A Life: The Philip Jamison Retrospective

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Sketch with Daisies

A retrospective of the work and life of an artist is a one-of-a-kind exhibition. Beyond simply art, it is a chance to delve into the mind and the stories which lay underneath canvases and paint. The Philip Jamison Retrospective, now on view at the John H. Baker Gallery in the E. O. Bull Center for the Arts at West Chester University, is a stellar example.…

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Helen B. Downing of Kennett Square

Helen ”Aunt Honey” B. Downing, 98, of Kennett Square, formerly of New London, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, , at Linden Hall, Kennett Square. She was the wife of James Downing, who passed away in 2003, and with whom she shared 62 years of marriage. Born in New London, she was the daughter of the late James P. Bush and the late Reba Buckalew Bush. She…

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Police Log Sept. 21: DUIs, thefts

Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • State police from the Avondale barracks arrested a 48-year-old Chadds Ford woman in Pennsbury Township for harassment with physical contact on Sept. 19. A report said the woman, not identified in the report, struck a 51-year-old Wilmington man on Chaddbury Lane. • Police arrested a 45-year-old man from Lincoln University on DUI charges after a one-vehicle crash on Doe…

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