NMAI Announces Upcoming Exhibition
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Award-Winning Rhode Island Illustrator Mary Jane Begin comes to the NMAI
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 4/15/08 - In honor of 100th anniversary of Kenneth Grahame's book, The Wind in the Willows, the National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI) will be hosting an exhibition of Mary Jane Begin's original illustrations from The Wind in the Willows. The exhibition will also feature original illustrations from the first book in her new children's series Willow Buds, The Tale of Toad and Badger. The Willow Buds series tells the stories of The Wind in the Willows characters Badger, Toad, and Ratty's early years and how they became such great friends.
The exhibition will open Saturday, June 14 with a book signing by Ms. Begin at 4:00pm. Ms. Begin will give a slide presentation and lecture on Saturday, July 12 at 3:00pm. The exhibition will be on display from June 14 through the end of July.
Mary Jane Begin is known for illustrating such other books as A Mouse Told His Mother, Little Mouse's Painting, and R is for Rhode Island Red.
Her fantastical and enchanting illustrations have appeared on various
products from greeting cards and giftware, to textbooks and magazines
for such clients as Celestial Seasonings, Milton Bradley, Hasbro, See's
Candies, Franklin Mint, and Disney.
It should also be noted
that Mary Jane Begin's show will be the first exhibition, book signing,
and lecture by a contemporary illustrator hosted by the NMAI. While the
Museum's American Imagist Collection features illustrators from the
Golden Age of Illustration (1895-1945), the Collection's resources
include illustrators throughout American history and up to contemporary
times. To expose our visitors to the entire breadth and depth of
illustration art in our Collection we recently finished construction on
five new galleries designed specifically for this purpose. This will
permit us to showcase other aspects of illustration including editorial
cartooning, early American political cartooning, pulp and pin-up,
comics, movie posters, new media images, faculty and student work, anon.
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2008 SEASON - NEW ADMISSIONS POLICY
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2008 SEASON - NEW ADMISSIONS POLICY
From May 24 through September 1 the Museum will open on a General Admissions basis on Saturdays (10:00am to 4:00pm) and (Sundays 11:00pm to 4:00pm),
closing at 4:45pm. A guided tour will be held every Friday at 2:00pm by
advance reservations. Call 401-851-8949 x18 for reservations and tour
availability.
Please Note Well: Children
ages 5 to 12 are now permitted entry, but only if they are vouchsafed
by parents or guardians as being 'well-behaved.' Proper dress is
required at all times. Photography, cellular phones, backpacks, large
bags, food, drink, gum, and smoking are not permitted in the museum.
Visitors may be asked for photo identification at any time at the
discretion of museum staff.
MUSEUM ADMISSIONS FEES
Individual Admission..........................$25
Senior Citizens (60 and over)
Military Personnel (with ID)..................$22
Students (with ID)...............................$15
Children (5 to 12)................................$10
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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 More Information, Contact:
 Catherine Smith
National Museum of American Illustration
492 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
T: 401-851-8949 ext.18. F: 401-851-8974
csmith@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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