Michael Chabon to head board of artist colony

[December 07, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Chabon, the novelist, screenwriter and father of four, has a new responsibility.

He has been elected chairman of the board of the directors of the MacDowell Colony, the century-old artist residency program based in Peterborough, N.H. Chabon, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," replaces Robert MacNeil, author and television newsman who is retiring after serving 17 years. MacNeil turns 80 in January.

Chabon, 47, has been a resident nine times at MacDowell and told The Associated Press on Monday that he was eager to contribute to an institution that had done so much for him.

[Associated Press; By HILLEL ITALIE]

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