This 1923 Daniel Garber painting was just acquired at Michener Art Museum, as a gift of John and Mary Jo Williams and their children, Cathy and Scott, in honor of Victor and Dorothy Patterson. The white steeple of First Presbyterian Church rises prominently in the center of Lambertville, N.J., with a view from across the Delaware River in New Hope, Pa. The churchs reverend, Victor Manley Patterson, saw Lambertville Afternoon on display at a Phillips Mill exhibition in 1937 and wrote to the artist, Daniel Garber, proposing to pay for the painting in installments. Patterson reportedly exclaimed,I would give worlds to own it! But I have not the world to give. The reverend died unexpectedly before he could complete his acquisition. Garbers wife, Mary, forgave the remaining debt, writing to Pattersons widow Dorothy, There is no real monetary value of beautiful things. Everything is paid in appreciation. Lambertville: Afternoon illuminates the close-knit community of artists and their supporters in and around New Hope. The artwork is on view in the American Impressionism gallery. The Michener Art Museum is in Doylestown, Pa. To learn more, visit www.michenerartmuseum.org.