Downingtown Book
The History of Downingtown
by JLS Davidson
The History of Downingtown by Jane L.S. Davidson is the second printing and is $35.00. Available at the Downingtown Borough Office.
Downingtown Mug
Downingtown Mug
$7.00
You can purchase the Downingtown Mug with the Sesquicentennial Logo at the Downingtown Borough Building.
The Painting of the Downingtown Log House
The Downingtown Log House (circa 1701)
by Eric Heese
$45.00
Hearth Print. Signed & Numbered
About the Painting: The painting of the Downingtown Log House ( circa 1701) is painted on a wood panel in a medium known as gouache, an opaque form of watercolor. The original painting now hangs in the Downingtown Municipal Building.
About the artist: The artist, Eric Hesse, is the son of a former Downingtown resident, Janet Kreibel Hesse, Downingtown High School, class of 1952. He is a graduate of the St. Olaf College, Northfield , Minnesota, having also studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and completed a residency at the Actzak Museum in Paris. He was selected by the National foundation for Advancement in the Arts as a fellow in their visual arts program, which culminated in an exhibition of his work at the Corcoran Museum in Washington, D.C. His work has also been exhibited at galleries in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Madison, Miami, San Francisco and Paris.
Mr Hesse currently divides his time between San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Proceeds go toward the continued upkeep of the Log House.
