James A. Michener Art Museum
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The James A. Michener Art Museum is a museum located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Founded in 1988 and named for Pulitzer-Prize winning writer James A. Michener, the museum is dedicated to preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the art and cultural heritage of the Bucks County region. The museum is home to a world-class Pennsylvania Impressionism collection, works from the Impressionistic art colony centered in New Hope during the early 20th century.
[edit] Permanent Exhibits
- The Lenfest Exhibition of Pennsylvania Impressionism
- George Nakashima, Nakashima Reading Room
- Daniel Garber, A Wooded Watershed (22-foot mural painted for the Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 held in Philadelphia)
[edit] External links
- Stella Kramrisch, (Curator of Indian Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art)