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"James A. Michener: A Living Legacy" - an exhibit dedicated to the museum's namesake, James A. Michener. This exhibit recreates his Bucks County office where he wrote Tales of the South Pacific. The exhibit features the desk, chair, typewriter, dictionary and other objects from the office in James A. Michener's Bucks County home where he lived ...
James Albert Michener (/ ˈ m ɪ tʃ ə n ər / or / ˈ m ɪ tʃ n ər /; [2] February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history.
The Michener Center for Writers is a Masters of Fine Arts program in fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin. It is widely regarded as one of the top creative writing programs in the world. Bret Anthony Johnston is the current director of the program. Previously, James Magnuson ran the program for ...
Together with her husband, Sabusawa was involved with charitable donations, with main fields of their philanthropy being art and higher education. Notably, she established the Mari Sabusawa Michener Endowment, which funded all the educational programs at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. [6]
His works are in collections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, [9] the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, [10] the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Hampton University Museum in Virginia, the James A. Michener Art Museum., [8] the British Museum in London, [11] the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University in ...
Collectors, Forgers – And A Writer: A Memoir is a memoir written by American author James A. Michener. A discussion of Michener's college years and some acquaintances and works that still influenced him later in his life and career. Originally published by Targ Editions in 1983. Republished in 1993 as a chapter of Literary Reflections.
Mar. 12—ANDERSON — Local residents will be afforded an opportunity to get some hands-on experience with the art world. The Anderson Museum of Art is exhibiting student art work as part of the ...
Central Bucks Television, CBTV, was launched in the spring of 2006. CBTV is managed by Central Bucks School District in cooperation with the James A. Michener Art Museum and the Mercer Museum of the Bucks County Historical Society. The mission of CBTV is to provide the Central Bucks community with educational television programming featuring an ...