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In 1988, with the support of many dedicated citizens, the James A. Michener
Art Museum opened as an independent, non-profit cultural institution dedicated
to preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the art and cultural heritage of
the Bucks County region. The Museum is named for Doylestown's most famous
son, the Pulitzer-Prize winning writer and supporter of the arts who had first
dreamed of a regional art museum in the early 1960's.
In November of 1999, the James A. Michener Art Museum publicly announced the
largest single gift in the institution's history. Marguerite and Gerry
Lenfest gave the Museum an extensive
collection of fifty-nine paintings by important regional artists of the
Pennsylvania Impressionist School. The museum is now home to a world class
collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings.
Ensconced in the Museum's walled, lush "back yard" is an outdoor gallery,
the Patricia D. Pfundt Sculpture Garden.
Sculptures are on view in a natural setting that pays homage to the Bucks
County landscape which has inspired countless artists. The Museum hosts
nationally touring special exhibitions and also
showcases important regional artists.
Above: The front entrance.
Right: Jo Jenks, Woman Washing Her Hair,
1954, black granite, H. 58 x W. 33 x D. 23 inches. James A. Michener Art
Museum. Gift from the grandson of the artist.
IN THIS SECTION
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