I think this might be the longest stretch of time I’ve been “home” in years. I wrote home in quotes because, while I escaped my physical house for a few weekends in the Poconos, I haven’t left the state of Pennsylvania since early February. As we continue to find things to do locally and mostly outdoors, I was intrigued to read about a new exhibit in a nearby town in collaboration with the Michener Art Museum.

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As people continue to seek outdoor activities, the museum is going al fresco with its free outdoor exhibition, “Paint Dtown.” The Michener team selected 16 works from its permanent collection to be reproduced, with the reproductions strategically placed throughout Doylestown, Pennsylvania. A digital map highlighting all the locations can be found on the Michener website, and the exhibit is scheduled through October 2020. I can’t wait to check it out soon!

— Kim Krol, editor in chief

Paul F. Keene Jr. (1920-2009), “Street Quartet”, 1990. Acrylic on canvas. 54 x 52.25 inches. James A. Michener Art Museum. Museum purchase funded by Anne and Joseph Gardocki.⁠

Ben Solowey (1900-1978), “Rae Seated (Green Dress)”, 1935, oil on canvas. 45 x 36 inches. James A. Michener Art Museum. Museum purchase funded by Anne and Joseph Gardocki. Courtesy of the Studio of Ben Solowey, Bedminster, PA.

Daniel Garber (1880-1958), “A Wooded Watershed”, 1926. Oil on canvas. 129 1/4 x 257 1/4 inches. James A. Michener Art Museum. Acquired with a Legislative Initiative Grant awarded by Senator H. Craig Lewis.

Fern I. Coppedge (1883-1951), “The Road to Lumberville (also known as The Edge of the Village)”, 1938. Oil on canvas. 18.125 x 20.125 inches. James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of Ruth Purcell Conn and William R. Conn.