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11.25.2009
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NMAI  OPEN  SATURDAYS
DURING  DECEMBER  2009
Howard Pyle's An Unwelcome Toast
Above: An Unwelcome Toast, by Howard Pyle. 1895


N.C. Wyeth - SnowboundHoward Pyle & His Brandywine Students exhibition is on display now through June 1st, along with selections from our permanent collection including holiday-themed works by Norman Rockwell, Leyendecker, Wyeth and others.

NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED!
 December Saturdays 5th, 12th, and 19th; Open 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.

OPEN every Friday at 2:00 pm for GUIDED TOURS. 

GIFT SHOP OPEN for Holiday Shoppers, museum admission not required.


Right: Snowbound, by N.C. Wyeth. 1928





HOWARD PYLE & HIS BRANDYWINE STUDENTS:
Howard PyleFor the Winter Season, the NMAI is showing the Howard Pyle & His Brandywine Students exhibition.  Pyle (1854-1911), known as 'The Father of American Illustration,' was a prolific illustrator of books and periodicals in the late 19th Century.  Pyle founded the first school for illustration at what is now Drexel University in 1894,  and six years later founded  the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art in the Brandywine River area  at Chad's Ford, Pennsylvania. The students attending his school became known as the 'Brandywine School of Illustrators.'




Left: Howard Pyle, 'The Father of American Illustration.'



Many of Howard Pyle's students went on to become famous illustrators in their own right, such as Stanley Arthurs (1884 - 1952), Harvey Dunn (1877 - 1950), Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871 - 1954),  Violet Oakley (1874 - 1961), Frank Schoonover (1877 - 1972),  Jessie Willcox Smith (1863 - 1935),  and N.C. Wyeth (1882 - 1945). Pyle and his students  also had a strong influence on artists such as Maxfield Parrish (1870 - 1966) and Norman RockwelI (1894 - 1978).

            
Howard Pyle & His Students
Above: Clockwise from top - Marooned, by Howard Pyle. 1887; The Prisoners, by Harvey Dunn. 1914; Little Miss Muffet, by Jessie Willcox Smith. 1912; Waiting at the Ford, by Stanley Arthurs. c. 1915



NMAI GIFT SHOP HOLIDAY HOURS:
Shoppers are encouraged to visit the NMAI Gift Shop this holiday season  during our December hours or by calling to make an appointment. Our Shop has a wide variety of unique illustration-themed books, jewelry, clothing, clothing accessories, stationary products, decorative lighting, collectible posters and prints, games, and puzzles. It is not necessary to pay any admissions fees to visit the Gift Shop.
 
Museum Shop Customer
Above: A happy customer in our Museum Gift Shop

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We look forward to
your Holiday Season visit!




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The Museum is open year-round for visitors and Group Tours by advance reservation.
Tickets: $18;  Seniors (60+), and Military w/id: $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.'
The Museum is open year-round for visitors and Group Tours by advance reservation.
Tickets: $18;  Seniors (60+), and Military w/id: $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.'

For Reservations/Press Contact:
Eric Brocklehurst
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492 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
T: 401-851-8949 ext.18. F: 401-851-8974
eric@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 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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