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| E xhibitions/ Programs Unguarded, Untold, Iconic: Director’Sspotlight Afghanistan through the Lens of Steve McCurry 3-6 Daniel Garber’s Tanis has returned to our Museum Garber in Spring 7 for a six-month stay courtesy of the generosity of Lloyd Ney: Local Color 8 Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest and the Philadelphia Tête-a-Tête: Conversations in Museum of Art. She is holding court in the Photography 8-9 Commonwealth Gallery, surrounded by beautiful Oh Panama!: Jonas Lie Paints canvases from the permanent collection and the Panama Canal 9 gracious collectors who have agreed to part with

Spring/Summer 2016 Philadelphia in Style: A Century their paintings for our benefit. Doylestown Borough of Fashion 10 is partnering with the Philadelphia Museum of Art Katharine Steele Renninger: (PMA) with its Inside Out Program, which brings

| Craft, Commitment, reproductions of some of the treasures from the 2 Community 11 PMA’s permanent collection into communities. Tanis Coming Soon 12-13 is one of the objects that will be reproduced; the Collections 14 reproduction will be placed on the corner of Pine and Ashland Streets and Michener Public Programs 15-16 docents will be leading free tours of the various sites on a regular basis. Music at the Michener In February, our Museum received notification that our institution had achieved Jazz Nights 17 re-accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, an acknowledgement of the Summer Concert Series 18 high standards we bring to all aspects of our program, from exhibitions and education Sunday Afternoon Music 18 to permanent collection stewardship and exceptional staff and board credentials.

advanceMENT With the maturity of our landscaping and dramatic lighting scheme, and the A Passion for Fashion 19 replacement of our historic slate roof and fresh paint throughout the façade of our Corporate Business Partners 19 main entrance, our Pine Street presence has never been more majestic. We are 2015 Donor Recognition 20-23 grateful to Eiseman Construction for their careful attention to detail and for managing Fashion Fête 23 a complicated project with minimal disruption for our visitors. News & Notes 24-26 We are grateful to all of you for your investment in the Michener Art Museum’s Annual Education 27 Fund, exhibitions, education programs, collections, and events as evidenced by our Art Classes 28-33 comprehensive listing in the centerfold of this magazine. The Michener Art Museum Community Programs 33-35 is my primary philanthropy and with so many institutions in this region worthy of our Calendar 36 support, we appreciate your commitment to our Museum. Get to Know Us 37 I look forward to thanking you in person during your next visit. Membership 38-39

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On the Cover: Garber Steve McCurry (b. 1950), Afghan Girl, Sharbat Gula, at Nasir Bagh refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984. in Spring Through August 7, 2016 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 Annual Support provided by the Bucks County every three years. Commissioners and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Be sure to see this exhibition! Tanis See page 7 for more details. Daniel Garber (1880-1958), , 1915, oil on canvas, H. 60 x Q | Spring/Summer 2016 W. 46 1/4 inches. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with funds contributed by Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, 2011. Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer introduced much of America to the the to America of much introduced acclaimed novel Caravans Michener’s A. James from passages by joined be will photographs McCurry’s war.” of atime during especially Afghanistan, for preparation no was point that by done I had whatever but world, the travelled Ihad time, the at nine Twenty- invaded. Russians the year the 1979, in began It journeys. many of story the is fixation Afghan My inhospitable. deeply yet welcoming wonderfully resilient, and destroyed violent, and peaceful chaotic, and pastoral is Afghanistan there. time spends who everyone changes Afghanistan trying, even Without it. know we as time of outside defiantly before, as on continues always but millennia, for blows absorbed has It changes. really never Afghanistan it, reform to try outsiders as “Much words: own McCurry’s In history. and religion, food, culture, Afghan on and thought-provoking perspectives providing visually with visitors stunning Afghanistan, in photography of 35 years McCurry’s from highlights present will Steve of McCurry Lens the through Untold, Iconic: Afghanistan Unguarded, globe. the around from landscapes and traditions, people, of photographs continues to his fascinate with stunning Girl Geographic 1985 his for National known Best Louise Feder, AssistantCurator Photography &NewMedia,and Johnson, CuratorialFellowin Co-Curated byKelseyHalliday Galleries Fernberger Paton |SmithDellaPenna- 23,2016 July 16–October Afghanistan, 1992.Afghanistan, (b.1950),Steve McCurry Portrait Photographer , Kabul, (Continued...) , photographer Steve McCurry Steve McCurry , photographer MichenerArtMuseum.org Afghan Afghan photograph cover , which first first , which

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5 | EXHIBITIONS/programs 6 | EXHIBITIONS/PROGRAMS Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer hastraveled onhis variousfilmwork.Pitcairn International the Smithsonian,PBS,Discovery Channel,andAnimalPlanet basedinBrynAthyn,PA,seen habits.Pitcairn, worked with mesmerizing whalesongsand newperspectivesontheirlittle- elusive animalsisarelaxing filledwith underwaterjourney Fundy andtheGulfofMaine, the resulting footageofthese French Polynesia,Hawaii,Alaska,Newfoundland,TheBayof mother humpbackwhalewithhernewbabycalf.Filmedin unprecedented HDfootagefollowingayearinthelifeof This family-friendlyscreening isfilledwithdazzlingand Nature Film”attheJulesVerne FilmFestivalinParis. Narrated byMerylStreep andthe2008winnerof“Best Theater, Doylestown County At the 21 September Thursday, By Feodor Pitcairn VoyagersOcean garnered prestigious MacDowell andYaddo Fellowships. significant cinematographywork,andscreenplays thathave feature; otherdirecting credits includeworkonHBO’s Girls, of BucksCountypainterJanLipes.BALLET422ishisthird monologues. LipeswasraisedinDoylestown,PA, theson on thewalltoobservewithoutinterruptionofvoiceoversor anobservationalapproach, Lipesallowsustobeflies With illuminates theprocess behind thecreation ofasingleballet. unprecedented accesstoaneliteworld,BALLET422 With young up-and-comingchoreographer, craftsanewwork. us backstageatNewYork CityBalletasJustinPeck,a From first rehearsal toworldpremiere, BALLET422takes 14 September Thursday, Lipes Lee Jody By 422 BALLET perspective tothewar-torn region. he searches toidentifyher, givingusastrikinginsider’s in Afghanistan.ThisfilmallowsustofollowMcCurryas to theearly2000s,whenyetanotherwarhasbroken out the Afghanrefugee crisis in 1984.Flashforward 17years her, itwasinsideofPakistanwhileonassignmenttocover Geographic coverimage.WhenMcCurryfirstencountered with photographerSteveMcCurry’s iconic1985National Girl, whosestrikinggreen-eyed gazecaptivatedtheworld tolocateandidentifyTheAfghan a fascinatingjourney This 7 September Thursday, Girl Afghan the for Search member discount.Formoreaboutfilmsandscreening information feesattheCountyTheater, visitCountyTheater.org. admission. Advanceregistration required. CountyTheatermemberscancalltheMichenerat215.340.9800toregister andreceive Fee perscreening eventattheMichener:$10member/$20non-member$5studentwithvalidID,includesMuseum National Geographicfeature filmtakesthevieweron * * , at the County Theater, Doylestown County the , at , at the Michener Art Museum Museum Art Michener the , at

Thursday evenings, September 7, 7pm at begin 14, September 21, screenings 28; evenings, Thursday In collaborationwiththeCountyTheater, Doylestown Documentary Voices FilmSeries

followed byQ&Asessions. * Contemporary ArtinPhiladelphia. produced bytheInstituteof was Strauss Zoe artist documentary, production companyStudioscopic; hisfirstfeature-length Philadelphia-based artistand2015PewFellowwhorunsthe Orchestra scoringselected scenesfroma thefilm.Kessleris incollaborationwithTheRuinsofFriendship performances project manifestingasseveral worksincludingaseriesoflive the nation.ThePineBarrens isanongoingandevolving nestledwithinthemostdenselypopulatedstatein wilderness almost pristine contradiction—an by place governed are ananomalyanda New JerseyPinelands mystery. Today, the prism oflore and outsiders through a regarded by people –equally landscape andits an explorationofa The PineBarrens is 28 September Thursday, the RuinsofFriendshipOrchestra screeningVideo accompanied byalivescore performed Kessler David By T Museum inWashington, DC. exhibition ofhisworkinIcelandonviewattheNaturalHistory always withanaturalist-approach. Theartistcurrently hasan to someoftheworld’s mostremote andmagicalplaces, Details TBA.Check MichenerArtMuseum.org. By ARZUStudioHopeDirector ConnieDuckworth Rug-Making Afghan on Lecture See page18fordetails. intermission no 4pm, 18, 3– September Sunday, Khoury Hanna and Kotain Hafez presents Culture of Seeds Al-Bustan Music Arab of Afternoon An Michener the at Music Afternoon Sunday BALLET 422,OceanVoyagers andThePineBarrens willbe he Pine Barrens Pine he If You Break TheSkin,You MustComeIn,about * by David Scott Kessler. Photo Ashleigh. by Eric Orchestra play live to editsfromPineBarrens” “The Pines: InProcess. TheRuins ofFriendship , at the Michener Art Museum Museum Art Michener the , at

Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer Daniel Garber’s AWooded Watershed Putman SmithGalleryinfront of DanaGarberApplestein With 19,Tuesday, July pm 1–2 Commonwealth Gallery Tanis Garber Shaw DanaGarberApplestein and With pm 29, June 3–4 Wednesday, Advance registration required. valid ID,includesMuseumadmission. $20 non-member/$5studentwith Fee pertalk:$10member/ Garber Shaw Dana GarberApplesteinandTanis Daniel Garberbyhisgranddaughters An intimatelookattheworksof TalksSpotlight Garber paintedyearround—working bothenpleinairaswell its buildings,peopleand,importantly, itslight.While diligently captured thesurrounding, ever-changing landscape, with thearea’s essentialcharacter. Foroverfiftyyears,he 1907 untilhisdeathin1958,Garberwasanartistenamored scenes ofdailylife.From hisinitialmovetoLumbervillein stunning paintingsofBucksCountylandscapes,figures, and known PennsylvaniaImpressionists andisbelovedforhis Daniel Garber(1880-1958)haslongbeenamongthebetter- 18 Church. ½x20¼in.,collectionofMaureen andGregory Daniel Garber(1880 -1958), Early Spring—New, 1933, Hope oiloncanvas, Garber Garber in Spring in

with RalphWaldo EmersonandAmerican transcendentalism. Garber, exploringthelatentspiritualityin his workaswellimplicitconnections about theworldandourplace init.Thislecture discusses theserioussideofDaniel was inreality aseriousthinkerandobserveroflifewho hadfundamentalinsights human experience.Inaddition tobeingahighlyaccomplishedtechnician,Garber vision, butwassomehowless serious thanartistswhoexplore thedarkerrealms of tions mayleavetheimpression thatGarberwasapainterwithutopian,idyllic adjectives suchas“sunny”and“cheerful”todescribehispictures. Suchinterpreta- man hasledtocertainstereotypical interpretations ofhiswork;reviewers oftenuse enthusiastic, andsaid,“I’vehadawonderfullife.”Thisnotion ofGarberasahappy Toward theendofhislife,painterDanielGarberdescribedhimself ashappyand admission. Advanceregistration required. $10 member/$20non-member$5studentwithvalidID, includes Museum 21,Tuesday, pm 1–2 June Lenfest Collection(retired), MichenerArtMuseum By BrianH.Peterson,FormerChiefCuratoroftheGerry andMarguerite Garber” Daniel of Silence Wise “The Lecture:

For program registration andinformation: Through August 7, 2016, Through August7,2016, by oneoftheregion’s best-lovedartists. oeuvre aswelltakeinthe splendorsofspringaspresented will beabletofocusononesubsetofGarber’s much-larger six months.Through thisgroup ofpaintings,galleryvisitors that agreement; in2016, the loanhasbeenextendedto months everythree years. Thisyearmarksitsreturnunder returned onloantotheMichenerArtMuseumforthree Museum ofArt,withthestipulationthatpaintingbe Gerry Lenfestpresented Tanis asagifttothePhiladelphia In 2011,Philadelphia-area philanthropists Marguerite and exemplified inGarber’s tourdeforce, Tanis. and glowingviewsoftheoutdoorsfrom unseeninteriors, and wildnaturalscenessuchasinUptheCuttalossa, by trees andhouses,asin EarlySpring–NewHope,dynamic riverviewspunctuated towns, asinSpringtimetheVillage, matter inthesespringtimeworksincludepicturesque viewsof emblematic ofhisinterest inJapaneseprints.Thesubject compressed depthofspacetypicalmanyhisworksand but compellingcolorpalette,and,inmanyinstances,a through Garber’s carefully composedcompositions,alimited County lifecanbeinspring,madeevenmore stunning the paintings,weglimpsearomantic idealofwhatBucks beautiful timeofyearinfiveseparatedecades.Through The worksinGarberSpringincludescenesfrom that spring anditstransitionintosummeristrulyremarkable. as backinhisstudioandhomeCuttalossa—hisdepictionof Commonwealth Gallery Curated byLouiseFeder, AssistantCurator MichenerArtMuseum.org

7 | EXHIBITIONS/programs 8 | EXHIBITIONS/PROGRAMS Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer exploitsbothathomeandabroad.Modernist andregionalmovements.Thislectureinternational Modernist willexplore Ney’s (now theGuggenheimMuseum) inNewYork, Neywasextremely active inboth in St.Tropez, inadditiontohiscontributionstheMuseumofNon-Objective Art with CharlesAugustusC.Lasar andplayingchesswithWalter PachandRogerFry Frederick CarlFrieseke,totheperiodofhiscareer spentstartingabaseballteam where hepaintedandassociatedwithJulesPascin,HenryOssawaTanner, and do weknowabouthisrole inthelargerartworld?From Modern histimeinParis, artists,buthowmuch Ney haslongbeenincludedinlistsofNewHopeModernist admission. Advanceregistration required. $10 member/$20non-member$5studentwithvalidID, includes Museum 7, pm 1–2 September Wednesday, By LouiseFeder, AssistantCurator Modernism Ney and Lecture: Curator’s admission. Advanceregistration required. $10 member/$20non-member$5studentwithvalidID,includesMuseum pm 1–2 24, August Wednesday, By LouiseFeder, AssistantCurator, andOdileLaugier, LloydNey’s granddaughter Talk Gallery and Conversation Curator’s Malmark-Bellcraftsmen. Additional supportisprovidedFamilyPartnershipsand Silverman Lloyd Ney:LocalColorispresented byMaureen andGregory Church. never-realized legacy:amuseumdevotedto Ney’s ownartinhishometown. New Hope’s inhabitants,andambitious,detailedplansforhisultimately documenting lifealongtheDelaware River, death. not beenexhibitedtogethersincetheartist’s town iswellknownlocally, buthisworkhas home toNewHope,PA. Hisconnectiontothe variety ofartisticscenes,buthealwayscame the countryandworld,participatingina His career tookhimtoplaces throughout von RebayoftheGuggenheimMuseum. had acloseassociationwithBaroness Hilla Evans, LouisStoneandHarryRosen, County, includingGeorge Nakashima,Charles with artistsworkinginPhiladelphiaandBucks controversy. Hemaintainedclosefriendships andstirringup embracing Modernism, innovator knownforpushingboundaries, American painter, sculptor, writer, andartistic Lloyd Raymond“Bill”Ney(1902-1987)wasan Curated byLouiseFeder, AssistantCurator Putman |SmithGallery June 4–September11,2016, Local Color Lloyd Ney: Local Colorwillfeature hispaintings Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest. Marguerite andGerry of Museum.Gift Michener Art James A. 1954, oiloncanvas, H.30xW. 17 inches, Lloyd Raymond Ney (1893-1965), Untitled ,

from theMichener’s collection permanent unique pairings,eachonewithawork dialogue betweenimagesbypresenting photographers. Theshowproposes a generation ofcontemporaryregional simultaneously takesalookatnew programming attheMichener and celebrates over25yearsofphotographic The the trajectorycontinues. CharlesSheeler,of Americanmodernist surprisingly revealing Condé Nastyears SteveMcCurryandthe photojournalist, renowned exhibitions ofinternationally forward toanexcitingyear aheadwith Edward Weston survey. Aswelook the JerryUelsmannsurveyand Centennial, theAnselAdams survey showssuchastheCameraWork Graham, MichaelA.Smithandhistorical regional mastersasEmmet Gowin,David important contemporarysurveysofsuch and grew intoamuseum that presented Siskind, Edward Curtis,and Weegee, exhibitions featuringtheworkofAaron the Michenerwashosttoimportant Art Museum?From itsveryinception, What isphotographyattheMichener New Media Curatorial FellowinPhotography& Curated byKelseyHallidayJohnson, Bette andNelsonPfundtGallery June 11–September11,2016 Photography Conversations in Tête-à-Tête: Joseph Gardocki. Museum,Museumpurchase Art fundedby Anneand 1993, onpaper, dye couplerprint Michener JamesA. David Graham(b.1952), Tête-à-Tête group exhibition

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Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer by Vivian BantaandRobertField. by Vivian and NelsonPfundtGalleryispresented The exhibitionprogram intheBette by Lisa,Leslie,andAaron. Photography Tête-à-Tête: Conversationsin making adebutattheMuseum. alongside aphotographbyanartist pigment print. Ida Weygandt, Virginia archival Brown , 2004, registration required. Museum admission.Advance $5 studentwithvalidID,includes $10 member/$20non-member pm 1–2 30, June Thursday, 14, pm Tuesday, 1–2 June Fellow inPhotography&NewMedia By KelseyHallidayJohnson,Curatorial TalksCurator Gallery about theirwork. in conversationandtoaskquestions opportunity tohearthephotographers on now. Theaudiencewillhavean dynamic photographersare working image camefrom, andwhat these view, more abouttheprojects each Hear thestoriesbehindworkson five participatingartistsinTête-à-Tête. Join usfor15-20minuteartisttalksby registration required. Museum admission.Advance $5 studentwithvalidID,includes $10 member/$20non-member pm 15, 7–9 June Wednesday, Daniel Traub Richard Boutwell,Tim Portlock,and DavidGraham,MichaelA.Smith, With Q&A Artist and Lectures Lightning is generously supported

journey toPanama andbeyond. journey pictures, audiencesgoonanimaginary media from paintingstoearlymotion Surveying thisrichvisuallegacy invarious Gauguin, whovisitedPanama in1887. the Andesin1853,andincludes Paul Frederic Church, who firstheadedto a panoramaoftropical imageryfrom and SouthAmerica.Thislecture provides of visualartistswhohadvisitedCentral followed inthefootstepsofanumber 1913 topaintthecanalconstruction,he When JonasLieheadedtoPanamain 27, pm Tuesday, 1–2 September (CUNY) Center, CityUniversityofNewYork Professor ofArtHistoryatTheGraduate Ph.D., By KatherineE.Manthorne, “Traveler Artists toSouthAmerica” Lecture Guest admission. Advanceregistration required. student withvalidID,includesMuseum $10 member/$20non-member$5 13, pm 1–2 Tuesday, September Marguerite LenfestChief Curator By KirstenM.Jensen,Ph.D.,Gerry& Curator’s Lecture itsriches. harness relentless questtoconquer nature and sublime andbeautifuldocumentofman’s continue todaytoimpress viewersasa collection oftheWest Point Museum, Lie’s paintings,twelveofwhichare inthe heroic quality, andmonumentalscale. capture thespiritofendeavor, its thirty knownpictures Liemade ofPanama artistJonasLie(1880-1940).The born captured inpaintingsbythe Norwegian- workers buildingthePanamaCanalas and spiritedefforts ofengineersand Canal Oh Panama!:JonasLiePaintsthePanama Director, HudsonRiverMuseum and BartholomewBland,Deputy Curator, MichenerArtMuseum Gerry &MargueriteLenfestChief Curated byKirstenM.Jensen,Ph.D., and theJamesA.MichenerArtMuseum Organized bytheHudsonRiverMuseum June 25–October9,2016,Fred BeansGallery Jonas LiePaintsthePanamaCanal Oh Panama!: looks back to the determined looks backtothedetermined For program registration andinformation:

Military Academy,Military West Point, New York. Westthe Point MuseumCollection,United States Hill), 1913, oiloncanvas, 36x34 of inches, courtesy Jonas Lie(1880-1940), Crane atMiraflores (Ancon Academy,Military West Point, New York. Westthe Point MuseumCollection,United States oil oncanvas, of 501/8x60inches, courtesy Jonas Lie(1880-1940), ofPedro Gates Miguel,1913, Columbia University. Art Museum.Shereceived herPh.D.from 1820-1930forLaguna Mexico/California (forthcoming). Hercurrent project is the ArtWomen intheAgeofPromise Suydam (2006);andElizaGreatorex & The ArtandCollectionofJames A. Remy Mignot(1996); studies includeTheLandscapesofLouis Cisneros Collection(2015).Herlandscape America from thePatriciaPhelpsde Traveler Artists:LandscapesofLatin (2010); (1989); Exploring LatinAmerica,1839-1879 Renaissance: hemispheric AmericanartinTropical University ofNewYork. Shefocuseson art historyattheGraduateCenter, City isaprofessor Katherine Manthorne of The UnityofNature (2014);and Frederic EdwinChurch inJamaica MichenerArtMuseum.org North American Artists North AmericanArtists Luminist Horizons. Luminist Horizons.

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from the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, Drexel University

Through June 26, 2016, Paton | Smith | EXHIBITION Fashion Film Series continues Della Penna-Fernberger Galleries

| Free with Museum admission. Advance registration required. 10 Philadelphia in Style Galleries will remain open until 9 pm. illuminates the rich sartorial Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s legacy of a city that has One Entertainment, 2013, 93 minutes, often been overshadowed rated PG-13 by New York, but in reality Thursday, June 2, has played a significant 7 pm role in American fashion: A chronicle of the Manhattan landmark Philadelphia has long been and iconic high-end department store an influential design center, Bergdorf Goodman’s, Scatter My Ashes an incubator for leading at Bergdorf’s includes interviews with Karl fashion design talent, and Lagerfeld, Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, a home to stylish women. Marc Jacobs, Diane von Furstenberg, and more. Directed by The exhibition highlights Matthew Miele, the film explores the history, inner workings fashion designers and and untold stories behind the store’s rise from a modest retailers that influenced ladies’ tailor shop to a mirror of contemporary culture. Murray’s, Shoes, c. 1937, Suede, leather, wood, Robert and Penny Fox Historic fashion choices throughout IRIS and beyond the mid- Costume Collection, Drexel University, Magnolia Pictures, 2015, 83 minutes, Gift of Mrs. John Vandercrone. Photo by Atlantic region, including Michael J. Shepherd. rated PG-13 designers Gabrielle Thursday, June 16, 7 pm “Coco” Chanel, Christian Dior, Callot Soeurs, Halston, and Elsa Schiaparelli, as well as retailers Nan Duskin, John Wanamaker, IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old and Strawbridge & Clothier. Featured are pieces from the documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris late 19th to the late 20th centuries that were either worn by Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyant Philadelphia women, made in Philadelphia, or sold in one of its 93-year-old style maven who has had leading department stores or specialty shops. The exhibition is an outsized presence in the New York co-organized with the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume fashion industry. More than a fashion film, the documentary Collection (FHCC) at Drexel University. Documenting over is a story about creativity and how, even in Apfel’s dotage, a four centuries of costume history, the FHCC holds more than soaring free spirit continues to inspire. 14,000 fashionable garments, accessories and other related materials and is a vital part of the design curriculum at the Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Regional Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. Museum Fashion Collections continues Philadelphia in Style: A Century of Fashion is Costume and Textiles – Philadelphia Museum of Art generously supported by Visit Bucks County and Friday, June 17, 2–3:30 pm Gregory and Maureen Church. H. Kristina Haugland, The Le Vine Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles and Supervising Curator for the Additional support is provided by the members of the Designers Study Room Circle: Victoria McNeil Le Vine; Bonnie J. O’Boyle; Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio and Dr. Lamberto Bentivoglio; Bruce Norman Long $25 member / $30 non-member / $15 student with valid ID. Interior Design; Intrigue Fine Apparel; Jane M. Yeuroukis, Inc.; Jane Advance registration required and limited. Transportation on and Mal Jozoff, and Virginia W. Sigety, Independent cabi Stylist. your own; directions provided. This opportunity to go behind the scenes at one of the oldest and largestSOLD costume and textiles OUTcollections in the country includes touring the department’s busy workrooms, its state- of-the-art conservation lab, and a private visit to the Study Room to view selected highlights from the collection Q | Spring/Summer 2016 of 30,000 objects. s

Katharine Steele Renninger: Youth Audio Tour Craft, Commitment, Community Experience a special

interactive audio tour S/program Through June 12, 2016, Fred Beans Gallery developed by thirteen Guest Curator, Liz K. Sheehan students in the Michener’s Student A devoted Bucks County native, scrapbooks, and travel studies Docent program. Katharine Steele Renninger (1925- that trace her artistic and professional This tour features 2004) dedicated her career to development. Archival materials and objects from preserving in paint the achievements correspondence in the gift reveal why the permanent EXHIBITION of its citizens: the honest craft and audiences continue to appreciate collection including, but | design found in architectural struc- Renninger’s work today, finding in it a 11 not limited to, work tures and handmade objects that reflection of themselves, their values, by Edward Redfield, Daniel Garber, represented a disappearing way of and their childhood memories. Phillip L. Powell, Fern Coppedge, life. She worked for decades to Katharine Steele Renninger: Mark Sfirri and many more. Various establish an arts center that would Craft, Commitment, Community is styles, subjects and movements are support the significant art history of generously supported by The Pfundt represented in the tour, allowing for the region, and eventually became a Family Foundation, Jim and Tina younger visitors to make connections founding trustee of the James A. Greenwood and an anonymous donor. to works in the galleries. Experience Michener Art Museum. the tour by visiting: http://spts.us/ The publication is supported by the mam. During your visit, Craft, Commitment, Community Virginia B. and William D. Williams scan a QR code next highlights the 2008 gift of Renninger’s Endowment Fund and The Pfundt to the work to hear the estate to the Museum including a Family Foundation. specific audio stop. treasure trove of early sketchbooks,

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. 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 Katharine Steele Renninger (1925-2004), Rebuilt, 1951. Casein on canvas mounted to the James A. Michener Art Museum. Masonite. 12 1/2 x 13 in. Private Collection.

Q | Spring/Summer 2016 For program registration and information: MichenerArtMuseum.org 12 | EXHIBITIONS/PROGRAMS Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer is generously supportedbySEIPrivate Wealth Management. The DeathofImpressionism?: Disruption&Innovation inArt art. American in century past the to pertain they as shifts cultural and taste, of patterns changing transformations, stylistic the view to which through lens focused a alikewith scholars and visitors provides Art in Innovation & Disruption Impressionism?: of Death The broadly, More decades. eight past the during production art through filtered have that discord of ramifications broader the 1930s, and 1920s early late and the in new the and guard old the between rift the of review aclose is exhibition the core, At its them. around others of that as well as practice their transformed that careers—moments artists’ specific in moments transitional of examinations through or works, Modernist more with paintings Impressionist of juxtapositions through Valley Region Delaware the in Impressionism of significance the explores Art in &Innovation Disruption Impressionism?: of Death The sway. hold still Impressionists Pennsylvania the County, Bucks in particularly and, exhibitions, Impressionist for museums outside form later, still years lines 100 nearly yet, And dead. practitioners its and Impressionism declared artists new these centers, arts other YorkNew and in day. this artists to Like persists respects, many in which, community artistic the in arift caused tendencies Modernist embracing artists new of influx the Depression, the During expensive. too became York New City as such areas 1930s, urban as the in region the to come to began Others 1921. in there art modern of exhibition own their organized PAFA, at who students were “old as fashioned” Impressionism dismissed who artists the of Many scene. national the on popularity in rose art European and American in trends other as appeal critical broad its 1915, lost about quickly but in peak its to grew and region the to late came Impressionism (PAFA). Arts Fine the of Academy Pennsylvania the at teachers as style the disseminated whom of many Hope, New nearby in colony art the by connected artists the of work the through primarily Impressionism, with associated been have long Valley Region Delaware surrounding the and County Bucks New Media Kelsey HallidayJohnson,CuratorialFellowinPhotography& Lenfest ChiefCurator;LouiseFeder, AssistantCurator;and Curated byKirstenM.Jensen,Ph.D.,Gerry&Marguerite Galleries Paton |SmithDellaPenna-Fernberger November 12,2016–February26,2017 Disruption &InnovationinArt Impressionism?: The Deathof Coming Soon:

Museum, Gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest. ofMarguerite andGerry Museum, Gift 1934, oiloncanvas, Michener 40 x30inches. Art JamesA. Charles (1875-1951), Frederic Ramsey Woman Modern , Lenfest. ofMarguerite andGerry Museum, Gift c. 1911, oiloncanvas, Michener 40x 30inches. Art JamesA. Charles (1875-1951), Frederic Ramsey , Autumn Afternoon Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer Shifting theLimits: Coming Soon: Museum. Art Michener A. James the and Arts Fine the of Academy Pennsylvania the Pennsylvania, of Museum State the Museum, Art Woodmere the at exhibited been has work His University. Alfred at and Arts Fine the of Academy Pennsylvania the at trained was Hertzel character. new entirely an with and palette color updated an in now but present, still are forms organic swirling, distinctive His expression. great with and rapidly work to artist the allowed has which watercolor, portable more to bronze and oils from turning Hertzel, for matter subject and medium both in ashift prompted has location in change The Guenste. Linda artist fellow wife, his with Fe Santa to moved recently Hertzel County, Bucks of resident longtime former Adam Splitting. sculptures, bronze one ofwatercolor alongside his dynamic in work recent artist’s the highlights Fly Sparks When Hertzel: Jonathan Gerry &MargueriteLenfestChiefCurator Curated byKirstenJensen,Ph.D., Bette andNelsonPfundtGallery January 1,2017 September 24,2016– When SparksFly Jonathan Hertzel: Coming Soon: Lonnie Graham,2015. commissioned by Fidelity Girard Bankandthe Mutual Life InsuranceCompany. Photo by Robert Engman (b.1927), Triune, 1974, bronze onconcrete base,H.20xW. 18 feet,

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13 | EXHIBITIONS/programs 14 | collections Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer Henriette Wyeth (1907-1997), Dream Fantasy , 1925, oilon canvas, 60xinches. continues toexpand. in whichtheMichener’s collection permanent and iscontinuallygratefulforthemanyways Collections Committeemeetsagaininmid-May, of herhusbandRobertChamberlain.The artists, donatedbyYvonne Shaferinmemory and tenpaintingsbycontemporaryPhiladelphia bequest oftheestateHarryW. Lownsbury; donated bytheartisthimself;multipleworks artist herself;sculptures byJonathanHertzel, a paintingbyLindaGuenste,donatedthe donated byHagitWhitaker, WhitakerandMoore; of Audrey Long;apastelbyEthelV. Ashton, Greene, donatedbytheLongFamilyinhonor George R.AnthonisenandAlbertVan Nesse Among thenewacquisitionsare worksby works totheMuseum’s collection. permanent announce theacceptanceofanumbernew regularly throughout theyearandispleasedto The Michener’s CollectionsCommitteemeets Acquisitions Recent

James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift ofHagitWhitaker. Museum.Gift Michener Art James A. V.Ethel Ashton (1896–1975), ComingHome,pastel onpaper, H.9xW. 12 inches. Crowdrise.com/30x30. new successstory!To donate,pleasevisit Museum’s 30thanniversaryyearwithabrand permanently, and tohelpkickoff the effort tobringDream FantasytoDoylestown Please jointheMichenerinacrowdsourced help toraisethe$30,000required. the workforcollectionbutweneedyour The Museumhastheopportunitytopurchase December 2,2017through March 25,2018. and PeterHurd, ARetrospective, onviewfrom exhibition, will bethesubjectofMichener’s upcoming Henriette, alongwithherhusbandPeterHurd, and hisself-describedmosttalentedchild. Henriette Wyeth,thedaughterofN.C.Wyeth Dream Fantasy(1925)isarare earlyworkby anniversary list. exciting possibilityfortheMichener’s 30th identified onepaintinginparticularasan working withdonorsandcollectors,have has beenopentothepublic.We are already acquisitions –oneforeveryyeartheMuseum goal toexpanditscollectionwith30major 2018! To celebrate,theMuseumhasseta 30in The MichenerArtMuseumturns Wyeth painting! Help ussecure a Magical & Real: Henriette Wyeth Magical &Real:HenrietteWyeth

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Studio of Steve Tobin Paul Grand Studio Tour l Located in Quakertown, PA Located in Lahaska, PA

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Internationally | recognized for his tion is limited and 1515 strong yet elegant required. Transpor- interpretations of tation is on your elements from the own. Directions natural world, Tobin are provided. received well-earned Join us for a private recognition in his tour of the home hometown with the and studio of Paul Grand (b.1941), Taroudaant Kasbah, 2000, summer 2014 exhibition photographer Paul Kodak Endura paper, Taroudaant, Morocco. Out of This World: Grand, whose work ©Paul Grand Works by Steve Tobin was featured in the 2015 Michener Art Museum exhibition at the Michener Art Steve Tobin (b.1957), Steelroot, 2010, 12’ H., Paul Grand: Beyond the Surface. Museum. Tobin was Photograph by Kenneth Ek. originally known for his Nakashima Studio Tour glasswork, but in recent years, epic sculpture in bronze and Located in New Hope, PA steel has been the focus of his attention. Join Steve Tobin on Saturday, July 16, 10:30 am–12:30 pm a tour of Tobin’s impressive Quakertown sculpture studio and Saturday, October 15, 10:30 am–12:30 pm learn about his evolving work. $45 member / $55 non-member, The Studio of Ben Solowey includes tour and Located in Bedminster, PA boxed lunch Friday, June 10, 10:30 am–noon A behind-the- $20 member / scenes, private tour $25 non-member / of the Nakashima $10 student with valid ID Studio. In 1946, Reserve a place for this George Nakashima intimate tour led by David established his Leopold, director of the woodworking shop Studio of Ben Solowey, the on Aquetong Road only remaining intact studio from the Golden Age of Bucks in New Hope, PA. County art. Located on a 34-acre farm in Bedminster, the The studio still views from the studio are virtually the same as when Solowey produces custom- arrived in 1936. The artist felt he saw a landscape to paint designed furniture every time he looked out his studio window. under the guidance of his daughter Mira and son Kevin, and includes beautifully “When you visit the studio of Ben Solowey, you do more than SOLD OUT designed buildings and landscaped gardens. Boxed lunch will see an exhibition, you enter an artist’s world,” wrote Edward be served on the beautiful grounds of the Studio. 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.” Q | Spring/Summer 2016 For program registration and information: MichenerArtMuseum.org 16 | public PROGRAMS Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer holiday season. to becomecentered andrelaxed priortotheactivetimeleadingup A joyfulsceneandapeaceful meditative walkwilloffer you theopportunity Tuesday through FridayDecember13to16,7–9pm Walk Labyrinth Illuminated Holiday center forreflection before totheoutsideworld. returning winding backandforthonthepathsoflabyrinth.Take amomentinthe Absorb theenergy ofthefullmoonasyouexperienceameditativewalk, Sunday, September15,8–9pm Walk Labyrinth Moon Full Putman EventPavilion,wewillmeetatthelabyrinthforsinging anddancing. Keep UsTogether” byBristolRiverside Theatre at7pmintheEdgar N. As aprelude tothesummerconcertatMichenerfeaturing“LoveWill of apotter, thenraninlinestomeetoneanother. another’s wrists,circled assmoothlyontheiraccomplishedfeetthewheel on thesurfaceofashield.Young menandmaidens,withhandsonone thatwasusedasadancingground pattern formatchmakingwasportrayed joyful andwhimsicalasdancing.Inanancientmythfrom Crete, alabyrinth A labyrinthwalkdoesnotalwayshavetomeditativeandserious;itcanbeas Wednesday, July20,6–7pm Labyrinth the in Dance and Song holidays. Theflowergarden encircling thelabyrinthshouldbeinfullbloom! based oncyclesofagrarianlife,corresponds tomanyofourmodern day oftheyear. abouthowthecircular Learn Celticcalendaroftheseasons, Meet attheCommunityLabyrinthMichenertocelebratelongest Monday, June 20,7–8pm Summer Solstice Gathering celebration. in yourhair. We willprovide thestreamers tobrightenupthelabyrinthin hair andcommunitiesdancedaround amaypole.Feelfree towearflowers hemisphere.northern Traditionally, womenwore garlands offlowersintheir has itsroots intheancient springfestivalscelebratedinmanyregions ofthe Welcome thereturnofspring aswewalkthepathsoflabyrinth.MayDay Sunday, May 1,4:30–5:30pm Celebration Day May or shine.MeetattheLabyrinth. public. Noregistration required. Rain All walksare FREEandopentothe Labyrinth designerandfacilitator. walks ledbyConnieFenty, local Labyrinth through aseriesofthemed more Learn abouttheCommunity the Michener Labyrinth at Walk theCommunity Programs Labyrinth

and recharge! others through art.Agreat waytorelax bring thefocustoyouandconnectwith The galleriesare theperfectplacestohelp focused reflection onart. feeling deeplythrough meditationand to cultivatetheartoflookingcloselyand This innovativeprogram wasdeveloped Advance registration suggested. Free withMuseumadmission. 4pm 3– First andthird Sundaysof eachmonth, Experience, Internalize Meditate, Observe, OMEI: My

Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of Jazz Night. Jazz of Friends bythe sponsored generously is program This only. tickets Advance price. ticket in included are admission Museum and you). Reception accommodate to best our do will (we purchase of time at requests seating make Please purchase. of order in assigned are Seats Tickets: pm,Concertwithoneintermission 8:30–11 pm,Horsd’oeuvre reception andopengalleries 8–10 Jazz Nightisanall-inclusiveeveningfeaturing: Saturday evenings,May 21andOctober1,8–11pm,concertwithoneintermission Jazz Night Music attheMichener Refreshments presented byRiverHorseBrewing CompanyandSandCastleWinery Hearty appetizersanddessertspresented byHavanaCatering Mike BooneandFriends All reserved table seating. $45 member / $53 non-member / $25 student with paying adult. paying with student /$25 non-member /$53 member $45 seating. table reserved All Wendy Simon Purchase ticketsearly—programs selloutquickly. at clubs in New York, Boston, Atlantic City, and Philadelphia. and City, Atlantic York, Boston, New in clubs at “52nd as Street.” have appeared They known became 1980 in they and Spiegel Eric with up teamed Wendy Coast. East the and Morocco, Casablanca, Europe, throughout clubs many in performed has She Tyrone Brown. bassist and Cohen Bob pianist with Cafe Borgia the in sang and Stauffer, Al bassist Philly with music studied She area. Philadelphia the in settling her to led which band, rock/show a with Coast East the toured Wendy actress/singer. an as theatres regional in as well as Broadway Off York New appearing City, in career her started She best!” the with swing and sing as well as aballad, around way her sing can sensitively and stylishly who performer a“polished as described been has Simon Wendy Saturday, October1 Wendy Simon &Soul Heart is release latest His crisis. in musicians helps that organization anonprofit Bridge, Jazz of Board the on also is He bass. teaching Temple of University faculty the on is Boone generation.” “next the to He’s amentor musicians. young and fans of legions with humming force a quiet town, in engine ajazz as emerged Boone years, the Over bass. upright to electric from switch the made who Smith) Lee Hall, Steve Beskrone, (Darryl players bass young of acoterie of part as scene jazz Philly the joined Boone put. stayed and 1985 in Rich Buddy drummer with stint asecond off fresh Philadelphia to came graduate, Music of School Yorker Eastman aNew and Mike Boone, Bassist basses. Mike Boone, drums; Marshall, Brey, Tim Anwar piano; trombone; valve Swana, John Saturday, May21 Mike BooneandFriends

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c 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.

at the mi at The Summer Concert Series is made possible by the generous support of the Pfundt Family Foundation. c i s Suzanne DuPlantis, Wednesday, June 22 mu 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 18 finishes with the jazz and blues standards of the Great American Songbook.

Bristol Riverside Theatre – Love Will Keep Us Together Wednesday, July 20 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 Suzanne DuPlantis 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 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, Trinidelphia 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 $15 member / $20 non-member / $5 student with valid ID, includes Museum admission. Galleries are open until 5 pm. Advance registration suggested.

An Afternoon of Arab Music Sunday, September 18, 3–4 pm Advance registration required. Harvest Celebration With members of Al-Bustan Takht An Afternoon of Gospel Music Ensemble; Hanna Khoury, violin; Hafez Sunday, June 12, 3–4:30 pm Kotain, percussion. Join us for an afternoon of gospel music featuring Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble is the Harvest Celebration and Salem Voices of Praise. resident ensemble of Al-Bustan Harvest Celebration, of The Abundant Harvest Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble Seeds of Culture, a Philadelphia- Church, is a jubilant Gospel choir composed of based organization with national acclaim. “Al-Bustan,” Arabic for “the both youth and adults who celebrate the genre garden,” is dedicated to presenting and teaching Arab culture through of Gospel music. The joy of lifting the spirits of the arts and language and to promoting cross-cultural understanding people everywhere is expressed through the and exchange. Join us for an intimate afternoon of classical and words and rhythms. The Salem Voices of Praise, contemporary Arabic music with violinist/Al-Bustan Music Director Hanna of the Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown, sing Khoury and master percussionist Hafez Kotain, both recipients of the Gospel music with power and purpose. Through prestigious Pew Fellowship in the Arts for their musical accomplishments. the blending of their voices in harmonious melody, the words of every song come to life. Q | Spring/Summer 2016 A Passion for Fashion! ement

On Saturday, March 12, the Michener welcomed upper-level c 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, advan 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? Call 215.340.9800 x110, visit MichenerArtMuseum.org/Join, Ashli Reese, Annina King, Conrad Booker, or come in person! Our visitor services representatives will be Fashion Incubator Fashion Incubator Fashion Incubator | delighted to assist you. designer designer designer 19 hotography P ing N. K ara : D hotos P Gregory Church and Clare Sauro and Rosina Rucci Kirsten Jensen Kathy and Ted Fernberger, Bruce Norman Long, Cara and John Fry, Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio, Gregory Church and Mark Todaro Joyce and Bob Byers Sr., Lisa Tremper Hanover

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Michener’s Spring Gala! Saturday, May 14, 2016

Fashion Fête Committee 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 Co-Chairs Maureen Church the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, Drexel University. This elegant Amy Welch T 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 Advisory Committee Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio to a cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner presented by Catering By Design in the Elissa Bloom spectacular Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion. The evening will also showcase designs by emerging Louis Della Penna talent from the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator. Funds raised through the Fashion Fête will Louise Feder enable the Michener to continue to enrich lives through outstanding exhibitions and educational Kathy Fernberger programming. Lisa Tremper Hanover The fashions of Ralph Rucci, a Philadelphia native, have been featured in exhibitions at The Mary C. Helf Kirsten M. Jensen, Ph.D. Museum at FIT, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Jane Jozoff the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Michener is especially delighted Bruce Norman Long to welcome Mr. Rucci following the much-acclaimed launch of his new RR331 line at this year’s Rosina Rucci New York Fashion Week. Clare Sauro Fê te Sponsors Become a sponsor today to reserve your seats at Champs-Élysées Main Line Sponsor Drexel University the Fashion Fête! Presenting Sponsor Kathy & Ted Fernberger Frank & Jeanette Gallagher Tonamora Foundation Amy & Bob Welch Lisa & Stephen Hanover Event sponsorships are available Mary C. Helf & Dennis Helf at the $10,000, $5,000, and Via Della Spiga 7th Avenue Sponsor Bonnie J. O’Boyle $1,000 levels. Individual tickets Greg & Maureen Church Timothy & Lizanne Loesch are $300. If you have any Michael & Tammy Lynn Simpson Louis & Carol Della Penna Bernlohr questions about purchasing a Dr. Vail Garvin Unterberger Penn Color, Inc. Bob & Joyce Byers sponsorship package, please Jane Yeuroukis Tom & Alycia Scannapieco Suzanne & Norman Cohn contact Laurie McGahey, Senior Director of Advancement, at 215.340.9800 x161 or lmcgahey@ Q | Spring/Summer 2016 michenerartmuseum.org. For more information: MichenerArtMuseum.org s Appointment to the New Staff & note

s Board of Trustees Member The Michener Art Museum’s Board of Trustees overwhelmingly Elizabeth Offner joined the Michener new approved the appointment of Lizanne Bernlohr to a three- as Marketing year term as a trustee. Coordinator in With a background in political science and volunteer February 2016. work, Lizanne Bernlohr brings to the Michener a deep She brings a appreciation of the arts, with particular affinity for unique grassroots Pennsylvania and New Hope Impressionist painters. For perspective to our the last 30 years, she has dedicated her time and efforts to organization following previously-held | | organizations in the educational and nonprofit sectors. positions managing marketing efforts 24 2424 for nonprofits in Southeast Asia. Prior to “I am delighted to be joining the board of the Michener Art her work abroad, she spent much of her Museum,” Berhlohr said. “I have had a lifelong appreciation time volunteering with charitable causes of art and design and a genuine interest in helping expand in the Greater Philadelphia region. access to the arts in the greater Bucks County community. Elizabeth will support the Advancement I look forward to working with the Museum to that end.” Department in its external outreach efforts and help strengthen Michener’s presence digitally and beyond.

Inside Out Comes to Doylestown Thewelcome 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 MichenerArtMuseum.org.

Inside Out Walking Tours Wednesday, May 4, 5 pm Thursday, June 2, 5 pm Thursday, May 12, 5 pm Saturday, June 11, 11 am Saturday, May 21, 5 pm Thursday, June 16, 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.

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cl Art at the Heart of Education summer art classes Individualized attention, small classes, frequent gallery tours, and Join us for an extensive exploration of the arts in our summer programs for art master teachers are hallmarks of students age 5 through grade 12. Complete course descriptions are available at exceptional programs that combine the MichenerArtMuseum.org and in our summer program flyer. Contact us for details at development of new skills with personal 215.340.9800 x126 or [email protected]. expression and exposure to a variety of arts media. Permanent collections Lunch option: Bring lunch and combine morning and afternoon programs during balanced with changing exhibitions several weeks as noted. CITs and college interns will supervise students between provide ongoing opportunities for noon and 1 pm while teachers prepare for afternoon classes. looking at and learning about a variety of art forms in new ways. Student work Jeun 27 – July 1

| will be exhibited in the Education 28 28 Gallery throughout the year. Lunch Option 1 available this week - $35 THERE IS ALWAYS MORE AT THE MICHENER Grades 1-4 Go to MichenerArtMuseum.org for Beginning Fabric Design the latest in art class offerings. 9 am-noon Registration Information $175 member / $190 non-member Advance registration is required Instructor: Stephani Thomas 215.340.9800 x105 Grades 1-4 MichenerArtMuseum.org Jewelry Making • Course information: 1-4 pm 215.340.9800 x126 or $175 member / $190 non-member [email protected] Instructor: Stephani Thomas • Register early, class size is limited. Classes must reach enrollment Grades 1-4 requirements. Comic Book Extravaganza • Art materials are included unless 1-4 pm otherwise noted. $160 member / $175 non-member • Ther e is a 25% cancellation fee for Instructor: Andrea Thompson programs and no refund once the Grades 5-8 program begins. Comic Books, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Michener Art Museum is 9 am-noon proud to announce our $160 member / $175 non-member AWARD-WINNING INSTRUCTORS: Instructor: Andrea Thompson Grades 1-4 Grades 5-8 Cara Alderfer Robin Lane Exploring Canvas Ruth Anderson Megan Miller Fabric Design and Sewing 1 1-4 pm Erin Casey Stephani Thomas 10 am-4 pm $130 member / $145 non-member Linsey Griffin Andrea Thompson $225 member / $240 non-member Instructor: Maria Wible Jody Holbert Maria Wible Instructor: Erin Casey Katie Knoeringer Grades 5-8 J uLY 5 – 8 Stained Glass SCHOLARSHIPS are AVAILABLE Note: This is a four-day week. Lunch 10 am-4 pm FOR ALL CLASSES Option 2 available this week - $30 $225 member / $240 non-member (and include a one-year family membership) Instructors: Erin Casey and Andrea Age 6 Thompson The Robert V. Nesi New! Sensational Sixes Fees include all tools and materials Education Award 9 am-noon or 1-4 pm needed for the creation of two completed $130 member / $145 non-member The Holly Berry Huynh stained glass works. Memorial Scholarship Instructor: Megan Miller Choose time when registering. The Volunteer Scholarship J uLY 11 – 15 for Art Education Grades 1-4 Application forms are available at Positively Perfect! Paint, Prints, MichenerArtMuseum.org Paper and Plaster 215.340.9800 x126 or 9 am-noon [email protected] $130 member / $145 non-member for more information. Instructor: Maria Wible

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Instructor: Maria Wible Instructor: $160 /$175 member non-member 9 am-noon Sculpt and Print Paint, Draw, Nature! 1-4 Grades 18-29. July from program atwo-week is This Griffin Linsey and Thomas Stephani Instructors: non-member /$425 member $400 pm 8:30 am-5 and Theater Music Art, World: the Around Kids 1-6 Grades -$35 week LY this 4available Option Lunch J AndreaInstructor: Thompson $160 /$175 member non-member pm 1-4 White and Black 5-8 Grades AndreaInstructor: Thompson $160 /$175 member non-member 9 am-noon People Beings Animals, Imaginary and 5-8 Grades Miller Robin and Megan Lane Instructors: non-member /$325 member $300 pm am-4:30 8:30 Automobiles and Trains Planes, Art: About All 1-6 Grades -$35 week LY this 3available Option Lunch J u u 18 –22 11 –15

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N 1-4 Grades registering. when time Choose Megan Miller Instructor: $160 /$175 member non-member pm 1-4 or 9 am-noon Fabulous Fives 5 Age LY No lunch option available this week. J Instructor: Robin Lane Instructor: $175 /$190 member non-member 9 am-noon N 5-8 Grades 18-29. July from program atwo-week is This Griffin Linsey and Thomas Stephani Instructors: non-member /$425 member $400 pm 8:30 am-5 and Theater Music Art, World: the Around Kids 1-6 Grades Robin Lane Instructor: $175 /$190 member non-member pm 1-4 Thompson Andrea and Casey Erin Instructors: /$240 non-member member $225 pm 10 am-4 2 Sewing and Design Fabric 5-12 Grades Robin Lane Instructor: $175 /$190 member non-member pm 1-4 2 Sculpture 5-8 Grades Megan Miller Instructor: $160 /$175 member non-member 9 am-noon Drawing and Painting 2 5-8 Grades Megan Miller Instructor: $160 /$175 member non-member pm 1-4 Drawing and Painting 1 1-4 Grades Robin Lane Instructor: $175 /$190 member non-member 9 am-noon 1 Sculpture 1-4 Grades -$35 week GUST this 5available Option Lunch A u e e u w w ! ! 25 –29

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art $160 member / $175 non-member most students attend for consecutive Instructor: Andrea Thompson seasons, and many attend for several years! Grades 5-8 Optical Illusions Winter 2017 sessions begin the week 1-4 pm of January 15 and run through the week $160 member / $175 non-member of March 5. Instructor: Andrea Thompson Spring 2017 sessions begin the week of March 19 and run through the week | TEEN SERVICE of May 14. 30 30 OPPORTUNITIES Add community service to your WEEKDAYS National Junior Honor Society, Ages 3-6 w/ one adult National Honor Society, and Learning to Look and Listen college applications. Go to Tuesdays, September 20 – MichenerArtMuseum.org for detailed November 15, 10-11 am or 1-2 pm information. Thursdays, September 22 – Grades 5-12 November 17, 10-11 am or 1-2 pm Art Audio Guide Team Specify day of the week and time Monday through Thursday, 1-4 pm when registering. Friday, 10 am-4 pm Child w/ one adult: $125 member / $160 member / $175 non-member $135 non-member (additional adults A uGUST 8 – 12 Instructors: Ruth Anderson, Adrienne are required to pay program Lunch Option 6 available this Romano and Andrea Thompson participation fee) week - $35 This program provides each participant Instructor: Ruth Anderson with 18 community service hours. Grades 1-6 Students join an adult caregiver in this All About Art: Let’s Go to the Movies popular intergenerational program Grades 9-12 8:30 am-4:30 pm with Museum lessons and art activities Counselors in Training $300 member / $325 non-member that inspire verbal development, visual Applications for summer camp Instructors: Robin Lane and Megan awareness, dynamic conversation, assistants are available at Miller imagination, creativity, and self- MichenerArtMuseum.org, or by expression. Grades 5-8 contacting Ruth Anderson at Beginning Anime 215.340.9800 x126 or randerson@ Just for Kindergartners 9 am-noon michenerartmuseum.org. Students Kindergarten Creates $160 member / $175 non-member accrue service hours depending on Wednesdays, September 21 – Instructor: Andrea Thompson scheduling and availability. November 16, 10-11:30 am or 1-2:30 pm Grades 5-8 Specify time when registering. Working on Canvas $135 member / $150 non-member 1-4 pm Instructor: Andrea Thompson $160 member / $175 non-member Kindergarten students are invited to Instructor: Andrea Thompson enjoy a morning or afternoon art class, with Museum lessons and art-making A uGUST 15 – 19 experiences that are certain to educate, Lunch Option 7 available this excite, and inspire. Students will draw, week - $35 paint, sculpt, print, work with mixed media, and explore the Michener Grades 1-6 exhibitions. Kindergarten Creates is All About Art: Imagine This! designed to be a full-year program; 8:30 am-4:30 pm projects will not be repeated during $300 member / $325 non-member the year. Instructors: Robin Lane and Megan Miller

Q | Spring/Summer 2016 Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer and the development of a personal style. style. apersonal of development the and self-expression foster to designed classes art in imagination and life, photographs, real from observation instruction, and specialpermanent exhibitions with individualized Michener through tours Incorporate canvas. on paint acrylic and watercolor, pastels, chalk and oil charcoal, pencil, using skills painting and drawing upon expand and Develop Maria Wible Instructor: $175 /$190 member non-member registering. when time Specify 1-3 or pm 10 am-noon 19, 24 –November September Saturdays, Explore Drawing Art: and Painting 4-7Grades materials. art of avariety with work to opportunities provide and art, of works unique of creation the inspire skills, (pm) Thomas (am), Stephani Thompson Andrea Instructor: Fee: $175 /$190 member non-member registering. when time Specify 1-3 or pm 10 am-noon 19, 24 –November September Saturdays, Painting and Drawing Art: Discover 1-4 Grades WEEKENDS

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art new! 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. Homeschooler art classes are described in detail at MichenerArtMuseum.org. Projects are not repeated throughout the year; most students attend for consecutive sessions.

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Forests and Fields Adventures in Sculpture Drawing and Painting Ages 5-10 Ages 5-10 Tuesdays, October 18 – November 15, 1-3 pm Tuesdays September 13 – October 11, 1-3 pm Ages 10-14 Ages 10-14 Thursdays, October 20 – November 17, 1-3 pm Thursdays September 15 – October 13, 1-3 pm Curriculum differs for each age group; choose day and Curriculum differs for each age group; choose day and appropriate age group when registering. appropriate age group when registering. $100 member / $110 non-member $100 member / $110 non-member Faculty: Andrea Thompson Instructor: Andrea Thompson Students will explore the art of sculpture while working Students will work with Michener exhibitions, photographs, on a variety of creations of their own, using assemblage, real life, and imagination in classes designed to enhance additive and subtractive methods, and a variety of unique drawing and painting skills, inspire the creation of unique 3-D materials. They will work with clay, wire, wood, plaster, works of art, and provide opportunities to work with a variety and found and natural objects to create realistic and abstract of 2D art materials including pencils, pastels, watercolors, three-dimensional art. Students who took Sculpture last year and acrylics on a variety of surfaces. Students will explore will get an entirely new experience in this class, and have the labyrinth, sculpture garden and galleries while creating the opportunity to build on what they learned previously; their artwork this session. Projects are not repeated in any projects are not repeated in any of our sessions. Exhibition of our sessions. Exhibition Focus: Permanent Collection – Focus: Patricia D. Pfundt Sculpture Garden, Jonathan Realism at Mid-Century 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.

Q | Spring/Summer 2016 Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer ite, conte crayons, charcoal, pastels, and graphic markers. graphic and pastels, charcoal, crayons, ite, conte graph pencils, ebony and drawing including materials art traditional of avariety use will Students drawings. realistic completed creating of basics the learning while contrast and texture, proportion, composition, value, line, shape, in instruction guided from learn will Students process. ing draw the with comfortable become and skills refresh or develop to opportunity the abilities all of students adult provide will workshops two-hour of weeks Five drawing. practice –and Michener the at evening arelaxing Spend Holbert Jody Instructor: class. the of price the in included is admission Museum are provided; materials All /$110$100 session per member non-member pm 18, 6:30-8:30 21 –November October Thursdays, pm 14, 16 6:30-8:30 –October September Thursdays, Workshop Drawing NEW! Evening Adults and Contemporary Focus:Exhibition Permanent – Collection Modern canvas. on paint acrylic using painting afinished creating while knowledge new color, of apply use and their in confidence build will They theory. color to introduced be and art, of awork in colors between relationships the of understanding an color, develop with experiment and explore to exercises color of avariety in engage will Students apainting. in effectively color use to how learn will abilities all of students adult class, three-hour this In Holbert Jody Instructor: class. the of price the in included is admission Museum are provided; materials All $150 /$165 member non-member 17, –November 20 10 am-1 October pm Wednesdays, Using Color Adults Mid-Century at –Realism Collection Permanent Focus: Exhibition markers. graphic and crayons, conte graphite, pencils, ebony and drawing including materials art traditional of avariety use will Students drawings. realistic completed creating of basics the learning while value, composition, proportion, texture and contrast line, shape, in instruction guided from learn will Students process. drawing the with comfortable become and skills refresh or develop to abilities all of students adult for opportunity perfect the is class three-hour This Holbert Jody Instructor: class. the of price the in included is admission Museum are provided; materials All $150 /$165 member non-member 13, 15 10 am-1 –October pm September Wednesdays, Drawing Adults Adult Art Classes continued Classes Art Adult

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rogram STUDENT EXHIBITIONS P community 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 self- identity themes and the work of Amalia Amaki, Faith Ringgold, and Frida Kahlo. Community Crossing Boundaries: Making Art is sponsored by the Leff Family Foundation.

| 1st Annual National Art Honor Society Exhibition: Central Bucks West 34 34 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 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 Art for All facilities, family care partners, and museum community program staff to join us Art for All programs are designed for for this inspirational program. For information, call 215.340.9800 x124 or email individuals living with moderate stage [email protected]. dementia, such as Alzheimer’s, and their care partners. The programs provide Community Outreach Programs opportunities for meaningful engagement Community Outreach programs are designed to increase access to the arts with art under the guidance of specially for audiences of all ages and abilities, including at-risk youths, individuals with trained docents, bringing interactive disabilities and/or economic disadvantages, and elders in need. We work with gallery-based art appreciation experi- nonprofit organizations to provide art experiences for the underserved in our ences that encourage verbal expression community. Contact us to plan a customized program for the people you serve. and often awaken treasured memories. Reserve a Museum visit or host an off-site program at your facility. Art for All programs are free and offered ART SERVE provides FREE visits for organizations serving the needs of the in the spring and fall. Advance registra- economically disadvantaged, or individuals living with physical and/or intellectual tion is required. For more information, challenges. ACCESS cardholders (Pennsylvania residents who monitor their call 215.340.9800 x124 or email government issued cash, food, or medical benefits with an EBT card) pay only $2 [email protected]. admission for up to 4 visitors. Please present your ACCESS card and a photo ID Art for All is generously supported to the Front Desk staff upon arrival. by Merck, the Christian R. and Mary As an Art-Reach Arts partner, we provide reduced admission for visitors from F. Lindback Foundation, and the member organizations who serve individuals with disabilities and/or are Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation. economically disadvantaged. Please reserve your visit in advance through Art-Reach. For information, call 215.340.9800 x124 or email grouptours@ michenerartmuseum.org

Q | Spring/Summer 2016 Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer welcome toregister forthisevent. classrooms Scoutgroups aftertheperformance. are to engageingalleryactivitiesandart-makingthe interaction andparticipation.Participantsare invited with foldedpaperanimalsandfaces,audience Yamamoto willmakeJapanesefolktalescomealive create anartisticbalanceofillusionandreality. Kuniko masks, stylizedmovement,andatouchofmagicto $8 member/$10non-member 5, 1-3pm June Sunday, Kuniko Yamamoto: Origami Tales sponsored bytheLeff FamilyFoundation. Unplugged Sundays@theMicheneris response toperformances. to theeducationclassrooms tocreate worksofartin cultures. Communitymembers willalsobeinvited connections betweenMichenerartworksanddiverse engage inmeaningfulinteractiveprograms thatmake participantsmayexplore performance, thegalleriesto and inspiringyouthfamilyaudiences.Followingthe tales, andglobalperspectives,sparkingconnections artists whospecializeinmulticulturalthemes,classic more. in2016willinclude Therangeofperformers audience through storytelling,music,puppetry, and feature artistwhowillengagethe oneperformance Each season,UnpluggedSundays@theMichenerwill to delightandinspire! Join usforournewseriesoffamilyprograms designed All Ages W N Unplugged Sundays @ the Michener, @the Sundays visit Unplugged about For information more e !

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For program registration andinformation: Black Storytellers. Black Storytellers. Neale HurstonAward from theNationalAssociationof Award forPennsylvaniaArtistoftheYear, andtheZora the NationalStorytellingNetwork,TheHazlettMemorial She hasbeenawarded theCircle ofExcellenceAward by a spell over her audiences for an unforgettable experience. breathes lifeintoancientandcontemporarytalescasts kalimba, kora,andamesmerizingvoice,Ms.Alston shekere, talkingdrum, American oraltradition.With and rhythmicelementswithintheAfrican drawontherichsources performances ofstories,games, storyteller, narrator, instrumentalistandsingerwhose renowned Charlotte BlakeAlstonisaninternationally groups are welcometoregister forthisevent. art-making intheclassroomsScout aftertheperformance. Participants are invitedto engage ingalleryactivitiesand join in,tapyourfingerontempleandsay“Hmmm.” Br’er RabbitandFoxwereComelisten,laugh, born. The Porquoi traditionfollowed AfricanstoAmerica,where Turtle donext?” and“WhatwouldIdointhatsituation?” you donotknow. You mayfind yourselfasking,“Whatwill $8 member/$10non-member 17, July Sunday, 1-3pm Tales Porquoi African Why? Oh Why Oh Why Alston: Blake Charlotte

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35 | CommunityProgram s 36 | calendar Q | Spring/Summer 2016Q |Spring/Summer Fashion Fête May 14 IRIS Fashion FilmSeries June 16 Photography Tête-a-Tête: Conversationsin Lightning Lectures andArtistQ&A June 15 Photography Tête-a-Tête: Conversationsin Curator GalleryTalk June 14 Photography Tête-a-Tête: Conversationsin Exhibition Opens June 11 B Studio Tour June 10 Lloyd Ney:LocalColor Exhibition Opens June 4 Steve Studio Tour June 3 Scatter MyAshesatBergdorf’s Fashion FilmSeries June 2 J Jazz Night May 21 Commitment, Community Katharine SteeleRenninger:Craft, Curator’s GalleryTalk May 4 Sherry TinsmanTrunk Show May 1 M en Solowey UNE /P. 10 ay T obin / /P. 15 /P. 15 P /P. 9 /P. 9 /P. 8 . 17 / P . 23 / P. 8 / P . 11 / P. 10

Garber inSpring Spotlight Talk July 19 N Studio Tour through theLensofSteve McCurry Unguarded, Untold,Iconic: Afghanistan Exhibition Opens July 16 J AUGU through theLensofSteve McCurry Unguarded, Untold,Iconic: Afghanistan Curator’s GalleryTalk July 22 Photography Tête-a-Tête: Conversationsin Curator GalleryTalk June 30 Garber inSpring Spotlight Talk June 29 P Studio Tour Panama Canal Oh Panama!:JonasLiePaintsthe Exhibition Opens June 25 “ Lecture June 21 M Costume and Fashion Tour June 17 Lloyd Ney:LocalColor Gallery Talk Curator’s Conversationand August 24 A LittleNightMusic August 3 T aul akashima Studio useum of he U G W rand ise Silenceof L Y / P. 15 A /P. 8 rt T / P. 9 extiles, / P. 10 /P. 7 /P. 7 / S and times.Programs are subjecttochange. call events orlectures. PleasevisitMichenerArtMuseum.org The museumisopenonselectevenings forprograms, P . 15 D / 215.340.9800 formore informationortoconfirmdates T aniel P /P. 8 P . 18 hiladelphia G arber” / P. 3 / P. 5 / P. 7 Studio Tour September 17 BALLET 422 Documentary Voices FilmSeries September 14 Panama Canal Oh Panama!:JonasLiePaintsthe Curator’s Lecture September 13 through theLensofSteveMcCurry Unguarded, Untold,Iconic:Afghanistan Curator’s GalleryTalk September 8 Search fortheAfghanGirl Documentary Voices FilmSeries Lloyd Ney:LocalColor Curator’s Lecture September 7 S Documentary GazeLecture September 29 The PineBarrens Series Documentary Voices Film September 28 “ Guest Lecture September 27 Fly Jonathan Hertzel:WhenSparks Exhibition Opens September 24 Documentary GazeLecture September 22 Ocean Voyagers Documentary Voices FilmSeries September 21 P T aul raveler /P. 13 EPTEMBER G rand Studio A rtists toSouth / P. 6 / P. 9 /P. 6 / P. 6 / P. 15 /P. 8 A / P. 6 merica” or or /P. 5 /P. 5 /P. 9 / P. 5 For program registration andinformation: MichenerArtMuseum.org

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