The Genius Belt

by Bush, George S.; Michener, James A.

• ISBN13: 9780271016733
• ISBN10: 0271016736
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-02-01
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr

Summary

This book tells the story of Bucks County's rich artistic tradition: from the 19th-century's best-known primitive painter, Edward Hicks, to the turn-of-the century birth of a major art colony along the Delaware River, to the influx of literacy and theatrical figures during the Depression. A colorful introduction by James A. Michener begins with the renowned author's boyhood in Doylestown, and recalls his delightful memories of the county's 'golden years.'

Table of Contents

Dedication
Contributors
Foreword
Introduction: The Golden Years	p. 1
The Writers	p. 19
Footlights and Fireflies: The Bucks County Theater Tradition	p. 59
Henry Chapman Mercer and the Craft Tradition	p. 89
The Visual Artists	p. 111
Afterword: A Brief History of the James A. Michener Art Museum	p. 151
"Revolutionary Theater" at Washington Crossing	p. 161
Memories of the Early Bucks County Playhouse	p. 164
Index	p. 167
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