DOYLESTOWN, PA.- He was a painter who could barely hold a brush. He had to move his entire body to mix his colors. Yet William T. Trego (1858-1909) was a prize-winning artist with an international reputation, and his highly detailed and powerful battle…
From Pysanky Eggs to Graffiti, Folk Artists Bring Rich Traditions to the Michener Art Museum
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- Making it Better: Folk Arts in Pennsylvania Today will be on view in the Fred Beans Gallery at the James A. Michener Art Museum May 14 through August 28. A state-wide traveling exhibition, Making it Better tells the stories of more tha…
Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali Photographs Tell Stories of Two American Icons
DOYLESTOWN, PA (AP).- In a culture saturated with celebrity magazines, paparazzi and red carpets, it’s hard to imagine capturing an image of a young Elvis Presley alone on the sidewalk in New York. Or a picture of Muhammad Ali at play with neighborhood…
Ali and Elvis: Exhibition of American Icons at the James A. Michener Art Museum
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- Elvis is in the house and Ali is in the ring. Two of our nation’s most well-known icons—”the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “the Greatest”—meet at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa., February 19 through May 15. A…
Ellis Island Experience is Focus of Exhibition at Michener Art Museum
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- For twelve million people, Ellis Island was the doorway to a new life, with the hopes and dreams of several generations of immigrants beginning and sometimes ending there. Understandably, this American landmark in New York Harbor has d…
Ellis Island Experience is Focus of Photography Exhibition Organized By Michener Art Museum
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- For twelve million people, Ellis Island was the doorway to a new life, with the hopes and dreams of several generations of immigrants beginning and sometimes ending there. Understandably, this American landmark in New York Harbor has d…
Michener Art Museum Announces Second Phase Of Expansion to Include Premier Event Center
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- Bruce Katsiff, Director and CEO of the James A. Michener Art Museum yesterday announced that the Museum is moving ahead on the second phase of its $13.2 million expansion. The internationally recognized Philadelphia-based firm KieranTi…
Sculpture Donated To Michener Art Museum In Honor Of New Hope Arts Center Founder
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- New York City-based artist Gunnar Theel has donated his installation Skye Group (3) to the James A. Michener Art Museum in honor of the late Robin Larsen, founder and director of the New Hope Arts Center. On loan by the artist since 20…
Out of the Woodwork
Is there anything left to say about George Nakashima and his furniture that hasn’t already been said in his own book (The Soul of a Tree) and in books about him (Nature, Form & Spirit) and in numerous magazine articles and films (Craft in America…
James A. Michener Art Museum to exhibit "Images of American Life"
DOYLESTOWN, PA – The grittier side of life will be
on display in the upcoming exhibit Painting the People: Images of American Life
from the Maimon Collection, which opens July 11 and runs through October 18,
2009 at the James A. Michener Art Mus…