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George Rickey Exhibition Opens at Vero Beach Museum of Art
23 Jan 2007
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VERO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Vero Beach Museum of Art presents a major exhibition of works by American sculptor George Rickey on the centennial of his birth. GEORGE RICKEY KINETIC SCULPTURE: A Retrospective debuts with the opening of the Alice and Jim Beckwith Sculpture Park on Saturday, February 3, 2007, and will also be displayed indoors in the Museum's Stark and Schumann Galleries. Sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation Inc., The George Rickey Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. David K. Welles, and the VBMA's 20/20 Vision for the Future Fund, the exhibition will be on display from February 3 through May 20, 2007.
Organized by Lucinda H. Gedeon, Ph.D., Executive Director/CEO of the Vero Beach Museum of Art, this traveling exhibition features a 50-year survey of both indoor and outdoor sculptures, including 52 works borrowed from public and private collections, which demonstrate his expressive use of movement, and the relationship of his work to the natural world. This major retrospective will be the first such exhibition of his sculpture since an important survey of his work was presented in 1979 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Joe Ellis of Vero Beach Museum of Art, or joellis@vbmuseum.org
VERO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Vero Beach Museum of Art presents a major exhibition of works by American sculptor George Rickey on the centennial of his birth. GEORGE RICKEY KINETIC SCULPTURE: A Retrospective debuts with the opening of the Alice and Jim Beckwith Sculpture Park on Saturday, February 3, 2007, and will also be displayed indoors in the Museum's Stark and Schumann Galleries. Sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation Inc., The George Rickey Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. David K. Welles, and the VBMA's 20/20 Vision for the Future Fund, the exhibition will be on display from February 3 through May 20, 2007.
Organized by Lucinda H. Gedeon, Ph.D., Executive Director/CEO of the Vero Beach Museum of Art, this traveling exhibition features a 50-year survey of both indoor and outdoor sculptures, including 52 works borrowed from public and private collections, which demonstrate his expressive use of movement, and the relationship of his work to the natural world. This major retrospective will be the first such exhibition of his sculpture since an important survey of his work was presented in 1979 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Joe Ellis of Vero Beach Museum of Art, or joellis@vbmuseum.org
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San Francisco Antique District Emerges as National Destination
23 Jan 2007
PRESS RELEASE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco is home to a newly formed world-class antique district, which will kick off with open houses and a festive party on Thursday, January 25.
A joint venture of antique merchants in the heart of San Francisco's vibrant design district, San Francisco Antique District features numerous diverse collections of antiques, all within a short walk. Opening day festivities will include daytime open houses hosted by individual dealers around the district, followed by an evening party, with music, food, wine and martini bars amid beautiful 18th century antiques.
Located in and around the design center, the neighborhood boasts over 25 upscale antique dealers. "We are excited to be a part of a district of broad and eclectic antique offerings in the same neighborhood with major decorative arts resources," said Ed Hardy, proprietor of Ed Hardy San Francisco. "Interior designers will experience a broad range of choices in a few short blocks."
The launch party, hosted by Ambiance Antiques and Southall Antiques, will take place at 550 15th Street, Showplace Square West from 5-8 p.m. "San Francisco's launch of a world-class antique district is a message that resonates at a national level," said Alex Beltramo, manager of Ambiance Antiques and chief organizer of the new antique district. "With a critical mass of antique dealers near the design center, San Francisco is the ideal one-stop destination for interior designers across the country."
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco is home to a newly formed world-class antique district, which will kick off with open houses and a festive party on Thursday, January 25.
A joint venture of antique merchants in the heart of San Francisco's vibrant design district, San Francisco Antique District features numerous diverse collections of antiques, all within a short walk. Opening day festivities will include daytime open houses hosted by individual dealers around the district, followed by an evening party, with music, food, wine and martini bars amid beautiful 18th century antiques.
Located in and around the design center, the neighborhood boasts over 25 upscale antique dealers. "We are excited to be a part of a district of broad and eclectic antique offerings in the same neighborhood with major decorative arts resources," said Ed Hardy, proprietor of Ed Hardy San Francisco. "Interior designers will experience a broad range of choices in a few short blocks."
The launch party, hosted by Ambiance Antiques and Southall Antiques, will take place at 550 15th Street, Showplace Square West from 5-8 p.m. "San Francisco's launch of a world-class antique district is a message that resonates at a national level," said Alex Beltramo, manager of Ambiance Antiques and chief organizer of the new antique district. "With a critical mass of antique dealers near the design center, San Francisco is the ideal one-stop destination for interior designers across the country."
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