Washington, DC.
The Pine Barrens*
By David Kessler
Video screening accompanied by a live score performed by
the Ruins of Friendship Orchestra
Thursday, September 28, at the Michener Art Museum
The Pine Barrens is
an exploration of a
landscape and its
people – equally
regarded by
outsiders through a
prism of lore and
mystery. Today, the
New Jersey Pinelands
are an anomaly and a
place governed by
Pines: In Process. The Ruins of Friendship
Orchestra play live to edits from “The Pine Barrens”
contradiction—an
by David Scott Kessler. Photo by Eric Ashleigh.
almost pristine
wilderness nestled within the most densely populated state in
the nation. The Pine Barrens is an ongoing and evolving
project manifesting as several works including a series of live
performances in collaboration with The Ruins of Friendship
Orchestra scoring selected scenes from the film. Kessler is a
Philadelphia-based artist and 2015 Pew Fellow who runs the
production company Studioscopic; his first feature-length
documentary, If You Break The Skin, You Must Come In, about
artist Zoe Strauss was produced by the Institute of
Contemporary Art in Philadelphia.
*BALLET 422, Ocean Voyagers and The Pine Barrens will be
followed by Q&A sessions.
Sunday Afternoon Music at the Michener
An Afternoon of Arab Music
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture presents Hafez Kotain
and Hanna Khoury
Sunday, September 18, 3– 4 pm, no intermission
See page 18 for details.
Lecture on Afghan Rug-Making
By ARZU Studio Hope Director Connie Duckworth
Details TBA. Check MichenerArtMuseum.org.
in Spring
Curated by Louise Feder, Assistant Curator
Daniel Garber (1880-1958) has long been among the betterknown Pennsylvania Impressionists and is beloved for his
stunning paintings of Bucks County landscapes, figures, and
scenes of daily life. From his initial move to Lumberville in
1907 until his death in 1958, Garber was an artist enamored
with the area’s essential character. For over fifty years, he
diligently captured the surrounding, ever-changing landscape,
its buildings, its people and, importantly, its light. While
Garber painted year round—working both en plein air as well
as back in his studio and home Cuttalossa—his depiction of
spring and its transition into summer is truly remarkable.
The works in Garber in Spring include scenes from that
beautiful time of year in five separate decades. Through
the paintings, we glimpse a romantic ideal of what Bucks
County life can be in spring, made even more stunning
through Garber’s carefully composed compositions, a limited
but compelling color palette, and, in many instances, a
compressed depth of space typical of many of his works and
emblematic of his interest in Japanese prints. The subject
matter in these springtime works include picturesque views of
towns, as in Springtime in the Village, river views punctuated
by trees and houses, as in Early Spring – New Hope, dynamic
and wild natural scenes such as in Up the Cuttalossa,
and glowing views of the outdoors from unseen interiors,
exemplified in Garber’s tour de force, Tanis.
In 2011, Philadelphia-area philanthropists Marguerite and
Gerry Lenfest presented Tanis as a gift to the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, with the stipulation that the painting be
returned on loan to the Michener Art Museum for three
months every three years. This year marks its return under
that agreement; in 2016, the loan has been extended to
six months. Through this group of paintings, gallery visitors
will be able to focus on one subset of Garber’s much-larger
oeuvre as well as take in the splendors of spring as presented
by one of the region’s best-loved artists.
Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958), Early Spring—New Hope, 1933, oil on canvas,
18 ½ x 20 ¼ in., collection of Maureen and Gregory Church.
Spotlight Talks
Lecture: “The Wise Silence of Daniel Garber”
An intimate look at the works of
Daniel Garber by his granddaughters
Dana Garber Applestein and Tanis
Garber Shaw
By Brian H. Peterson, Former Chief Curator of the Gerry and Marguerite
Lenfest Collection (retired), Michener Art Museum
Tuesday, June 21, 1–2 pm
Fee per talk: $10 member /
$20 non-member / $5 student with
valid ID, includes Museum admission.
Advance registration required.
Wednesday, June 29, 3–4 pm
With Dana Garber Applestein and
Tanis Garber Shaw
Commonwealth Gallery
Tuesday, July 19, 1–2 pm
With Dana Garber Applestein
Putman Smith Gallery in front of
Daniel Garber’s A Wooded Watershed
$10 member / $20 non-member / $5 student with valid ID, includes Museum
admission. Advance registration required.
Toward the end of his life, painter Daniel Garber described himself as happy and
enthusiastic, and said, “I’ve had a wonderful life.” This notion of Garber as a happy
man has led to certain stereotypical interpretations of his work; reviewers often use
adjectives such as “sunny” and “cheerful” to describe his pictures. Such interpretations may leave the impression that Garber was a painter with a utopian, idyllic
vision, but was somehow less serious than artists who explore the darker realms of
human experience. In addition to being a highly accomplished technician, Garber
was in reality a serious thinker and observer of life who had fundamental insights
about the world and our place in it. This lecture discusses the serious side of Daniel
Garber, exploring the latent spirituality in his work as well as his implicit connections
with Ralph Waldo Emerson and American transcendentalism.
Through August 7, 2016,
Commonwealth Gallery
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Lloyd Ney:
Local Color
June 4 – September 11, 2016,
Putman | Smith Gallery
Curated by Louise Feder, Assistant Curator
Lloyd Raymond “Bill” Ney (1902-1987) was an
American painter, sculptor, writer, and artistic
innovator known for pushing boundaries,
embracing Modernism, and stirring up
controversy. He maintained close friendships
with artists working in Philadelphia and Bucks
County, including George Nakashima, Charles
Evans, Louis Stone and Harry Rosen, and
had a close association with Baroness Hilla
von Rebay of the Guggenheim Museum.
His career took him to places throughout
the country and the world, participating in a
variety of artistic scenes, but he always came
home to New Hope, PA. His connection to the
Lloyd Raymond Ney (1893-1965), Untitled,
town is well known locally, but his work has
1954, oil on canvas, H. 30 x W. 17 inches,
James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of
not been exhibited together since the artist’s
Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest.
death. Local Color will feature his paintings
documenting life along the Delaware River,
New Hope’s inhabitants, and ambitious, detailed plans for his ultimately
never-realized legacy: a museum devoted to Ney’s own art in his hometown.
Lloyd Ney: Local Color is presented by Maureen and Gregory Church.
Additional support is provided Silverman Family Partnerships and
Malmark-Bellcraftsmen.
Curator’s Conversation and Gallery Talk
By Louise Feder, Assistant Curator, and Odile Laugier, Lloyd Ney’s granddaughter
Wednesday, August 24, 1–2 pm
Curator’s Lecture: Ney and Modernism
By Louise Feder, Assistant Curator
Wednesday, September 7, 1–2 pm
Tête-à-Tête:
Conversations in
Photography
June 11 – September 11, 2016
Bette and Nelson Pfundt Gallery
Curated by Kelsey Halliday Johnson,
Curatorial Fellow in Photography &
New Media
What is photography at the Michener
Art Museum? From its very inception,
the Michener was host to important
exhibitions featuring the work of Aaron
Siskind, Edward Curtis, and Weegee,
and grew into a museum that presented
important contemporary surveys of such
regional masters as Emmet Gowin, David
Graham, Michael A. Smith and historical
survey shows such as the Camera Work
Centennial, the Ansel Adams Centennial,
the Jerry Uelsmann survey and the
Edward Weston survey. As we look
forward to an exciting year ahead with
exhibitions of internationally renowned
photojournalist, Steve McCurry and the
surprisingly revealing Condé Nast years
of American modernist Charles Sheeler,
the trajectory continues.
The Tête-à-Tête group exhibition
celebrates over 25 years of photographic
programming at the Michener and
simultaneously takes a look at a new
generation of contemporary regional
photographers. The show proposes a
dialogue between images by presenting
unique pairings, each one with a work
from the Michener’s permanent collection
Ney has long been included in lists of New Hope Modernist artists, but how much
do we know about his role in the larger Modern art world? From his time in Paris,
where he painted and associated with Jules Pascin, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and
Frederick Carl Frieseke, to the period of his career spent starting a baseball team
with Charles Augustus C. Lasar and playing chess with Walter Pach and Roger Fry
in St. Tropez, in addition to his contributions to the Museum of Non-Objective Art
(now the Guggenheim Museum) in New York, Ney was extremely active in both
international and regional Modernist movements. This lecture will explore Ney’s
Modernist exploits both at home and abroad.
David Graham (b. 1952), Sandy, Pineville, Pennsylvania,
1993, dye coupler print on paper, James A. Michener
Art Museum, Museum purchase funded by Anne and
Joseph Gardocki.
Oh Panama!:
Jonas Lie Paints the Panama Canal
Tête-à-Tête: Conversations in
Photography is generously supported
by Lisa, Leslie, and Aaron.
June 25 – October 9, 2016, Fred Beans Gallery
The exhibition program in the Bette
and Nelson Pfundt Gallery is presented
by Vivian Banta and Robert Field.
Curated by Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D.,
Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief
Curator, Michener Art Museum
and Bartholomew Bland, Deputy
Director, Hudson River Museum
With David Graham, Michael A. Smith,
Richard Boutwell, Tim Portlock, and
Daniel Traub
Wednesday, June 15, 7–9 pm
$10 member / $20 non-member /
$5 student with valid ID, includes
Museum admission. Advance
registration required.
Join us for 15-20 minute artist talks by
five participating artists in Tête-à-Tête.
Hear the stories behind the works on
view, more about the projects each
image came from, and what these
dynamic photographers are working
on now. The audience will have an
opportunity to hear the photographers
in conversation and to ask questions
about their work.
Curator Gallery Talks
By Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Curatorial
Fellow in Photography & New Media
Tuesday, June 14, 1–2 pm
Thursday, June 30, 1–2 pm
$10 member / $20 non-member /
$5 student with valid ID, includes
Museum admission. Advance
registration required.
Ida Weygandt, Virginia Brown, 2004, archival
pigment print.
Oh Panama!: Jonas Lie Paints the Panama
Canal looks back to the determined
and spirited efforts of engineers and
workers building the Panama Canal as
captured in paintings by the Norwegianborn artist Jonas Lie (1880-1940). The
thirty known pictures Lie made of Panama
capture the spirit of the endeavor, its
heroic quality, and monumental scale.
Lie’s paintings, twelve of which are in the
collection of the West Point Museum,
continue today to impress viewers as a
sublime and beautiful document of man’s
relentless quest to conquer nature and
harness its riches.
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Lightning Lectures and
Artist Q&A
Organized by the Hudson River Museum
and the James A. Michener Art Museum
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Jonas Lie (1880-1940), Gates of Pedro Miguel, 1913,
oil on canvas, 50 1/8 x 60 1/8 inches, courtesy of
the West Point Museum Collection, United States
Military Academy, West Point, New York.
Curator’s Lecture
By Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D., Gerry &
Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator
Tuesday, September 13, 1–2 pm
$10 member / $20 non-member / $5
student with valid ID, includes Museum
Guest Lecture
“Traveler Artists to South America”
By Katherine E. Manthorne, Ph.D.,
Professor of Art History at The Graduate
Center, City University of New York
(CUNY)
Tuesday, September 27, 1–2 pm
When Jonas Lie headed to Panama in
1913 to paint the canal construction, he
followed in the footsteps of a number
of visual artists who had visited Central
and South America. This lecture provides
a panorama of tropical imagery from
Frederic Church, who first headed to
the Andes in 1853, and includes Paul
Gauguin, who visited Panama in 1887.
Surveying this rich visual legacy in various
media from paintings to early motion
pictures, audiences go on an imaginary
journey to Panama and beyond.
alongside a photograph by an artist
making a debut at the Museum.
Jonas Lie (1880-1940), Crane at Miraflores (Ancon
Hill), 1913, oil on canvas, 36 x 34 inches, courtesy of
the West Point Museum Collection, United States
Military Academy, West Point, New York.
Katherine Manthorne is a professor of
art history at the Graduate Center, City
University of New York. She focuses on
hemispheric American art in Tropical
Renaissance: North American Artists
Exploring Latin America, 1839-1879
(1989); Frederic Edwin Church in Jamaica
(2010); The Unity of Nature (2014); and
Traveler Artists: Landscapes of Latin
America from the Patricia Phelps de
Cisneros Collection (2015). Her landscape
studies include The Landscapes of Louis
Remy Mignot (1996); Luminist Horizons.
The Art and Collection of James A.
Suydam (2006); and Eliza Greatorex &
the Art Women in the Age of Promise
(forthcoming). Her current project is
Mexico/California 1820-1930 for Laguna
Art Museum. She received her Ph.D. from
Columbia University.
Through June 26, 2016, Paton | Smith |
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from the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, Drexel University
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Philadelphia in Style
illuminates the rich sartorial
legacy of a city that has
often been overshadowed
by New York, but in reality
has played a significant
role in American fashion:
Philadelphia has long been
an influential design center,
an incubator for leading
fashion design talent, and
a home to stylish women.
The exhibition highlights
fashion designers and
retailers that influenced
Murray’s, Shoes, c. 1937, Suede, leather,
fashion choices throughout
wood, Robert and Penny Fox Historic
and beyond the midCostume Collection, Drexel University,
Gift of Mrs. John Vandercrone. Photo by
Atlantic region, including
Michael J. Shepherd.
designers Gabrielle
“Coco” Chanel, Christian Dior, Callot Soeurs, Halston, and Elsa
Schiaparelli, as well as retailers Nan Duskin, John Wanamaker,
and Strawbridge & Clothier. Featured are pieces from the
late 19th to the late 20th centuries that were either worn by
Philadelphia women, made in Philadelphia, or sold in one of its
leading department stores or specialty shops. The exhibition is
co-organized with the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume
Collection (FHCC) at Drexel University. Documenting over
four centuries of costume history, the FHCC holds more than
14,000 fashionable garments, accessories and other related
materials and is a vital part of the design curriculum at the
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design.
Philadelphia in Style: A Century of Fashion is
generously supported by Visit Bucks County and
Gregory and Maureen Church.
Additional support is provided by the members of the Designers
Circle: Victoria McNeil Le Vine; Bonnie J. O’Boyle; Barbara Donnelly
Bentivoglio and Dr. Lamberto Bentivoglio; Bruce Norman Long
Interior Design; Intrigue Fine Apparel; Jane M. Yeuroukis, Inc.; Jane
and Mal Jozoff, and Virginia W. Sigety, Independent cabi Stylist.
Fashion Film Series continues
Free with Museum admission. Advance registration required.
Galleries will remain open until 9 pm.
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s
One Entertainment, 2013, 93 minutes,
rated PG-13
Thursday, June 2, 7 pm
A chronicle of the Manhattan landmark
and iconic high-end department store
Bergdorf Goodman’s, Scatter My Ashes
at Bergdorf’s includes interviews with Karl
Lagerfeld, Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang,
Marc Jacobs, Diane von Furstenberg, and more. Directed by
Matthew Miele, the film explores the history, inner workings
and untold stories behind the store’s rise from a modest
ladies’ tailor shop to a mirror of contemporary culture.
IRIS
Magnolia Pictures, 2015, 83 minutes,
rated PG-13
IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old
documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris
Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyant
93-year-old style maven who has had
an outsized presence in the New York
fashion industry. More than a fashion film, the documentary
is a story about creativity and how, even in Apfel’s dotage, a
soaring free spirit continues to inspire.
Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Regional
Museum Fashion Collections continues
Costume and Textiles – Philadelphia Museum of Art
Friday, June 17, 2–3:30 pm
H. Kristina Haugland, The Le Vine Associate Curator of
Costume and Textiles and Supervising Curator for the
Study Room
$25 member / $30 non-member / $15 student with valid ID.
Advance registration required and limited. Transportation on
your own; directions provided.
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This opportunity to go behind the scenes at one of the oldest
and largest costume and textiles collections in the country
includes touring the department’s busy workrooms, its stateof-the-art conservation lab, and a private visit to the Study
Room to view selected highlights from the collection
of 30,000 objects.
Through June 12, 2016, Fred Beans Gallery
Guest Curator, Liz K. Sheehan
A devoted Bucks County native,
Katharine Steele Renninger (19252004) 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. 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.
Craft, Commitment, Community
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.
Craft, Commitment, Community is
generously supported by The Pfundt
Family Foundation, Jim and Tina
Greenwood and an anonymous donor.
The publication is supported by the
Virginia B. and William D. Williams
Endowment Fund and The Pfundt
Family Foundation.
Experience a special
interactive audio tour
developed by thirteen
students in the
Michener’s Student
Docent program.
This tour features
objects from
the permanent
collection
including, but
not limited to, work
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, allowing for
younger visitors to make connections
to works in the galleries. Experience
the tour by visiting: http://spts.us/
mam. During your visit,
scan a QR code next
to the work to hear the
specific audio stop.
Curator’s Conversation
“Katharine Steele Renninger: Context
and Community”
Wednesday, May 4, 7–8 pm
Liz K. Sheehan, guest curator, joined by community
representatives:
•Bruce Katsiff, former director/CEO, Michener Art
Museum (1989-2012)
•Fran Orlando, director, exhibitions and Artmobile,
Bucks County Community College, and member of
the Bucks County Intermediate Unit Arts Education
Trust Board
•Barbara Swanda, author of the Renninger
catalogue raisonné
$10 member / $20 non-member / $5 student with valid
ID, includes Museum admission. Advance registration
required. Galleries will remain open until 9 pm.
Katharine Steele Renninger (1925-2004), Rebuilt, 1951. Casein on canvas mounted to
Masonite. 12 1/2 x 13 in. Private Collection.
In this lecture, Sheehan will consider Renninger’s work in
the context of American art history, the influences of her
studies and travel, and her place in the “Genius Belt” –
the legacy of the arts in Bucks County. Sheehan will be
joined by several of Renninger’s friends and colleagues
to discuss the artist’s deep involvement in building a
local arts community, including her efforts to establish
the James A. Michener Art Museum.
Craft, Commitment, Community
Youth Audio Tour
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Coming Soon:
The Death of
Impressionism?:
Disruption & Innovation in Art
November 12, 2016 – February 26, 2017
Paton | Smith | Della Penna-Fernberger Galleries
Curated by Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D., Gerry & Marguerite
Lenfest Chief Curator; Louise Feder, Assistant Curator; and
Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Curatorial Fellow in Photography &
New Media
Bucks County and the surrounding Delaware Valley Region
have long been associated with Impressionism, primarily
through the work of the artists connected by the art colony in
nearby New Hope, many of whom disseminated the style as
teachers at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA).
Impressionism came late to the region and grew to its peak in
about 1915, but quickly lost its broad critical appeal as other
trends in American and European art rose in popularity on the
national scene. Many of the artists who dismissed
Impressionism as “old fashioned” were students at PAFA, who
organized their own exhibition of modern art there in 1921.
Others began to come to the region in the 1930s, as urban
areas such as New York City became too expensive. During
the Depression, the influx of new artists embracing Modernist
tendencies caused a rift in the artistic community which,
in many respects, persists to this day. Like artists in
New York and other arts centers, these new artists declared
Impressionism and its practitioners dead. And yet, nearly
100 years later, lines still form outside museums for
Impressionist exhibitions, and, particularly in Bucks County,
the Pennsylvania Impressionists still hold sway.
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951), Autumn Afternoon,
c. 1911, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches. James A. Michener Art
Museum, Gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest.
The Death of Impressionism?: Disruption & Innovation in Art
explores the significance of Impressionism in the Delaware
Valley Region through juxtapositions of Impressionist paintings
with more Modernist works, or through examinations of
transitional moments in specific artists’ careers—moments that
transformed their practice as well as that of others around
them. At its core, the exhibition is a close review of the rift
between the old guard and the new in the late 1920s and early
1930s, and the broader ramifications of discord that have
filtered through art production during the past eight decades.
More broadly, The Death of Impressionism?: Disruption &
Innovation in Art provides visitors and scholars alike with a
focused lens through which to view the stylistic
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951), Modern Woman,
transformations, changing patterns of taste, and cultural shifts 1934, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches. James A. Michener Art
Museum, Gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest.
as they pertain to the past century in American art.
The Death of Impressionism?: Disruption & Innovation in Art
is generously supported by SEI Private Wealth Management.
Jonathan Hertzel:
When Sparks Fly
September 24, 2016 –
January 1, 2017
Bette and Nelson Pfundt Gallery
Curated by Kirsten Jensen, Ph.D.,
Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator
Jonathan Hertzel: When Sparks Fly
highlights the artist’s recent work in
watercolor alongside one of his dynamic
bronze sculptures, Adam Splitting. A
Jonathan Hertzel (b. 1953), Chasing Sparks 1, 2 & 3, watercolor on Arches paper, 2015.
former longtime resident of Bucks County,
James A. Michener Art Museum. Museum Purchase.
Hertzel recently moved to Santa Fe with
his wife, fellow artist Linda Guenste. The change in location has prompted a shift in both
medium and subject matter for Hertzel, turning from oils and bronze to more portable
watercolor, which has allowed the artist to work rapidly and with great expression. His
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distinctive swirling, organic forms are still present, but now in an updated color palette and
in the Bette and
with an entirely new character. Hertzel was trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Nelson Pfundt Gallery
Arts and at Alfred University. His work has been exhibited at the Woodmere Art Museum,
is presented by Vivian
the State Museum of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the
Banta and Robert Field.
James A. Michener Art Museum.
Coming Soon:
Shifting the Limits: Robert Engman’s Structural Sculpture
October 22, 2016 – February 5, 2017
Fred Beans Gallery
Curated by Kirsten Jensen, Ph.D., Gerry &
Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator
Shifting the Limits: Robert Engman’s Structural
Sculpture is the first monographic exhibition of
Engman’s work in decades. Born in 1927 to parents
who had emigrated from Sweden, the artist
graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design
with a BFA, and from Yale University with an MFA
in painting and sculpture, after studying with Josef
Albers. He is best known locally for his large public
sculpture, especially works installed in Philadelphia
such as Triune, located opposite City Hall. The
exhibition will focus on Engman’s more intimately
sized sculpture and jewelry, accompanied by the
existing book, Robert Engman: Structural Sculpture
(Schiffer, 2012).
Robert Engman (b. 1927), Triune, 1974, bronze on concrete base, H. 20 x W. 18 feet,
commissioned by Girard Bank and the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company. Photo by
Lonnie Graham, 2015.
Shifting the Limits: Robert Engman’s
Structural Sculpture is generously supported
by Jon Paton.
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Recent
Acquisitions
The Michener’s Collections Committee meets
regularly throughout the year and is pleased to
announce the acceptance of a number of new
works to the Museum’s permanent collection.
Among the new acquisitions are works by
George R. Anthonisen and Albert Van Nesse
Greene, donated by the Long Family in honor
of Audrey Long; a pastel by Ethel V. Ashton,
donated by Hagit Whitaker, Whitaker and Moore;
a painting by Linda Guenste, donated by the
artist herself; sculptures by Jonathan Hertzel,
donated by the artist himself; multiple works by
bequest of the estate of Harry W. Lownsbury;
and ten paintings by contemporary Philadelphia
artists, donated by Yvonne Shafer in memory
of her husband Robert Chamberlain. The
Collections Committee meets again in mid-May,
and is continually grateful for the many ways
in which the Michener’s permanent collection
continues to expand.
Ethel V. Ashton (1896–1975), Coming Home, pastel on paper, H. 9 x W. 12 inches.
James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of Hagit Whitaker.
Help us secure a
Wyeth painting!
The Michener Art Museum turns 30 in
2018! To celebrate, the Museum has set a
goal to expand its collection with 30 major
acquisitions – one for every year the Museum
has been open to the public. We are already
working with donors and collectors, and have
identified one painting in particular as an
exciting possibility for the Michener’s 30th
anniversary list.
Dream Fantasy (1925) is a rare early work by
Henriette Wyeth, the daughter of N.C. Wyeth
and his self-described most talented child.
Henriette, along with her husband Peter Hurd,
will be the subject of the Michener’s upcoming
exhibition, Magical & Real: Henriette Wyeth
and Peter Hurd, A Retrospective, on view from
December 2, 2017 through March 25, 2018.
The Museum has the opportunity to purchase
the work for the collection but we need your
help to raise the $30,000 required.
Henriette Wyeth (1907-1997), Dream Fantasy, 1925, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inches.
Please join the Michener in a crowdsourced
effort to bring Dream Fantasy to Doylestown
permanently, and to help kick off the
Museum’s 30th anniversary year with a brand
new success story! To donate, please visit
Crowdrise.com/30x30.
Studio of Steve Tobin
Paul Grand Studio Tour
Located in Quakertown, PA
Friday, June 3, 10 am–noon
Located in Lahaska, PA
Saturday, June 25, 1–3 pm
Saturday, September 17, 1–3 pm
$20 member /
$25 non-member /
$10 student with valid ID
Internationally
recognized for his
strong yet elegant
interpretations of
elements from the
natural world, Tobin
received well-earned
recognition in his
hometown with the
summer 2014 exhibition
Out of This World:
Works by Steve Tobin
at the Michener Art
Steve Tobin (b.1957), Steelroot, 2010, 12’ H.,
Museum. Tobin was
Photograph by Kenneth Ek.
originally known for his
glasswork, but in recent years, epic sculpture in bronze and
steel has been the focus of his attention. Join Steve Tobin on
a tour of Tobin’s impressive Quakertown sculpture studio and
learn about his evolving work.
The Studio of Ben Solowey
Located in Bedminster, PA
Friday, June 10, 10:30 am–noon
$20 member /
$25 non-member /
$10 student with valid ID
Reserve a place for this
intimate tour led by David
Leopold, director of the
Studio of Ben Solowey, the
only remaining intact studio from the Golden Age of Bucks
County art. Located on a 34-acre farm in Bedminster, the
views from the studio are virtually the same as when Solowey
arrived in 1936. The artist felt he saw a landscape to paint
every time he looked out his studio window.
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“When you visit the studio of Ben Solowey, you do more than
see an exhibition, you enter an artist’s world,” wrote Edward
Sozanski, Philadelphia Inquirer Art Critic. “The charm of [the
Studio] is its sense of intimacy and immediacy. Nothing is
under glass or roped; rather, it conveys the uncanny feeling
that Solowey has just stepped away from his easel and will
be back any minute – you couldn’t imagine wanting to be
anywhere else.”
$30 member /
$40 non-member
Advance registration is limited and
required. Transportation is on your
own. Directions
are provided.
Join us for a private
tour of the home
and studio of
Paul Grand (b.1941), Taroudaant Kasbah, 2000,
photographer Paul Kodak Endura paper, Taroudaant, Morocco.
Grand, whose work ©Paul Grand
was featured in the 2015 Michener Art Museum exhibition
Paul Grand: Beyond the Surface.
Nakashima Studio Tour
Located in New Hope, PA
Saturday, July 16, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
Saturday, October 15, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
$45 member /
$55 non-member,
includes tour and
boxed lunch
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 customdesigned 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.
p u b l i c PROGRAM S
Sign up early — programs sell out quickly.
Advance registration required and limited. Transportation on your own; directions provided.
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Labyrinth
Programs
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.
May Day Celebration
Sunday, May 1, 4:30–5:30 pm
Welcome the return of spring as we walk the paths of the labyrinth. May Day
has its roots in the ancient spring festivals celebrated in many regions of the
northern hemisphere. Traditionally, women wore garlands of flowers in their
hair and communities danced around a maypole. Feel free to wear flowers
in your hair. We will provide the streamers to brighten up the labyrinth in
celebration.
Summer Solstice Gathering
Monday, June 20, 7–8 pm
Meet at the Community Labyrinth at the Michener to celebrate the longest
day of the year. Learn about how the circular Celtic calendar of the seasons,
based on cycles of agrarian life, corresponds to many of our modern
holidays. The flower garden encircling the labyrinth should be in full bloom!
Song and Dance in the Labyrinth
Wednesday, July 20, 6–7 pm
A labyrinth walk does not always have to meditative and serious; it can be as
joyful and whimsical as dancing. In an ancient myth from Crete, a labyrinth
pattern that was used as a dancing ground for match making was portrayed
on the surface of a shield. Young men and maidens, with hands on one
another’s wrists, circled as smoothly on their accomplished feet as the wheel
of a potter, then ran in lines to meet one another.
As a prelude to the summer concert at the Michener featuring “Love Will
Keep Us Together” by Bristol Riverside Theatre at 7 pm in the Edgar N.
Putman Event Pavilion, we will meet at the labyrinth for singing and dancing.
Full Moon Labyrinth Walk
Sunday, September 15, 8–9 pm
Absorb the energy of the full moon as you experience a meditative walk,
winding back and forth on the paths of the labyrinth. Take a moment in the
center for reflection before returning to the outside world.
Holiday Illuminated Labyrinth Walk
Tuesday through Friday December 13 to 16, 7–9 pm
A joyful scene and a peaceful meditative walk will offer you the opportunity
to become centered and relaxed prior to the active time leading up to the
holiday season.
My OMEI: Observe, Meditate,
Experience, Internalize
First and third Sundays of each month,
3– 4 pm
Free with Museum admission.
Advance registration suggested.
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 art. A great way to relax
and recharge!
Jazz Night Purchase tickets early—programs sell out quickly.
Saturday evenings, May 21 and October 1, 8–11 pm, concert with one intermission
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
8:30–11 pm, Concert with one intermission
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 time of purchase
(we will do our best to accommodate you). Reception and Museum admission are included in ticket price.
Advance tickets only.
This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of Jazz Night.
Mike Boone and Friends
Saturday, May 21
John Swana, valve trombone; Tim Brey, piano; Anwar Marshall, drums;
Mike Boone, basses.
Bassist Mike Boone, a New Yorker and Eastman School of Music graduate,
came to Philadelphia fresh off a second stint with drummer Buddy Rich in 1985
and stayed put. Boone joined the Philly jazz scene as part of a coterie of young
bass players (Darryl Hall, Steve Beskrone, Lee Smith) who made the switch from
electric to upright bass. Over the years, Boone emerged as a jazz engine in town,
a quiet force humming with legions of fans and young musicians. He’s a mentor
to the “next generation.” Boone is on the faculty of Temple University teaching
bass. He is also on the Board of Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit organization that helps
musicians in crisis. His latest release is Heart & Soul.
Wendy Simon
Saturday, October 1
Mike Boone and Friends
Wendy Simon has been described as a “polished performer who stylishly and
sensitively can sing her way around a ballad, as well as sing and swing with the
best!” She started her career in New York City, appearing Off Broadway as well
as in regional theatres as an actress/singer. Wendy toured the East Coast with a
rock/show band, which led to her settling in the Philadelphia area. She studied
music with Philly bassist Al Stauffer, and sang in the Borgia Cafe with pianist Bob
Cohen and bassist Tyrone Brown. She has performed in many clubs throughout
Europe, Casablanca, Morocco, and the East Coast. Wendy teamed up with Eric
Spiegel in 1980 and they became known as “52nd Street.” They have appeared
at clubs in New York, Boston, Atlantic City, and Philadelphia.
Wendy Simon
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Summer Concert Series
A Little Night Music
Wednesday evenings, June 22, July 20, August 3, 7–8:30 pm
The Café will be open until 8 pm, serving a selection of small plates, desserts and non-alcoholic beverages for purchase before
and during the performances.
Tickets: $10 member / $20 non-member / $5 student with valid ID, includes Museum admission. Museum galleries and the
Patricia D. Pfundt Sculpture Garden are open until 9 pm on these evenings. Advance registration suggested as seating is limited.
The Summer Concert Series is made possible by the generous support of the Pfundt Family Foundation.
Suzanne DuPlantis, Wednesday, June 22
Come enjoy this new take on that old favorite: the Torch Song. Suzanne puts it all in
perspective in a program that dips way back in time, arches through the centuries, and then
finishes with the jazz and blues standards of the Great American Songbook.
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Bristol Riverside Theatre – Love Will Keep Us Together
Wednesday, July 20
Suzanne DuPlantis
The hits of the 1970s are back! Join the BRT Concert Band
and five amazing singers for an evening of memorable
favorites like Time in a Bottle, Your Song, and Raindrops Keep
Falling on My Head, just to name a few.
Trinidelphia, Wednesday, August 3
The Michener is very pleased to welcome Trinidelphia back to the Michener after its 2015
sold-out Jazz Night performance!
Trinidelphia
Trinidelphia is Philadelphia’s preeminent Caribbean music ensemble, centering around
multi-instrumentalist Chris Aschman’s virtuosic work on the Trinidadian steelpan. Join us for
an unforgettable night of music, featuring a festive blend of soca, latin jazz, salsa, calypso,
and familiar tunes with a Caribbean flare. With multi-part vocal harmonies, crisp rhythmic
arrangements, and well-crafted arrangements, this ensemble is truly one of a kind!
Sunday Afternoon Music at the Michener
Concerts are held in the Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion
admission. Galleries are open until 5 pm. Advance registration suggested.
An Afternoon of Arab Music
Sunday, September 18, 3–4 pm
Advance registration required.
With members of Al-Bustan Takht
Ensemble; Hanna Khoury, violin; Hafez
Kotain, percussion.
Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble is the
resident ensemble of Al-Bustan
Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble
Seeds of Culture, a Philadelphiabased organization with national acclaim. “Al-Bustan,” Arabic for “the
garden,” is dedicated to presenting and teaching Arab culture through
the arts and language and to promoting cross-cultural understanding
and exchange. Join us for an intimate afternoon of classical and
contemporary Arabic music with violinist/Al-Bustan Music Director Hanna
Khoury and master percussionist Hafez Kotain, both recipients of the
prestigious Pew Fellowship in the Arts for their musical accomplishments.
Harvest Celebration
An Afternoon of Gospel Music
Sunday, June 12, 3–4:30 pm
Join us for an afternoon of gospel music featuring
Harvest Celebration and Salem Voices of Praise.
Harvest Celebration, of The Abundant Harvest
Church, is a jubilant Gospel choir composed of
both youth and adults who celebrate the genre
of Gospel music. The joy of lifting the spirits of
people everywhere is expressed through the
words and rhythms. The Salem Voices of Praise,
of the Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown, sing
Gospel music with power and purpose. Through
the blending of their voices in harmonious
melody, the words of every song come to life.
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A Passion for Fashion!
On Saturday, March 12, the Michener welcomed upper-level
members, exhibition supporters, and special guests from
Drexel University for the exclusive Designers Breakfast and
Private Preview of Philadelphia in Style: A Century of Fashion
from the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection,
Drexel University. From noon to 5 pm, over one thousand
members and guests came to preview the exhibition before it
opened to the public the following day.
Want to join, upgrade, or renew your membership?
Annina King,
Fashion Incubator
designer
Conrad Booker,
Fashion Incubator
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Photos: Dara N. King Photography
Call 215.340.9800 x110, visit MichenerArtMuseum.org/Join,
or come in person! Our visitor services representatives will be
delighted to assist you.
Gregory Church and
Rosina Rucci
Clare Sauro and
Kirsten Jensen
Kathy and Ted Fernberger, Bruce Norman Long,
Gregory Church and Mark Todaro
Cara and John Fry, Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio,
Joyce and Bob Byers Sr., Lisa Tremper Hanover
In 2015, twenty-six businesses joined the
Corporate Business Partner Program at the
Michener. On January 21, a reception gathered
many new members, Advisory Board members,
Michener Trustees and staff to familiarize
themselves with the gallery spaces, the Edgar N.
Putman Event Pavilion, and enjoy delicious fare
provided by Catering By Design, the Museum’s
new caterer.
What do the nearly 250 members of the
Corporate Business Partner Program have in
common? According to the program’s founder
Herman Silverman, they share “bragging rights.”
Members know that art is good for business and,
by supporting the visual arts at the Michener,
they gain visibility while contributing to the
quality of life in our region. An investment in the
Michener is an investment in a community that
attracts talented and creative people to work
and play.
Photo: Allure West Studios
Supporting the Arts is Good Business
Corporate Business Partners at the September Recognition Luncheon.
Milestone for Michener’s Corporate Business Partner Program
Members in good standing will gather on Thursday, May 5 for the
Corporate Business Partner Program’s 25th Annual Reception,
celebrating over 25 years of networking and supporting exhibitions and
educational programs that attract 135,000 visitors and 20,000 students
annually. Become an insider and join today!
To become a Corporate Business Partner, please contact Molly Dougherty at
215.340.9800 x120 or [email protected], or join online
at MichenerArtMuseum.org.
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2015 Donor Recognition
The Michener gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals, corporations, foundations, and
government agencies for their sponsorship of the Museum’s exhibitions, and education and public
programs, as well as their donations to our Annual Fund in 2015.
INDIVIDUALS
Distinguished Benefactors:
$100,000+
Anonymous
Patron: $25,000– $99,999
Bonnie J. O’Boyle
Kevin & Paula Putman/
Penn Color, Inc.
Sponsor: $10,000–$24,999
Maureen & Gregory Church
Carol & Louis Della Penna
The Estate of Harriet & Charles
Ermentrout *
Kathy & Ted Fernberger
Jane & Mal Jozoff
Marguerite & Gerry Lenfest
Syd & Sharon Martin
Jon & Wendy Paton
Charter: $5,000–$9,999
Vivian Banta & Robert Field
Bob & Joyce Byers
Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer &
Joe Neubauer
Bruce Norman Long
Lauren & Don Morel
Robert Russell
Virginia & Neal Sigety
Dr. Bayard T. Storey
Jennifer & Matthew Zelesko
Fellow: $2,500–$4,999
Karen & William Aichele
Dana Garber Applestein
Elizabeth Beans Gilbert
Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio
& Dr. Lamberto Bentivoglio
Eliot Chack
Chuck & Barbara Gale
Frank & Jeanette Gallagher
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Dr. Janice T. Gordon
Gregory Grim
Michel & Penny Hanigan
Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Hanover
Lisa & Stephen Hanover
Mary & Dennis Helf
Pat & Bill Marshall
Albert & Barbara Pritchard
Tom & Alycia Scannapieco
Kathleen & Frederick Schea
Neil & Patricia Stalter
Melinda & Ted Tally
Colette & Michael Tomeo
Amy & Robert Welch
Carolyn & Wayne Yetter
Sustaining: $1,000–$2,499
Suzanne Arnold
Joan & John Berna
Timothy & Lizanne Loesch Bernlohr
Luther W. Brady
Jean & William Brenner
Anne & Benedict Bugajewski
Pamela & Robert Byers
Whitney & Christopher Chandor
Suzanne & Norman Cohn
Sally & Lloyd Davis
Linda & Bill Deeter
Jason & Paula Della Penna
Mr. & Mrs. Walter F. Deuschle
Susan & John Eichert
Diane G. Eler
Mary Ellen & Edward Elgart
Ruth Fawley
Jane & Tony Ford-Hutchinson
Phyllis Gagner
Cathy & Lloyd Gilgore
Dr. & Mrs. John J. Gribb
Allan K. Grim, Jr.
J. Lawrence Grim, Jr. &
Kathleen O’Dea
Bill & Maureen Harvey
Don & Lynn Martin Haskin
Lou Hatfield
Howard E. Heckler
Sally & Richard Henriques
Susan E. Johnson & James J. Flynn
Sam H. & Rhoda M. Jones
Jo & Bruce Katsiff
Jeffrey Ladouceur
Liza Prior Lucy
John E. Lyons
Joann K. Malta
Carol & John McCaughan
State Senator Chuck McIlhinney
Sandra Spitzer McKelvey
John J. Medveckis
Richard B. Millham, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. John Moyer
Donald & Joan Parlee
Henry & Betsy Pfeiffer
Richard & Krista Pinola
Barbara & Dr. Joseph Rabson
Harriet Rattner
Elizabeth & Brian Rizor
Norman & Caryl Rosenthal
The Samantha Fund of the
Community Foundation of
New Jersey
Kathy Schroeher & Jim Clare
Donald & Ethel Shepherd
Herman Silverman & Liz Serkin
Leslie & Frank Skilton
Carol & John Small
Irene Uzinskas
Alice & Robert Vernon
Dee Ann & Marvin Woodall
Charlie Woodward
Associate: $500–$999
Penny & Bernard Alpher
Ira & Yasmine Baeringer
Drew & Rebecca Barlow
Richard & Sandie Bauder
Jay & Barbara Belding
Robert Bryan & Julie A. Jensen
Rose & Michael Carbonara
Mary Jane Clemens
D. Rodman & Valerie Eastburn
Linda Conklin, Nora Conklin, &
Alan Goldstein
Richard Greenberg
Andy & Ellen Happ
Kathie & David Herzog
The Jacqueline M. Griffith Fund
Gail & Alan Keim
Juergen & Elizabeth Kruse
Sandra & Conrad Leon
Susan Madian
Erin M. McDonald
Lori & Rick Millham
Virginia F. Nason & Family
Carol & Tom Nelson
Chip & Beth Ott
Barbara & Don Ottosen
State Representative Marguerite
Quinn
Stephen Raab & Marie
Brickley-Raab
Edward Richardson
Ms. Colleen Berry Ross &
Mr. George Ross
Linda & Jim Rutkosky
Dr. Marion J. Siegman
Michael & Tammy Simpson
Dr. Vail Garvin Unterberger
Dr. & Mrs. Michael C. Vander Zwan
Lynda Vieytes
Doreen Wright & Robert Beck
Donna Zebley
Affiliate: $250–$499
Anonymous
Jane & David Aker
Gail & Sandy Alderfer
Judy & John Ambrose
Edward & Mary Bentz
Grace & James Betts
Jane Biberman
Liz & Edward Biester
Patricia G. Bitzer
Sheila Bodines
Doug & Christina Borden
Thomas & Karen Buckley
Charles G. Bush
Richard & Eileen Cavanaugh
Patricia L. Chapman
Karen & John Cook
Patricia & Forrest Crooks
Jane Crumlish
Michael A. Danchak
Patricia Fox
Mr. Gerald Grater
Alene D. Haines
Anne & Larry Hall
Geraldine H. Happ
Michael J. Hughes
Vivian & Edward Krensel
Judge E. Ludwig
Steve & Cindy Mazda
Helen Mirkil & Brian Peterson
John A. Moyer & Sarah Ji
Jeffra & Yash Nandan
Edythe & Dick Patterson
Michelle A. Pedersen
Jim & Karen Reed
Mike & Sandy Rodin
Henry & Charlotte Rosenberger
Christine Ryan
Gerrie Sammak
John Seaman & Janet Filomeno
Binny Silverman
Larry Simmons & James Akerberg
Mavis Smith & Gary Hemphill
Lisa Kristin Soren
Beryl & Joseph Stine
Barbara Wachter & Stephen Albert
Maxine Katz Ward
Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Willard
Megan Yu
Edward J. Zekas
Participating: $150–$249
Susan Achenbach
Ellen & George R. Anthonisen
Jane & Paul Bean
Glenn Beasley & Patricia Nau
Larry & Karen Belli
Mr. & Mrs. Norman R. Berger
Audrey Bernheimer & Ed Weir
David Bescherer
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Bierlin, Jr.
Dan & Nancy Bishop
Bill & Nancy Blethen
Adele & Jack Borrus
Jeff & Mary Bretz
Bright Eyes Fund
Hollie Brown
Elzbieta & Bruce Brundage
Diane Burko & Richard Ryan
Lynn Bush
Glenna L. Bye
Linda & Gerry Byrne
Friend: up to $149
Anonymous (3)
Diane & Kenneth Ahl
John Alcott & Jodelle Bryan
Barbara Barger
Jane Benner
Mark & Sandra Bernstein
Mary Ann Binns
Anne & William Bishop
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Bray, Jr.
Patrick Breen
Clare I. Bretz & Thomas E. Sullivan
Rosanne & Gerald Brook
Mehmet U. Calis
Gary & Evelyn Carpenter
Patricia T. Chapman
Joseph & Marian Chiesa
Ellen C. Clark
Mary D. Corbett
Steven A. Cotlar, Esq.
Carol & Peter Cotter
Betsy & Daniel Crofts
John & Julie Davis
Marie & Mark Dean
Carol Ann Della Penna
Terri Ann Di Julio
Larry A. Donoso
Dennis & Coni Dungan
Charles & Rita Dunleavy
Ildiko & Edward Falkenhayn
Sarah W. Fell
Linda & Lee Felt
Jack & Jackie Ferrari
The Fiore Family
Marilyn Fisher
Linda & Dennis Flanagan
Judith & Carl Fonash
Carole Forbes
Marina Freyer
Mrs. Arlene Frimark
Janet & Joseph Gendaszek
M. Antoinette Girio
Deborah Glessner
Mrs. Joan Greenberg
Max & Jo Gross
Albert & Barb Hall
Patricia & Howard Harpel
Barbara & Walter Harris
Madeleine Henderson
Patricia & Stanley Herstine
David E. Hewitt
Deborah Hinckley &
Richard Beaumont
Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Homan
Rob & Debbie Hutchison
Eve Gutnajer Infanti
Alberta & David Jacobs
Kathleen & Andrew Jajko
Matt Jankowski
Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Elise J. Jones
Beverly Kalikow
Debra C. Kalodner
Thomas J. Kardish, M.D.
Charlotte & Kevin Keenan
Catherine Keim
Mrs. William E. Keim
Catherine & Christopher Kerr
Anna V. Kirstein
Paul Koehler & Luray Gross
W. Roy & Nancy Kolb
Michael G. Kopcho
William Kraus
Drs. Paul & Janice Larson
Carol & Bert Larsson
Jim Lynch
William & Jane MacDowell
Diana Mackie
Lawrence & Jane Magne
Mitchell Manasse
Donald & Grace McClintock
Eleanor B. McCormick
Peggy McRae
Dr. & Mrs. William Mestichelli
Marty Moss-Coane &
James Coane
JoAnn H. Moyer
Robert J. Myers
Althea Neely
Sharon & James Nelson
Judith & Frank N. Norris, Jr.
Louise H. Ochroch
Katharine & Everard Pinneo
Janice Pruch
Cathryn Quinn & Craig Pierre
Marc S. Rabinowitz, M.D.
& the Staff of Prevention
First Healthcare
Ann R. Rainey
Rhonda & James Rea
Jonathan & Melissa Reiss
Nanci P. Remmey
Santokh Rinpoche &
Thomas Bradburn
Sherrill Rittenmeyer
Bernice Rosenthal
Linda & Mark Roskein
F. T. Sanderson
Douglas Sardo
Lynne & Michael Schad
Barbara A. Schoellkopf
Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Fredlyn Scott
Phyllis Sexton
Joy & Clyde Shoop
Jeremiah E. Silbert
Jenny Silverman & Rachel Carda
Diane L. Smith
Ms. Eleanor Smith
Judy E. Smith
Leonard & Danielle Snyder
Anne Stewart
Angelique Strauss
Louise Swartz
Karen M. Taylor
Ms. Sally Thrane
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Tint
Dr. & Mrs. John W. Tomlinson
Patrick Turner
Anna Van Artsdalen
Suzanne M. Vanet
Mr. Stanley Wanger
Harry & Janis Wilkinson
David & Luise Wingerter
Linda & Steve Wisniewski
David C. Wu
Kaethe & David Zemach Bersin
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David & Sue Ellen Miller
Mr. Chi Mo
Fredaricka Moffitt
Jacquelin F. Mohr
Leda Molly
Loretta & Bill Montgomery
James & Cathleen Morano
Sheryl & Tim Mullen
Donald & Anna Bosa Mulligan
Bobbi Munn
Kevin Nakashima
Stephen F. Osborne
Bill & Pat Patterson
Deborah Pollack
Gloria Popeck & Richard Bernstein
Larry Rakowsky & Sharon Yerkes
Donald & Joan Rapp
Joyce Rehorst
Roy Reinard
Diana & James Resek
Don & Nancy Richardson
Valerie J. Rose
Richard & Ruth Betty Rosenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Blair T. Rush
Robert Saldarini & Randy Gosney
Yvonne P. Sampsel
Joseph L. Santoro
Diane Schmidt
Milton & Phyllis Schwartz
Dianne Semingson
Dave & Kristin Shields
Patricia & Frank Shuman
CDR & Mrs. Richard Simpson
Anne M. Soriero
Barbara & Peter Sperry
Constance Stockwell
Barbara & David Stoller
Henry K. & Shirley A. Strawn
Edward A. Suarez
Linda Sullivan & Mark Bayer
Karin & David Svahn
Sally & William Swezey
Bobbi Tarvin & Gary Gambardella
Marcia Telthorster
Tom Thomas
Harold B. Vikoren
Dore Vorum & Mark Safran
John & Angela Walko
David & Nancy Waters
Doris Weiss
Robert C. Whitley
Patricia & Donald Winey
Sam & Joyce Zanze
Judy Zipkin Grasso &
Michael Grasso
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Anne Callahan & Charles Croce
Andrea & John Carber
Leslie & Neal Carson
Larry G. Carter
Carolann C. Catalogne
Dr. & Mrs. Eduardo A. Cevallos
Judy & Kieran Cody
Karen Cole
Judy Comes
Joe & Molli Conti
Patricia & Walter Conti
Margit & Roger Cook
Mary Ellen Cronin
Carolyn & Joe Della-Rodolfa
Merrill & Suzanne Detweiler
Molly Dougherty
Thomas & Lynn Ebeling
Elise Falkenhayn
Ernest B. & Barbara H. Feldgus
Lutzi Fischer
Bryan Fisher
Laura L. Folkes
Nancy Freudenthal
Wendy & Eugene Gladston
Arlene L. Goldberg
Mary & Harvey Goldstein
Gayle Goodman &
James E. Searing
Emmet Gowin
Jane & John Grim
Maggie & Richard Groff
Allison & Andrew Hamilton
Barbara Fighera Harrison
Charles W. Head, Jr. &
John A. Faggotti
Donald & Louise Heath
Jacqueline & John Hover
Nancy J. Hunter
Carole & Hank Hurst
Larry & Joyce Hutton
Mr. & Mrs. Klaus Ihlenfeld
Michael Jarret & Angie Pincin
Barbara & Charles Kahn, Jr.
Barbara M. & George W. Karr, Jr.
Nancy Kaufmann
Joanne & David Keller
Charles & Andrea Kircher
Christine & Robert Klein
Mark Klingensmith, VMD
Patricia Kohlhepp
Joan & Richard Kopchik
Victor Labson & Rebecka Snell
Judith & William Langan
Mary Lee & William Lieser
David M. Mackey
Marie & Paul Mahoney
Kip Malloy & Martin Nemer
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Mann
Reneé & Milton Margulies
Edric & Mary Ellen Mason
Catherine Mazauskas
Mary C. McCaw
Joseph F. X. & Marguerite L.
McGarvey
Marie McKinstry &
Dr. Stuart A. Fox
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cORPORATIONS,
fOUNDATIONS AND
gOVERNMENT aGENCIES
Distinguished Benefactors:
$100,000+
The Pew Center for Arts &
Heritage
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Patron: $25,000–$99,999
County of Bucks
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
SEI Private Wealth Management
Visit Bucks County
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Sponsor: $10,000–$24,999
The Coby Foundation, Ltd.
Fulton Bank
The Pfundt Family Foundation
The Rose Group
Tonamora Foundation
Charter: $5,000–$9,999
Anonymous
Bucks County Foundation
Merck
National Endowment for the Arts
Penn Community Bank
Silverman Family Partnerships
Univest Bank and Trust
The Victory Foundation
Fellow: $2,500–$4,999
FREEMAN’S
Gratz Gallery & Conservation
Studio
Pzena Investment Charitable Fund
The Sigety Family Foundation
Travis Gallery
Sustaining: $1,000–$2,499
Allebach Advertising
Byrne Sewing Connection
Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback
Foundation
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Dontech, Inc.
Eiseman Construction
Company, Inc.
FACT Bucks County
George Nakashima Woodworkers
Jane M. Yeuroukis, Inc.
Millham Insurance Agency
New York Community Trust,
Ruth & Hans Cahnmann
Memorial Fund
Paganini
Penn Wealth Management at
Morgan Stanley
Pheasant Hill Foundation
The Lehman Foundation
Charitable Trust, Inc.
Wells Fargo Foundation
Associate: $500–$999
Bridget Wingert/Bucks County
Herald
Charter Management Corporation
Delaware Valley Concrete Co.
Doylestown Health
E. C. Bentz Electrical
Contractor, Inc.
Ewing Public Education
Foundation, Inc.
Fred Beans Family of Dealerships
Gallop Printing, Inc.
John Paton, Inc.
Lambertville Station
Moore Cleaning, LLC
PNC Wealth Management
US Trust, Bank of America
Private Wealth Management
Warren Weiss Insurance
Agency Inc.
Affiliate: $250–$499
Celeste Callaghan/Callaghan
Interior Design
Delaware Valley Comfort
at Home, LLC
Molenaar Greenhouse
The Piper Group
QNB Bank
Rago Arts & Auction Center
Wendy Webb Schoenewald, PT
Participating: $150–$249
Good Air Conditioning &
Heating Co.
Heller’s Seafood Market
Penglase & Benson, Inc.
Joseph B. Popivchak, Wetherill
Opticians, Inc.
Friend: up to $149
Bucks Country Gardens
Canal Frame–Crafts Gallery
Penn’s Grant Realty Corporation
Seraphin Gallery
Gifts in Tribute
In Memory of Audrey Long
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Bray, Jr.
Steven A. Cotlar, Esq.
Ildiko & Edward Falkenhayn
Elise Falkenhayn
Linda & Lee Felt
The Fiore Family
Marina Freyer
Patricia & Stanley Herstine
Carol & Bert Larsson
Jim Lynch
Mrs. Althea Neely
Marc S. Rabinowitz, M.D.
& the Staff of Prevention
First Healthcare
Linda & Mark Roskein
Donald & Ethel Shepherd
Ms. Judy E. Smith
Angelique Strauss
Louise Swartz
Patrick Turner
Suzanne M. Vanet
Amy & Robert Welch
In Memory of William Mandel
Penny & Bernard Alpher
Joe & Molli Conti
Mr. Curtis Cox
Delaware Valley Comfort
at Home, LLC
David E. Hewitt
Carole & Hank Hurst
Jane & Mal Jozoff
Gail & Alan Keim
Mrs. Colette Roche
Robert Russell
Stanley T. Saretsky & Cecile
Lowenkron Saretsky
Mrs. Leona Sohmers
Mr. Stanley Wanger
In Memory of Ann Silverman
Judith & Carl Fonash
Leda Molly
Jane & Paul Bean
In memory of David Charles
Sheppard, Jr.
Dan & Nancy Bishop
In memory of George &
Verna Bishop
Adele & Jack Borrus
In memory of George
Nakashima
Eiseman Construction
Company, Inc.
In memory of Phil Eiseman
Linda & Dennis Flanagan
In memory of William John Miller
Laura L. Folkes
In memory of Mark A. Folkes
Michael Jarret & Angie Pincin
In memory of Antonio Pincin
Judith & William Langan
In memory of Diana
Magenheimer
David & Sue Ellen Miller
In memory of Richard
Goldberg, M.D.
Kip Malloy & Martin Nemer
In memory of Dzintra Infante
Virginia F. Nason & Family
In memory of Peter Nason
Jim & Karen Reed
In memory of Jada Gallagher
Dianne Semingson
In memory of H. Craig Lewis
Marcia Telthorster
In memory of Gregory
Telthorster
Edward J. Zekas
In memory of Hank Fortier
Anne & Larry Hall
In honor of Nelson Shanks
Don & Lynn Martin Haskin
In honor of Louis & Carol
Della Penna
Madeleine Henderson
In honor of Mary Ellen Cronin
Robert Bryan & Julie A. Jensen
In honor of Joyce & Bob Byers
Maureen Hurst
In honor of Henry & Carole
Hurst’s 50th Wedding
Anniversary
Victor Labson & Rebecka Snell
In honor of the wedding of
Louise Levy & Kay Reiss
Reneé & Milton Margulies
In honor of Matthew Viggiano
Barbara & Don Ottosen
In honor of Jane & Mal Jozoff
Stanley T. Saretsky & Cecile
Lowenkron Saretsky
In honor of Bob Russell
Dr. Bayard T. Storey
In honor of Liz Osborne
Donna Zebley
In honor of Mark & Gina Zebley
Gifts to the Collection
Anonymous
Glenna Lange Bye
The Conn Family Trust
Linda Guenste
Ted Hallman
Jonathan Hertzel
Deanna Hill
John Horton
Timothy Katsiff
Alexander Limont
Dianne A. Meyer
Bonnie O’Boyle
Peter Paone
David Perisho & Family
Kathleen Perisho
Ray Perisho
Ron Perisho
Brian H. Peterson
David Rago & Suzanne Perrault
Drs. Irwin & M. Susan Richman
Arthur & Natalia Ritter
George & Theona Salkowitz
Barbara Schaff
Yvonne Shafer
In memory of her husband
Robert Chamberlain
Jack Thompson
IN-KIND Gifts
Anonymous
Advanced Color Signs & Graphics
Alain Blanchon Selection
Allure West Studios
Ruth E. Anderson and
Howard Katz
Anton’s at the Swan
Vivian Banta & Robert Field
Jay & Barbara Belding
Black Bass Hotel
Bobby Simone’s
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
Pierre’s Chocolates
Andrew Pinkham Photography
David Rago & Suzanne Perrault
Red Heart Yarn, a Coats Brand
Ristorante Il Melograno
Dr. & Mrs. Donald J. Rosato
Don Saul
SEI Private Wealth Management
John & Pamela Sergey
Sherry Tinsman, Metalsmith
Silverman Gallery of Bucks County
Impressionist Art
Herman Silverman
Slate Bleu Restaurant
Jane Magee Sowden
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Joel Stewart
Barbara Stewart
Stockton Fine Wines & Spirits
Tiffany & Co.
Steve Tobin
Lauren Travis
Virginia W. Sigety
W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Bruce Weiner
Christopher Willett
Matching Gift Companies
Bank of America Matching
Gift Program
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
GE Foundation
IBM International Foundation
Johnson & Johnson Matching
Gifts Program
Merck Partnership for Giving
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Pzena Investment Management,
LLC
Sprint Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
Matching Gifts
Western Union Foundation
*Deceased
The Museum values the support of its many donors. These donations reflect the tax-deductible portion only; no goods or services were
received for any of the above gifts.Every attempt was made to produce a complete and accurate listing. In the event of an error or omission,
please contact the Advancement office at 215.340.9800 x148.
Michener’s Spring Gala! Saturday, May 14, 2016
Fashion Fête Committee
Co-Chairs
Maureen Church
Amy Welch
Advisory Committee
Elissa Bloom
Louis Della Penna
Louise Feder
Kathy Fernberger
Lisa Tremper Hanover
Mary C. Helf
Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Jane Jozoff
Bruce Norman Long
Rosina Rucci
Clare Sauro
Become a sponsor today
to reserve your seats at
the Fashion Fête!
Event sponsorships are available
at the $10,000, $5,000, and
$1,000 levels. Individual tickets
are $300. If you have any
questions about purchasing a
sponsorship package, please
contact Laurie McGahey, Senior
Director of Advancement, at
215.340.9800 x161 or lmcgahey@
michenerartmuseum.org.
T
he James A. Michener Art Museum invites you to join us for our Fashion Fête on
May 14, celebrating the exhibition Philadelphia in Style: A Century of Fashion from
the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, Drexel University. This elegant
event will bring together more than 200 of the Michener’s friends and patrons for
an evening honoring world-renowned fashion designer Ralph Rucci. Guests will be treated
to a cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner presented by Catering By Design in the
spectacular Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion. The evening will also showcase designs by emerging
talent from the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator. Funds raised through the Fashion Fête will
enable the Michener to continue to enrich lives through outstanding exhibitions and educational
programming.
The fashions of Ralph Rucci, a Philadelphia native, have been featured in exhibitions at The
Museum at FIT, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and
the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Michener is especially delighted
to welcome Mr. Rucci following the much-acclaimed launch of his new RR331 line at this year’s
New York Fashion Week.
Fête Sponsors
Champs-Élysées
Presenting Sponsor
Tonamora Foundation
Via Della Spiga
Greg & Maureen Church
Louis & Carol Della Penna
Penn Color, Inc.
Tom & Alycia Scannapieco
Main Line Sponsor
Amy & Bob Welch
7th Avenue Sponsor
Timothy & Lizanne Loesch
Bernlohr
Bob & Joyce Byers
Suzanne & Norman Cohn
Drexel University
Frank & Jeanette Gallagher
Mary C. Helf & Dennis Helf
Bonnie J. O’Boyle
Michael & Tammy Lynn Simpson
Dr. Vail Garvin Unterberger
Jane Yeuroukis
For more information: MichenerAr tMuseum.or g
Mike Geno, Fine Art
Mira Nakashima
GloriousColor.com
Gratz Gallery & Conservation
Studio
Hamilton’s Grill Room
Brian Held
ishknits
Jeffrey A. Miller Catering
Company
Jane & Mal Jozoff
Amy Klatzkin
Kramer Portraits
Michael & Rose Carbonara
Louis Latour, Inc.
Mancuso Show Management
Robin & Jon McConaughy
Steve McCurry
Jonathan P. McSurdy
Pearl Mintzer
Betsy Moore
Nurture Spa
Bonnie J. O’Boyle
Rosalie Park
Brian Peterson & Helen Mirkil
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Morrie Breyer & Michael Mamp
Bucks Country Gardens
Bucks County Magazine
Bob & Joyce Byers
Byrne Sewing Connection
Caleb’s American Kitchen
Catering By Design
Central Wine Merchants
Chapman Gallery
Gregory & Maureen Church
Creative Closets, Ltd.
Carol & Louis Della Penna
Devon Fine Jewelry
DiSH Catering
Doylestown Flowers and Gifts
Duckhorn Wine Company
Eric McLendon, E Glass Studio
Figmagazine.com
Floribunda
Flowers Vineyards & Winery
Jane & Tony Ford-Hutchinson
Fred Beans Family of Dealerships
FREEMAN’S
Gale Nurseries, Inc.
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Appointment to the
Board of Trustees
New Staff
Member
The Michener Art Museum’s Board of Trustees overwhelmingly
approved the appointment of Lizanne Bernlohr to a threeyear term as a trustee.
Elizabeth Offner
joined the Michener
as Marketing
Coordinator in
February 2016.
She brings a
unique grassroots
perspective to our
organization following previously-held
positions managing marketing efforts
for nonprofits in Southeast Asia. Prior to
her work abroad, she spent much of her
time volunteering with charitable causes
in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Elizabeth will support the Advancement
Department in its external outreach
efforts and help strengthen Michener’s
presence digitally and beyond.
With a background in political science and volunteer
work, Lizanne Bernlohr brings to the Michener a deep
appreciation of the arts, with particular affinity for
Pennsylvania and New Hope Impressionist painters. For
the last 30 years, she has dedicated her time and efforts to
organizations in the educational and nonprofit sectors.
welcome
“I am delighted to be joining the board of the Michener Art
Museum,” Berhlohr said. “I have had a lifelong appreciation
of art and design and a genuine interest in helping expand
access to the arts in the greater Bucks County community.
I look forward to working with the Museum to that end.”
Inside Out Comes to Doylestown
The Philadelphia Museum of Art continues to share its
masterpieces with the community this spring with the return
of the Inside Out program. Thirteen high-quality replicas
are on display throughout Doylestown in this free outdoor
exhibition now through July 2016.
One highlighted replica is Daniel Garber’s Tanis. It is featured
near the labyrinth on the grounds of the Michener. The
original Tanis is currently on display within the Garber in
Spring exhibition at the Michener until August 7, 2016. (See
page 7 for more information regarding this exhibition.)
To support the Inside Out program, the Michener Art
Museum will offer free hour-long guided walking tours
of the outdoor exhibit beginning April 16 and continuing
through June 16. The tours will begin and end in the
Michener Art Museum lobby and will be led by trained
docents. Pre-registration is required. To register, please visit
Inside Out Walking Tours
Wednesday, May 4, 5 pm
Thursday, May 12, 5 pm
Saturday, June 11, 11 am
Saturday, May 21, 5 pm
Daniel Garber (1880-1958), Tanis, 1915, oil on canvas, H. 60 x W. 46 1/4 inches.
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with funds contributed by Marguerite and
Gerry Lenfest, 2011.
President, Michener Art
Museum Board of Trustees
What sparked your initial connection
to the Michener Art Museum?
What drove me to the Michener
originally was the Bucks County art – in
particular, a 2004 show featuring the
work of Robert Spencer [The Cities,
The Towns, The Crowds: The Paintings
of Robert Spencer]. I’m a big Robert
Spencer fan, so I was hooked after that.
As we approach the Michener’s 30th
anniversary, what are you looking
forward to the most?
The 30th anniversary is a time for
celebration, but it’s also a timeline
for the future.
My vision for the
next 25 years is to help the
Michener become one of the
great regional museums that
everybody knows and that
everyone talks about.
– Greg Church
Where we are, and what we accomplished in our first 25 years, is really terrific. It’s
very unusual for a museum to be where we are in this relatively short timeframe.
My vision for the next 25 years is to help the Michener become one of the great
regional museums that everybody knows and that everyone talks about. The 30th
anniversary is a notch along that next 25-year plan—it’s a special occasion in our
ongoing goals to expand our collection and bring in new audiences.
You’re an avid art collector. Tell us about your collection and what art
interests you.
I am an American art fan. That includes, of course, the New Hope School and
Pennsylvania Impressionism, but it also includes the whole genre of American art
and its remarkable evolution.
I continue to be amazed by the Amory Show of 1913, when the French came over
to show Americans what they were doing. The Americans were aghast and taken
aback, but they loved it. All of a sudden, you could see changes in American art.
Artists were latching onto what the French were doing, but they were determined
to do it better. It was wonderful, and it transformed American art forever.
I also collect pottery and Italian glass. I find them as beautiful as paintings and just
as tough, if not tougher, to create.
What are your other favorite museums?
I could get lost in the Prado [in Madrid] all day. It’s incredible. And the D’Orsay in
Paris. You could just stay there forever. The Met[ropolitan Museum of Art] is great,
and the PMA [Philadelphia Museum of Art] is great. And I really love the Ringling
Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida.
After demonstrating it meets national
standards and best practices of
museums and showing itself to be a
core educational entity that is a good
steward of the resources it holds in
the public trust, the Michener Art
Museum has been re-accredited by the
American Alliance of Museums (AAM).
Only three percent of the nation’s
museums share this distinction.
“We are so proud that the American
Alliance of Museums has once again
included the Michener Art Museum
on its list of excellent, credible
institutions,” said Lisa Tremper
Hanover, the Michener’s director and
CEO. “It is testament to the support we
receive from our community, our Board
of Trustees, and our many visitors
that we are able to maintain our high
institutional standards for advancing
art, public service, and education.”
“Accredited museums are a
community of institutions that have
chosen to hold themselves publicly
accountable to excellence,” said Laura
L. Lott, Alliance president and CEO.
“Accreditation is clearly a significant
achievement, of which both the
institutions and the communities they
serve can be extremely proud.”
The Michener Art Museum was
commended for its collections
stewardship, organizational health,
educational role, planning, and public
service role. AAM elected to bestow
accreditation for the full ten years; the
next re-accreditation process will not
be until 2025.
What are three things you’d like people to know about the Michener
Art Museum?
First, I think we have the greatest staff of any company that I’ve even been involved
with. Second, we do an incredible job with education—not just for children, but
also for adults. Just look at our lecture series. Third, I want people who don’t know
us to learn about us. The Michener Art Museum is a true gem.
For more information: MichenerAr tMuseum.or g
news & notes
The Michener Earns
Re-Accreditation
by the American
Alliance of Museums
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Volunteers
Sherry Tinsman Trunk Show
The James A. Michener Art Museum honored four outstanding
volunteers at its 22nd Annual Ann Silverman Volunteer
Recognition Award Ceremony on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Chosen
from a pool of deserving nominees, the 2015 Ann Silverman
Award recipients are Dave Buday and Jen McHugh for CoVolunteers of the Year; Carolyn Prieto for Docent of the Year;
and Maddie Worth for Junior Volunteer of the Year. In presenting
the awards, Jeffra Silverman Nandan paid special tribute to
each recipient.
Friday, September 30, 10 am – 4 pm
Saturday, October 1, 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday, October 2, 10 am – 4 pm
Twenty-nine additional volunteers were recognized for their
hourly contribution over the years, including three for over 1500
cumulative volunteer hours. In 2015, Michener volunteers gave
13,000 hours of their time, which translates to $300,000.
Volunteers are critical to the fulfillment of the Michener’s mission,
and the Volunteer Program is an integral part of the Museum.
By volunteering with us, you share in the Museum’s mission of
preserving the cultural heritage of Bucks County and forging
bonds between the Museum and the community.
Congratulations to ALL Michener volunteers!
Museum Lobby. No admission fee for Trunk Show.
Celebrate the start of autumn
with a unique and stunning
piece of jewelry from Bucks
County designer Sherry
Tinsman. Splurge on pieces
made from sterling silver
and 14k gold yellow or rose
accents with occasional brass
or copper highlights, and add
a touch of whimsy with pearls
or semi-precious stones. Meet
Sherry and her staff, and treat
yourself to a beautiful piece
of wearable art.
Have you browsed through our
Museum Shop lately?
Like the Michener Art Museum galleries, our Museum
Shop showcases the work of regional artists. You can
find jewelry by Andrea Abrams Herbert, Myrle Borine,
Lenora Dame, and Sherry Tinsman; silk scarves and tunics
by Harshita Lohia; lavender products by Carousel Farm;
pottery by Nancy Rasch Salamon, Phil Henderson, Steve
Tobin, Fran Leyenberger, Ron Andress, and Rhonda
Pfeifer Stowe; fabric purses and wallets by Maruca;
enticing children’s gifts; and—among other treasures—
shelves stocked with art books, catalogues, local history
chronicles, and novels by James A. Michener. And be
sure to browse our special fashion section featuring
items presented in tandem with our Philadelphia in Style
exhibition, on view through June 26.
At the Museum Shop, you’ll find the perfect gift for any
special occasion! Remember: All Museum members
receive a 10% discount on Museum Shop purchases. A gift
from the Museum is a gift to the Museum.
The Museum Shop is open seven days a week.
For more information, call 215.340.9800 or visit
Connect with the Michener
Enhance your experience
at the Michener! In the
galleries or online, there
are many ways to connect.
Visit MichenerArtMuseum.org to connect to us on Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, and other social media. Share your stories and comments.
Use mobile apps to connect with the Michener. Or visit the galleries to
experience different ways to learn more about the collection and exhibitions.
e d u c at i o n
Programs for Educators
Michener Teacher In-Service Workshops:
In collaboration with Bucks County Intermediate #22, the Michener
presents annual teacher workshops. These workshops are available
for Continuing Professional Education credit under Act 48. Please visit
MichenerArtMuseum.org for a listing of workshops. The Michener will
also customize in-service programs to fit your needs at the museum and
at your school. For more information on in-service programs available,
please call 215.340.9800 or visit MichenerArtMuseum.org.
Are you interested
in having a museum
educator come to
your classroom to
teach about arts in our
region? We have various
interdisciplinary outreach
programs available for
you and your students.
Our special Traveling
Trunk program includes
authentic steamer trunks focused on specific themes, including
Pennsylvania Impressionism, Modernism, and George Nakashima, the
internationally known woodworker.
Michener education staff can customize outreach lessons that tie into
your curriculum. For more information and program fees, contact
[email protected] or 215.340.9800 x124.
Scheduling Your Spring School Visit:
Free Admission Program
School visits are booking fast! Be sure to make reservations to
secure your preferred date for your school visit. All students and
teachers from preschool through high school are admitted free
through the sponsorship by The Rose Group, a local franchise of
Applebee’s Grill & Bar and Corner Bakery Café. Since 2008, the
Michener has welcomed over 39,000 students. During a school
visit, each student 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 at the Michener are tailored to fit various age
groups and school curricula. 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.
Reservations for a school visit are made by contacting
Melissa Sandquist at 215.340.9800 x124 or msandquist@
michenerartmuseum.org. Teachers are encouraged to contact
the museum at least three weeks in advance. Reservations are
accepted on a first-come, first served basis. Tours are offered
beginning at 9 am. Only pre-booked docent-led or self-guided
groups are included in the free admission program. Chaperones in
the allotted 1-to-6 ratio are free; please call for information on any
related admission costs for programs and additional chaperones.
More information about school tours and teacher programs
is available at Learn.MichenerArtMuseum.org and
MichenerArtMuseum.org/teachers/.
Learning Resources for Your Classroom
Download curriculum materials in conjunction with permanent
collection works and special exhibitions by visiting the Classroom
Connections pages at Learn.MichenerArtMuseum.org. Activities
are available for before, during and after your school visit. If you
are interested in doing a specific written activity during your school
visit, please contact [email protected] or
215.340.9800 x124 during the time of your reservation. All lessons and
activities meet national, state and Common Core standards.
Teacher Programs in Partnership with University of
the Arts, The Professional Institute for Educators
The Michener is proud to have a partnership with the Professional
Institute for Educators (PIE) at the University of the Arts to provide
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.
For Preschools: Art’s First Steps
Start a partnership with the Michener! A Museum educator will visit
your class to teach about works of art and engage students in the
art-making process. The class may also visit the Museum during the
course of the year.
For K-12 Teachers: Arts Enrichment After School
Expand the arts at your school by collaborating with the Michener
Art Museum. For several years, enthusiastic teachers who support
the arts have worked with us to develop unique after-school arts
programs for their schools. The program may also incorporate a visit
to the Museum during the course of the school year.
Camp Capers
Summer camp directors are invited to schedule a two-hour
individualized program for campers of all ages, incorporating a
guided tour of the galleries and hands-on studio art experience. Each
camper will create an original work of art inspired by our collection.
For information about Art’s First Steps, Arts Enrichment After
School Program, or Camp Capers, contact 215.340.9800 x126 or
[email protected].
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Summer and Fall Art Classes
Preschool through Adult
Art at the Heart of Education
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. Permanent collections
balanced with changing exhibitions
provide ongoing opportunities for
looking at and learning about a variety
of art forms in new ways. Student work
will be exhibited in the Education
Gallery throughout the year.
THERE IS ALWAYS MORE
AT THE MICHENER
Go to MichenerArtMuseum.org for
the latest in art class offerings.
Registration Information
Advance registration is required
215.340.9800 x105
• Course 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.
• There is a 25% cancellation fee for
programs and no refund once the
program begins.
summer art classes
Join us for an extensive exploration of the arts in our summer programs for
students age 5 through grade 12. Complete course descriptions are available at
MichenerArtMuseum.org and in our summer program flyer. Contact us for details at
215.340.9800 x126 or [email protected].
Lunch option: Bring lunch and combine morning and afternoon programs during
several weeks as noted. CITs and college interns will supervise students between
noon and 1 pm while teachers prepare for afternoon classes.
June 27 – July 1
Lunch Option 1 available this
week - $35
Grades 1-4
Beginning Fabric Design
9 am-noon
$175 member / $190 non-member
Instructor: Stephani Thomas
Grades 1-4
Jewelry Making
1-4 pm
Instructor: Stephani Thomas
Grades 1-4
Comic Book Extravaganza
1-4 pm
Instructor: Andrea Thompson
Michener Art Museum is
proud to announce our
AWARD-WINNING INSTRUCTORS:
Grades 5-8
Comic Books, Sci-Fi and Fantasy
9 am-noon
Robin Lane
Megan Miller
Stephani Thomas
Andrea Thompson
Maria Wible
Grades 5-8
Fabric Design and Sewing 1
10 am-4 pm
Instructor: Erin Casey
Cara Alderfer
Ruth Anderson
Erin Casey
Linsey Griffin
Jody Holbert
Katie Knoeringer
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]
for more information.
July 5 – 8
Note: This is a four-day week. Lunch
Option 2 available this week - $30
Age 6
New! Sensational Sixes
9 am-noon or 1-4 pm
Instructor: Megan Miller
Choose time when registering.
Grades 1-4
Positively Perfect! Paint, Prints,
Paper and Plaster
9 am-noon
Instructor: Maria Wible
Grades 1-4
Exploring Canvas
1-4 pm
Grades 5-8
Stained Glass
10 am-4 pm
Instructors: Erin Casey and Andrea
Thompson
Fees include all tools and materials
needed for the creation of two completed
stained glass works.
July 11 – 15
Grades 1-6
All About Art: Planes, Trains and
Automobiles
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Instructors: Robin Lane and Megan
Miller
Grades 1-4
Drawing for Kids
1-4 pm
Instructor: Cara Alderfer
Grades 5-8
Drawing
9 am-noon
Instructor: Cara Alderfer
Grades 5-8
Animals, Imaginary Beings and
People
9 am-noon
Grades 5-8
The Art of Nature: Painting,
Printmaking and Sculpture
1-4 pm
Grades 5-8
Black and White
1-4 pm
Grades 5-12
Art Audio Guide Team
Monday through Thursday, 1-4pm
Friday, 10 am-4 pm
Instructors: Ruth Anderson, Adrienne
Romano and Andrea Thompson
Students attending the morning
drawing class will meet with the Audio
Team at noon on Friday. Students who
attended this class in 2015 are welcome
to return this summer.
July 25 – 29
No lunch option available this week.
Age 5
Fabulous Fives
9 am-noon or 1-4 pm
Choose time when registering.
Grades 1-4
New! Magical Mosaics
1-4 pm
Instructor: Robin Lane
Grades 1-6
Kids Around the World: Art, Music
and Theater
8:30 am-5 pm
Instructors: Stephani Thomas and
Linsey Griffin
This is a two-week program from
July 18-29.
Grades 5-8
New! Making Mosaics
9 am-noon
August 1 – 5
week - $35
Grades 1-4
Sculpture 1
9 am-noon
July 18 – 22
week - $35
Grades 1-6
Kids Around the World: Art, Music
and Theater
8:30 am-5 pm
Instructors: Stephani Thomas and
Linsey Griffin
This is a two-week program from July
18-29.
Grades 1-4
Nature! Draw, Paint, Print and Sculpt
9 am-noon
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Grades 1-4
Drawing and Painting 1
1-4 pm
Grades 5-8
Drawing and Painting 2
9 am-noon
Grades 5-8
Sculpture 2
1-4 pm
Grades 5-12
Fabric Design and Sewing 2
10 am-4 pm
Instructors: Erin Casey and Andrea
Thompson
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Grades 5-8
Advanced Anime
9 am-noon
Grades 5-8
Optical Illusions
1-4 pm
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Add community service to your
National Junior Honor Society,
National Honor Society, and
college applications. Go to
MichenerArtMuseum.org for detailed
information.
August 8 – 12
week - $35
Grades 1-6
All About Art: Let’s Go to the Movies
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Miller
Grades 5-8
Beginning Anime
9 am-noon
Grades 5-8
Working on Canvas
1-4 pm
August 15 – 19
week - $35
Grades 1-6
All About Art: Imagine This!
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Miller
Grades 5-12
Art Audio Guide Team
Monday through Thursday, 1-4 pm
Friday, 10 am-4 pm
Instructors: Ruth Anderson, Adrienne
Romano and Andrea Thompson
This program provides each participant
with 18 community service hours.
Grades 9-12
Counselors in Training
Applications for summer camp
assistants are available at
MichenerArtMuseum.org, or by
contacting Ruth Anderson at
215.340.9800 x126 or randerson@
michenerartmuseum.org. Students
accrue service hours depending on
scheduling and availability.
FALL ART CLASSES
Fall, winter and spring sessions of all
art classes are described in detail at
MichenerArtMuseum.org. Projects are
not repeated throughout the year;
most students attend for consecutive
seasons, and many attend for several
years!
Winter 2017 sessions begin the week
of January 15 and run through the week
of March 5.
Spring 2017 sessions begin the week
of March 19 and run through the week
of May 14.
WEEKDAYS
Ages 3-6 w/ one adult
Learning to Look and Listen
Tuesdays, September 20 –
November 15, 10-11 am or 1-2 pm
Thursdays, September 22 –
November 17, 10-11 am or 1-2 pm
Specify day of the week and time
when registering.
Child w/ one adult: $125 member /
$135 non-member (additional adults
are required to pay program
participation fee)
Instructor: Ruth Anderson
Students join an adult caregiver in this
popular intergenerational program
with Museum lessons and art activities
that inspire verbal development, visual
awareness, dynamic conversation,
imagination, creativity, and selfexpression.
Just for Kindergartners
Kindergarten Creates
Wednesdays, September 21 –
November 16, 10-11:30 am or 1-2:30 pm
Specify time when registering.
Kindergarten students are invited to
enjoy a morning or afternoon art class,
with Museum 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. Kindergarten Creates is
designed to be a full-year program;
projects will not be repeated during
the year.
Discover Art: Drawing and Painting
Saturdays, September 24 – November 19,
10 am-noon or 1-3 pm
Fee: $175 member / $190 non-member
Instructor: Andrea Thompson (am), Stephani Thomas (pm)
Learn new drawing and painting
skills, and make creative
discoveries while using pencil,
charcoal, oil and chalk pastels,
watercolors, and acrylic paint
on canvas. Students 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 art materials.
Grades 4-7
Explore Art: Drawing and Painting
Saturdays, September 24 – November 19,
10 am-noon or 1-3 pm
Develop and expand upon drawing and painting skills
using pencil, charcoal, oil and chalk pastels, watercolor, and
acrylic paint on canvas. Incorporate tours through Michener
permanent and special exhibitions with individualized
instruction, observation from real life, photographs, and
imagination in art classes designed to foster self-expression
and the development of a personal style.
Develop and expand
upon drawing and
painting skills, find
new challenges, and
discover new avenues
for inspiration.
Work with pencil,
charcoal, oil and chalk
pastels, watercolor,
and acrylic paint on
canvas. Incorporate
tours through Michener permanent and special exhibitions
with individualized instruction, observation from real life,
photographs, and imagination in art classes designed to
foster self-expression and the development of a personal
style. Please bring a cell phone to this class, if you
have one.
Grades 9-12
High School Artists: Drawing
Saturdays, September 24 – November 19, 9 am-noon
Instructor: Katie Knoeringer
Students will take
a fresh approach
to their artwork in
this class where
observation,
demonstrations,
individualized
instruction, and
group critiques are
at the core of every
drawing. They will
work with materials
including pencil,
colored pencil,
charcoal, and pastel
to create realistic
drawings based on
observation from
real life. They will also learn to incorporate unique materials
including beet juice, walnut ink, coffee, tea, and masking
tape to create less conventional realistic drawings. All
students will learn techniques and develop skills that are at
the cornerstone of creative growth in the arts. They will also
find new ways to enjoy the creative process while creating a
variety of finished drawings. Students will visit the Museum
galleries weekly, studying the techniques, images, and
ideas of both practicing and historical artists whose work is
exhibited. They will learn to create a master copy based on
one of the works in the collection.
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Grades 7-9
Aspiring Artists: Drawing and Painting
Saturdays, September 24 – November 19, 1-3 pm
$175 member / $190 non-member Instructor: Robin Lane
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ART CLASSES FOR UNIQUE AUDIENCES!
HOMESCHOOLER ART CLASSES
Five-week sessions with changing themes provide a unique focus for students to engage in
museum-based art education, creative exploration, discovery, and learning. Individualized
attention, small classes, frequent gallery tours, and a master teacher are hallmarks of exceptional
programs that combine the development of new skills with personal expression and exposure
to a variety of 2D and 3D arts media. As always, students work in an environment rooted in
inspired and supportive instruction, meaningful gallery experiences, and personal observation
and imagination.
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Homeschooler art classes are described in detail at MichenerArtMuseum.org. Projects are not
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Winter 2017 sessions begin the week of January 15 and run through the week of March 19.
Spring 2017 sessions begin the week of March 26 and run through the week of May 28.
Adventures in Sculpture
Forests and Fields
Drawing and Painting
Ages 5-10
Tuesdays September 13 – October 11, 1-3 pm
Ages 10-14
Thursdays September 15 – October 13, 1-3 pm
Curriculum differs for each age group; choose day and
appropriate age group when registering.
Students will work with Michener exhibitions, 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 art materials including pencils, pastels, watercolors,
and acrylics on a variety of surfaces. Students will explore
the labyrinth, sculpture garden and galleries while creating
their artwork this session. Projects are not repeated in any
of our sessions. Exhibition Focus: Permanent Collection –
Realism at Mid-Century
Ages 5-10
Tuesdays, October 18 – November 15, 1-3 pm
Ages 10-14
Thursdays, October 20 – November 17, 1-3 pm
Curriculum differs for each age group; choose day and
appropriate age group when registering.
Faculty: Andrea Thompson
Students will explore the art of sculpture while working
on a variety of creations of their own, using assemblage,
additive and subtractive methods, and a variety of unique
3-D materials. They will work with clay, wire, wood, plaster,
and found and natural objects to create realistic and abstract
three-dimensional art. Students who took Sculpture last year
will get an entirely new experience in this class, and have
the opportunity to build on what they learned previously;
projects are not repeated in any of our sessions. Exhibition
Focus: Patricia D. Pfundt Sculpture Garden, Jonathan
Hertzel and Robert Engman Sculpture Exhibitions
ADULT ART CLASSES
(All ages and abilities)
Join our series of informal, informative, and inspiring hands-on art classes. Five-week
sessions with changing themes provide a unique focus to engage in Museum-based
art education, creative exploration, and learning. Permanent collections balanced with
changing exhibitions provide ongoing opportunities for looking at and learning about a
variety of art forms. Opportunities for individualized instruction, observation, practice,
experimentation, and the development of a personal style are at the core of all of our
adult art classes. Adults who participated in our art classes last year will bring new insights
and find new challenges in this year’s series of programs.
Adult art classes are described in detail at MichenerArtMuseum.org. Projects are
not repeated throughout the year; most students attend for consecutive sessions.
Winter 2017 sessions begin the week of January 15 and run through the week of March 12.
Spring 2017 sessions begin the week of March 26 and run through the week of May 28.
All materials are provided; Museum admission is included
in the price of the class.
Instructor: Jody Holbert
This three-hour class is the perfect opportunity for
adult students of all abilities to develop or refresh skills
and become comfortable with the drawing process.
Students will learn from guided instruction in line, shape,
value, composition, proportion, texture and contrast
while learning the basics of creating completed realistic
drawings. Students will use a variety of traditional art
materials including drawing and ebony pencils, graphite,
conte crayons, and graphic markers. Exhibition Focus:
Permanent Collection – Realism at Mid-Century
Adults
Using Color
Wednesdays, October 20 – November 17, 10 am-1 pm
In this three-hour class, adult students of all abilities will
learn how to use color effectively in a painting. Students
will engage in a variety of color exercises to explore and
experiment with color, develop an understanding of the
relationships between colors in a work of art, and be
introduced to color theory. They will build confidence
in their use of color, and apply new knowledge while
creating a finished painting using acrylic paint on canvas.
Exhibition Focus: Permanent Collection – Modern
and Contemporary
Ladies
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 at
Morgan Stanley.
SENSATIONAL SCARVES
Friday, November 11, 6:30-9:30 pm
Inspiration for silk scarf painting this season comes
from demonstrations, the Michener’s Pennsylvania
Impressionist
collection, and
modern and
contemporary
works in our
permanent
collection.
community
Programs
For details, call 215.340.9800 x126 or
[email protected]
FAMILY WEEKEND PROGRAMS
Adults
NEW! Evening Drawing Workshop
Thursdays, September 16 – October 14, 6:30-8:30 pm
Thursdays, October 21 – November 18, 6:30-8:30 pm
Ages 6 and older
FAMILY DRAWING DAYS
$100 member / $110 non-member per session
Spend a relaxing evening at the Michener – and practice
drawing. Five weeks of two-hour workshops will provide
adult students of all abilities the opportunity to develop
or refresh skills and become comfortable with the drawing process. Students will learn from guided instruction in
line, shape, value, composition, proportion, texture, and
contrast while learning the basics of creating completed
realistic drawings. Students will use a variety of traditional
art materials including drawing and ebony pencils, graphite, conte crayons, charcoal, pastels, and graphic markers.
Out!
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Adults
Drawing
Wednesdays, September 15 – October 13, 10 am-1 pm
Sundays, October 2, November 6, December 4, 1-3 pm,
$8 member / $10 non-member per day.
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; adults accompanying children also pay
the program fee. Preregistration required; Family Drawing Days
will continue the first Sunday of every month through June 2017.
Age 5 and up
HOLIDAY GIFT WORKSHOP
Saturday, December 3, 1–3 pm
Instructors: Ruth Anderson, Andrea Thompson and Guests
Celebrate the winter holiday season while creating two beautiful
handmade gifts in this all-out gift-making celebration.
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community Programs
STUDENT EXHIBITIONS
Crossing Boundaries: Making Art
May 13 – 31, Free public reception: May 22, 2-4 pm
Crossing Boundaries: Making Art is a collaboration between Bucks County and Philadelphia Youth and the
Michener Art Museum. Participating schools include Titus Elementary School in the Central Bucks School
District, Pennwood Middle School in the Pennsbury School District, and the Kensington Health Sciences
Academy in Philadelphia. The exhibition will feature almost 80 mixed media constructions inspired by selfidentity themes and the work of Amalia Amaki, Faith Ringgold, and Frida Kahlo.
Crossing Boundaries: Making Art is sponsored by the Leff Family Foundation.
1st Annual National Art Honor Society Exhibition: Central Bucks West
June 3 – 13, Free public reception: June 4, 1-3 pm
In 1978, the National Art Education Association began the National Art
Honor Society program to inspire and recognize high school students
who have demonstrated outstanding ability and interest in art. Their
members attain the highest standards in art scholarship, character,
and service, and bring art education to the attention of the school
and community. This year, we feature over 40 works created by NAHS
members who attend Central Bucks West High School. Special thanks
to CB West senior Emily Omesi, and art educators Stephanie Ferraro
and Alison Levin for their collaboration on this exhibition.
All Education Gallery exhibitions and events take place in the Ann and
Herman Silverman Education Pavilion.
Sponsored by:
Lead Sponsor: Penn Community Bank Sponsors: FACT Bucks County, Morrie Breyer & Michael Mamp
Save the Date: Creative Spirit Symposium
Monday October 17, 1-4 pm
Art for All
Art for All programs are designed for
individuals living with moderate stage
dementia, such as Alzheimer’s, and their
care partners. The programs provide
opportunities for meaningful engagement
with art under the guidance of specially
trained docents, bringing interactive
gallery-based art appreciation experiences that encourage verbal expression
and often awaken treasured memories.
Art for All programs are free and offered
in the spring and fall. Advance registration is required. For more information,
call 215.340.9800 x124 or email
[email protected].
Art for All is generously supported
by Merck, the Christian R. and Mary
F. Lindback Foundation, and the
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation.
A focus on the benefits of engagement with the arts for individuals living with
dementia. Dr. Elizabeth “Like” Lokon of the Opening Minds Through Art (OMA)
program at Scripps Gerontology Center, Ohio, will be our keynote speaker.
Following her talk, panelists will present examples of successful art-making
activities for individuals with dementia. We invite activity directors from care
facilities, family care partners, and museum community program staff to join us
for this inspirational program. For information, call 215.340.9800 x124 or email
[email protected].
Community Outreach Programs
Community Outreach programs are designed to increase access to the arts
for audiences of all ages and abilities, including at-risk youths, individuals with
disabilities and/or economic disadvantages, and elders in need. We work with
nonprofit organizations to provide art experiences for the underserved in our
community. Contact us to plan a customized program for the people you serve.
Reserve a Museum visit or host an off-site program at your facility.
ART SERVE provides FREE visits for organizations serving the needs of the
economically disadvantaged, or individuals living with physical and/or intellectual
challenges. ACCESS cardholders (Pennsylvania residents who monitor their
government issued cash, food, or medical benefits with an EBT card) pay only $2
admission for up to 4 visitors. Please present your ACCESS card and a photo ID
to the Front Desk staff upon arrival.
As an Art-Reach Arts partner, we provide reduced admission for visitors from
member organizations who serve individuals with disabilities and/or are
economically disadvantaged. Please reserve your visit in advance through
Art-Reach. For information, call 215.340.9800 x124 or email grouptours@
michenerartmuseum.org
All Ages
Join us for our new series of family programs designed
to delight and inspire!
Each season, Unplugged Sundays @ the Michener will
feature one performance artist who will engage the
audience through storytelling, music, puppetry, and
more. The range of performers in 2016 will include
artists who specialize in multicultural themes, classic
tales, and global perspectives, sparking connections
and inspiring youth and family audiences. Following the
performance, participants may explore the galleries to
engage in meaningful interactive programs that make
connections between Michener artworks and diverse
cultures. Community members will also be invited
to the education classrooms to create works of art in
response to performances.
Unplugged Sundays @ the Michener is
sponsored by the Leff Family Foundation.
Kuniko Yamamoto: Origami Tales
Sunday, June 5, 1-3 pm
Kuniko Yamamoto was trained
in dance and traditional arts in
her native Osaka, Japan. She
enchants audiences of all ages
with dramatic storytelling using
myths and fables from ancient
and modern Japan, spiced with
social revelations to educate and
amuse. Kuniko uses traditional
Japanese music, handcrafted
masks, stylized movement, and a touch of magic to
create an artistic balance of illusion and reality. Kuniko
Yamamoto will make Japanese folk tales come alive
with folded paper animals and faces, and audience
interaction and participation. Participants are invited
to engage in gallery activities and art-making in the
classrooms after the performance. Scout groups are
welcome to register for this event.
Sundays @ the Michener
Charlotte Blake Alston: Why Oh Why Oh Why?
African Porquoi Tales
Sunday, July 17, 1-3 pm
Join Charlotte for an
afternoon of African folk
tales that make you say
“Hmmm.” These traditional
Porquoi (or “why”) tales
offer listeners of all ages
food for thought, often
providing creative and
humorous explanations for
nature and our relationship
with the earth and the
universe. You may meet
characters you know,
including Anansi the Spider
from Ghana, or Sungura the
Rabbit from Kenya. You will
also meet many characters
you do not know. You may find yourself asking, “What will
Turtle do next?” and “What would I do in that situation?”
The Porquoi tradition followed Africans to America, where
Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Fox were born. Come listen, laugh,
join in, tap your finger on your temple and say “Hmmm.”
Participants are invited to engage in gallery activities and
art-making in the classrooms after the performance. Scout
groups are welcome to register for this event.
Charlotte Blake Alston is an internationally renowned
storyteller, narrator, instrumentalist and singer whose
performances draw on the rich sources of stories, games,
and rhythmic elements within the African and African
American oral tradition. With shekere, talking drum,
kalimba, kora, and a mesmerizing voice, Ms. Alston
breathes life into ancient and contemporary tales and casts
a spell over her audiences for an unforgettable experience.
She has been awarded the Circle of Excellence Award by
the National Storytelling Network, The Hazlett Memorial
Award for Pennsylvania Artist of the Year, and the Zora
Neale Hurston Award from the National Association of
Black Storytellers.
For more information about Unplugged Sundays @ the Michener, visit MichenerArtMuseum.org.
Community Programs
Unplugged
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calendar
M ay
May 1
Sherry Tinsman Trunk Show
May 4
Curator’s Gallery Talk
Katharine Steele Renninger: Craft,
Commitment, Community / P. 11
May 14
Fashion Fête / P. 23
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May 21
Jazz Night / P. 17
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J UNE
June 2
Fashion Film Series
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s / P. 10
June 3
Studio Tour
Steve Tobin / P. 15
June 4
Exhibition Opens
Lloyd Ney: Local Color / P. 8
June 10
Studio Tour
Ben Solowey / P. 15
June 17
Fashion Tour
Costume and Textiles, Philadelphia
Museum of Art / P. 10
June 21
Lecture
“The Wise Silence of Daniel Garber” / P. 7
September 7
Curator’s Lecture
Search for the Afghan Girl / P. 6
June 25
Exhibition Opens
Oh Panama!: Jonas Lie Paints the
Panama Canal / P. 9
September 8
through the Lens of Steve McCurry / P. 5
Studio Tour
Paul Grand / P. 15
September 13
Curator’s Lecture
Oh Panama!: Jonas Lie Paints the
Panama Canal / P. 9
June 29
Spotlight Talk
Garber in Spring / P. 7
June 30
Curator Gallery Talk
Photography / P. 8
J U LY
July 16
Exhibition Opens
Studio Tour
June 11
Exhibition Opens
Photography / P. 8
Nakashima Studio / P. 15
June 14
Curator Gallery Talk
Photography / P. 9
July 22
June 15
Lightning Lectures and Artist Q&A
Photography / P. 9
AUGU S T
June 16
Fashion Film Series
IRIS / P. 10
S EPTEMBER
July 19
Spotlight Talk
Garber in Spring / P. 7
August 3
A Little Night Music / P. 18
September 14
BALLET 422 / P. 6
September 17
Studio Tour
Paul Grand Studio / P. 15
September 21
Ocean Voyagers / P. 6
September 22
Documentary Gaze Lecture / P. 5
September 24
Exhibition Opens
Jonathan Hertzel: When Sparks
Fly / P. 13
September 27
Guest Lecture
“Traveler Artists to South America” / P. 9
September 28
Documentary Voices Film
Series
The Pine Barrens / P. 6
September 29
Documentary Gaze Lecture / P. 5
August 24
Curator’s Conversation and
Gallery Talk
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.
get to know us
Contact Us
Herman Silverman, Chairman Emeritus
Louis E. Della Penna, Chairman
Gregory Church, President
Bonnie O’Boyle, Vice President
Frederick E. Schea, Treasurer
Virginia Sigety, Secretary
William S. Aichele
Dana Applestein
Lizanne Bernlohr
Robert Byers, Sr.
Edward Fernberger, Jr.
Charles Gale
Frank Gallagher
Elizabeth Beans Gilbert
Gregory Grim, Esq.
Mary C. Helf, Esq.
Bruce Norman Long
Sydney F. Martin
Kevin S. Putman
Barbara Rabson
Tom Scannapieco
Christine Taylor
Michael A. Tomeo, M.D.
Robert J. Welch
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 x120
Advancement Operations Administrator x148
Archives & Library
Pamela Sergey Birgitta Bond Archivist & Volunteer Manager x117
Librarian & Artists Database Manager x150
Exhibitions & Collections
Kirsten M. Jensen
Louise Feder
Anna Kelly
Kelsey Halliday Johnson
Gerry & Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator x125
Assistant Curator x116
Registrar x146
Curatorial Fellow in Photography
and New Media x162
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
Group Tours
Melissa Easton-Sandquist
Community Programs
& Group Visits Manager x124
Trustees Emeriti
William Brenner
William H. Mandel*
Mira Nakashima-Yarnall
G. Nelson Pfundt
Albert W. Pritchard, Jr.
*deceased
County Board of
Commissioners:
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.
Interpretation & Innovation
Adrienne Neszmelyi-RomanoDirector of Interpretation & Innovation x111
Marketing, Public Relations & Communications
Associate Director, Marketing
Christine Hensel Triantos
and Communications x133
Marketing Coordinator x113
Elizabeth Offner
Membership
Brianna Meisenbacher
Membership & Special Events Coordinator x110
Visitor Services, Facility Rental & Museum Shop
Director of Operations x151
Hollie Brown
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2016 Board of Trustees
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MEMBER S HIP
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Philadelphia in Style
Become a Member Today!
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Individual: $50
• Free admission to the galleries including
ticketed exhibitions
• Invitations to exclusive members-only
receptions
• 10% discount on purchases at the
Museum Shop
• 10% discount in the Museum Café
• One free guest pass
• Discount on museum-sponsored adult
programs
• Free subscription to Q: The Magazine
of the Michener Art Museum
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 art classes and 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!
Membership makes a great gift — a gift
of so much more for your family and
friends. To join, upgrade or renew your
membership: Call 215.340.9800,
visit MichenerArtMuseum.org or
come to the museum in person!
As always, thank you for your continued support.
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Doylestown, PA 18901
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The Michener Art Museum
Hours and Admission
Tuesday through Friday:
10:00 am to 4:30 pm;
Saturday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm;
Sunday: noon to 5:00 pm
Admission is Free for members.
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 galleries. 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. Lunches can be provided
with advance notice. For more
information, contact the Group Tours
Department at 215.340.9800 x124 or
[email protected].
ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL EVENT
IN A SPECTACULAR SETTING
Accessible Programs
The Michener Art Museum is an
accessible destination for visitors of
all abilities. Reserved parking, accessible
restrooms, and wheelchairs provided.
Arrangements may be made for
sign language-interpreted tours.
Materials and special tour programs
are available for visitors who are visually
and hearing impaired.
Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion
Call 215.340.9800
for details

Spring/Summer 2016 - James A. Michener Art Museum

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