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Director’s Spotlight: New Beginnings
Starting to write a new blog is both frightening and rewarding. The fearful part goes back to my high school English teachers and those dreaded red marks that appeared on my compositions pointing out...
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Director’s Spotlight: Discovering the Michener’s First Fake
(Attributed to) Franz Kline (1910-1962), Untitled, n.d., oil on canvas, H. 58 x W. 68 inches, James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of Mari and James A. Michener. When I first arrived at the Michener in...
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Director’s Spotlight: Michener’s Earliest Acquisitions
William B. T. Trego (1828-1909), Battery, Forward! (also known as Bringing Up the Battery, Artillery to the Front, Civil War Battle Scene), 1887, oil on canvas, H. 19.25 x W. 29.5 inches, James A....
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Director’s Spotlight: Is the Museum for Sale?
Image of Exhibition Catalog, "Fern I. Coppedge: A Forgotten Woman." James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1990. Maintaining ethical integrity has become a pressing concern in this...
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Accreditation: A Measure of Excellence
What does the word “museum” mean to you? What do you expect from an institution that calls itself a museum? There are many answers to those questions, but one of the most important qualities from my...
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Director’s Spotlight: Naming Opportunities
Colossal bust of Ramesses II, the 'Younger Memnon' From the Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt 19th Dynasty, about 1250 BC. One of the largest pieces of Egyptian sculpture in the British Museum Weighing 7.25...
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A Director’s Farewell
Bruce and Jo Katsiff on their BMW motorcycle many years ago. Bruce will continue his ride as artist/photographer after he leaves the museum. More than four decades ago, a young Central High School boy...
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