WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
'NORMAN ROCKWELL: AMERICAN IMAGIST'
AN NMAI / AIG ORGANIZED EXHIBITION AT THE
NAPLES MUSEUM OF ART
Naples, Florida
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NORMAN ROCKWELL: AMERICAN IMAGIST
JANUARY 2, 2009 - APRIL 15, 2009
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At the invitation of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, the
National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI) and the American
Illustrators Gallery, NYC (AIG) are jointly organizing an exhibition
entitled, Norman Rockwell: American Imagist at the Naples Museum of Art. This exhibition is one of the most comprehensive Rockwell traveling presentations. All 323 Rockwell Saturday Evening Post vintage covers will be featured, along with original paintings and studies from throughout
his career. This is a unique opportunity to view all of Rockwell's
Saturday Evening Post covers and many original paintings and sketches. Additionally, an exquisite and rarely seen unpublished work, Young Valedictorian, will be on display.
The breadth of Rockwell's talent and character is best displayed in his Saturday Evening Post covers as well as periodicals, advertisements, posters, and books. He captured the emotions of the times, not only that which was, but what people would have liked life to be.
Norman Rockwell: American Imagist will
commence at the Naples Museum of Art on January 2, 2009
and continue through April 15, 2009. From Florida the exhibition will
travel to the National Museum of American Illustration in Newport, Rhode Island for the
summer of 2009. After the NMAI, the exhibition will conclude at the
Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor, New York.
For more information on the Naples Museum of Art visit: www.thephil.org
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NORMAN ROCKWELL
AND THE AMERICAN IMAGISTS
LECTURE BY NMAI CO-FOUNDERS JUDY & LAURENCE CUTLER
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The National Museum of American Illustration co-founders and the Naples Museum of Art invite you to join them Wednesday, Feburary 11, 2009 at 10am
at the Naples Museum of Art for an illuminating lecture on America's
most treasured illustrator, Norman Rockwell. Space is limited, few seats
remain, so act now and reserve your seats.
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NEW BOOK ON NORMAN ROCKWELL'S MENTOR & IDOL
J.C. Leyendecker
AS MENTIONED ON THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL'S
THIS NEW ENGLAND BLOG
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click above image to view
 Signed copies of the J.C. Leyendecker book by Judy and Laurence Cutler are available in
our MuseShop (call 401.851.8949 x18 to order). All proceeds go to our non-profit organization, the American
Civilization Foundation, to support our endowment fund and continuing facilities
restoration.
Call 401.851.8949 x18 to order |
Review copies available for the media from
Harry N. Abrams Inc., NYC T:212.206.7715
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The Museum is open year-round for visitors and group tours by advance reservation.
Tickets:
$25. Group Tours, Seniors (60+), and Military w/id: $22. Students w/id:
$15. Children ages 5 to 12: $10. Children ages 5 to 12 are permitted, only if they are vouchsafed by parents or guardians as being 'well-behaved.'
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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
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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 Carreré 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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