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June’s Mystery Image!

June's Mystery ImageHere is this month’s mystery image! Can you identify what work this might be? The first person to correctly name the title and the artist of this work in response to this blog posting will win a pair of general admission passes to the Michener! Hint: This artist began his life as an illustrator.

Good luck!

Update: Congratulations to Sean Flenders for guessing this month’s mystery image correctly! Here is an image of Alan Magee’s Countermeasure.

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Quiz Contest: How Well Do You Know Muhammad Ali?

Gordon Parks (1912-2006), Muhammed Ali, 1970, 10 3/4 x 8 5/8, Photograph Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Galery, New York, NY. Copyright Gordon Parks.

Gordon Parks (1912-2006), Muhammed Ali, 1970, 10 3/4 x 8 5/8, Photograph Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Galery, New York, NY. Copyright Gordon Parks.

As part of our activities around the upcoming Ali and Elvis: American Icons exhibition, the Michener staff have put together a special quiz about Muhammad Ali based on the exhibition. How well do you know this famous icon?

Answer the questions on the quiz by responding to this blog post, and the first person to submit the correct answers to all the questions, will win free tickets to the exhibition! The following 9 people who submit their answers will also be eligible to win discounts on admission for the exhibition. Answers will be posted on this blog after all have been received by March 31st.

Note: Some answers to these questions can be found only in the exhibition, Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon! Read More »

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Muhammad Ali and Elvis Sightings, Contests and More!

Gordon Parks, Muhammad Ali, ca. 1970. Photograph courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY.

Gordon Parks, Muhammad Ali, ca. 1970. Photograph courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY.

With our upcoming exhibition, Ali and Elvis: American Icons, the Michener will be offering a number of contests to get visitors involved in the excitement around the exhibition! If you are following us on Twitter, look out for trivia related to Elvis and follow him as he visits the Museum and learns more about Doylestown! You will also be able to follow Muhammad Ali after he meets up with Elvis and participate in some additional trivia contests. Find out how both Elvis and Ali familiarize themselves with the Michener by exploring behind the scenes at the Museum. All of the trivia contests will offer prizes on discounts for admission to the exhibition. More information on Twitter contest rules can be found here. If you follow us on Facebook, look out for links to these contests and famous quotes by both of these icons! Read More »

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January’s Mystery Image Revealed!

John Fulton Folinsbee (1892-1972), Bowman’s Hill, 1936-37, oil on canvas, H. 34 x W. 50 inches, James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest. Copyright 2007 John F. Folinsbee Art Trust.

John Fulton Folinsbee (1892-1972), Bowman’s Hill, 1936-37, oil on canvas, H. 34 x W. 50 inches, James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest. Copyright 2007 John F. Folinsbee Art Trust.

This month’s mystery image is Bowman’s Hill by John Fulton Folinsbee. Along with being one of the noted landscape paintings at the Michener, its subject is of historical significance. Bowman’s Hill, now set in an established Wildflower Preserve, is a section of Washington Crossing Historic Park. The park was created to commemorate the famous “crossing” of the Delaware River by George Washington and his troops during the American Revolutionary War. If you visit this section of the park, you can see Bowman’s Tower. This 125 foot tower was constructed between 1929 and 1931 to commemorate which may have been a lookout point for General Washington. Learn more about the tower and its history.

The artist, John F. Folinsbee, created this painting in the mid-1930s. Compared to his earlier works, this painting uses darker colors, and is more expressionistic in its style.  Folinsbee was known primarily as a landscape painter, but also depicted towns, shorelines, and factories around Bucks County and on the seacoast of Maine. Learn more about Folinsbee on our Collections Database.

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January’s Mystery Image!

January's Mystery ImageCan you identify this month’s mystery image? (Clue: This painting features a historical monument!) The answer will be revealed on January 21st!

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