2010 ANNUAL APPEAL
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SUPPORT OUR NONPROFIT FOUNDATION
NMAI main gate at 10th Anniversary benefit gala
Gentlepersons and Supporters:
 | You'll Marry Me at Noon, 1945 (top)
Father's Return Home, 1973 (bottom) by Norman Rockwell, on display in Ballroom |
July 4th, 2010 marked our 10th Anniversary of being open to the public. We have been engaged
in fulfilling our mission to share our American Imagist Collection and
enlighten a global audience to American illustration art. To continue
realizing this mission, only once each year, we seek your support.
Please give generously. Museum
income does not cover ever-increasing expenses. This is the only appeal
we make; we do not telephone, text or overwhelm you with solicitations,
nor do any proceeds go towards fund-raising. This is quite simply our only other source of funding. Additionally, there are still a number of naming opportunities for certain donor categories. Selected galleries and gardens can be named in honor of donors.
We are recognized internationally as a "unique museum".
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| Honoree Whoopi Goldberg tours the NMAI with Museum Founders |
* Our recent 10th Anniversary benefit gala honored entertainer Whoopi Goldberg, author
Tom Wolfe, and the National Arts Club for their contributions to
popular culture. It attracted 350 guests from Shanghai to Caracas, from
Vancouver to Sydney - a testimony to the Museum's ongoing global
efforts.
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The People's Republic of China is sending a government delegation in
November to discuss a relationship between the NMAI and Chinese cultural
institutions.
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| Aerial view of Dulwich Picture Gallery |
* We will soon open our traveling exhibition Norman Rockwell's America in England at the renowned Dulwich Picture Gallery of London - oldest art museum in the United Kingdom - for their 200th anniversary. Rockwell's illustration paintings will hang nearby artworks by Canaletto, Dou, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and other Old Masters from December 15th, 2010 through March 26, 2011. These
are important steps not just for illustration art, but for American art
and its contributions to a merging international culture.
 | | Norman Rockwell paintings on display in Tiffany Loggia |
We ask for you to support our efforts and envisage what the future holds for the NMAI and American illustration - the most American of American Art.
To make a donation by credit card, phone the Museum at 401.851.8949 ext 18 or click on the PayPal logo below. To mail a donation, please click on our 10th Anniversary logo below to download a donation form.
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For Reservations:
Eric Brocklehurst
 National Museum of American Illustration
492 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
T: 401-851-8949 ext. 18. F: 401-851-8974
eric@americanillustration.org
www.americanillustration.org
The
Museum is open Fridays for a guided tour only at 3pm sharp, and
year-round for visitors and Group Tours by advance reservations. General
Admissions Hours resume Memorial Day weekend, 2011.
Tickets:Adults:
$18; Seniors (60+) & Military: $16; Students w/id: $12; Children
ages 5 to 12: $8. Children ages 5 to 12 are permitted only if they are
vouchsafed by parents or guardians as being 'well-behaved.'
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The
National Museum of American Illustration is a nonprofit, independent,
educational and aesthetic organization. It is located in Newport, RI, on
Bellevue Avenue at Vernon Court (1898), a Carrére and Hastings designed
Beaux-Arts adaptation of an 18th century French chateau. It is the
first national museum devoted exclusively to American illustration art.
Illustration consists of original artwork created to be reproduced in
books, magazines, newspapers, and advertisements. 'Golden Age' paintings
by such luminaries as Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish, NC Wyeth, JC
Leyendecker, and 75 others are displayed in 'Gilded Age' architecture,
creating a unique union of architecture and art - a national treasure.
The Museum is administered by the American Civilization Foundation, a
nonprofit organization with the goal to present the best possible venue
for appreciating the greatest collection of illustration art - the most American of American art.
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