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Monday, August 29, 2016

Walking the Grounds of Alvethorpe Manor.

Alvethorpe Manor (built 1938)
Jenkintown, PA
Alvethorpe Manor 
was once home to Lessing Rosenwald.  
the son of the president and chairman 
of Sears, Roebuck & Co. 


Windows of Alvethorpe Manor

Lessing moved to Jenkintown, PA 
to open a catalog supply center in Philadelphia 
for the company.  

Scultpture Park at Abington Art Center

Rosenwald donated his home to the local township as a cultural center. 
Today it houses The Abington Art Center. 

The Whole World Acts a Part by Brian McCutcheon

The grounds, open to the public at no charge,
 display a changing collection of sculptures. 

Featuring me in Fairy Tales in Reflection: Mirror Mirror by Jeanne Jaffe

You could spend an hour here wandering the trails  
among the sculptures.

Sea Spider by Karen Kieser

But I am guessing the best time to come is in fall...

Wait Upon by Jay Walker
  
...when all the leaves are changing. 

The Old Abington Meetinghouse on the grounds. 

I bet it is gorgeous then. 

A Hint of Fall

Abington Art Center 
515 Meetinghouse Road 
Jenkintown, PA 19046