Dr. Seuss Retrospective Comes to Minneapolis Media Contact: Allison Zucker-Perelman Relevant Communications, LLC allison@relevantcommunications.net 561.715.9525 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE WITH BILL DREYER, DR. SEUSS COLLECTION CURATOR B-ROLL AND HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST THE ART OF DR. SEUSS: A RETROSPECTIVE AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING EXHIBITION COMES TO MINNEAPOLIS Exhibition Surveys Theodor Geisel’s Artistic Legacy, Including Rare Works Artworks on Exhibition November 21st through December 31st, 2014
October 2014 – St Louis Park, MN – Jean Stephen Galleries, St. Louis Park’s premier fine art gallery, www.jsgalleries.com is proud to present The Art of Dr. Seuss – A Retrospective and International Touring Exhibition, celebrating the art and life of Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss). This exhibit chronicles the common artistic links found throughout Dr. Seuss’s almost 70 years of creativity, and opens on November 21st, 2014 with a public event from 6-9 pm and then another fun-filled event on Saturday, November 22nd from 1-6pm. There will be lectures, surprise guests and many fascinating and immersive activities. All events are complimentary and RSVP’s are suggested.
The exhibition, premiering November 21st, 2014 and on exhibition through December 31st, 2014, begins with early drawings in Life magazine, including editorial, advertising, military, and book illustrations, and finally, works from the Secret Art collection. Imagery in the exhibition is drawn from significant public and private collections, including the Dr. Seuss Archives at the University of California, San Diego, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, and the Dr. Seuss Estate, featuring rare and never-before-seen images from the 1920s to ’90s. Thirty-two didactic panels present both original and reproduced historical ephemera from 1927 through 1990, along with a selection of authorized estate editions reproduced after Dr. Seuss’s lifetime under exclusive permission from his family. Visitors to the exhibition will come away with an in-depth look at the multifaceted artistic career of America’s best known children’s book author.
The exhibition opens November 21st with an opening event and lectures providing insights into Geisel’s artistic life, his unique vision, and his impact on American culture. Collection curator Bill Dreyer is available for phone interviews prior to the exhibit. Interviews are available upon request at allison@relevantcommunications.net . All Artwork on Exhibition & Available for Acquisition About the Artist: Theodor Seuss Geisel (American, 1904–1991) Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, began his career as a little known editorial cartoonist in the 1920s. His intriguing perspective and fresh concepts ignited his career, and his work evolved quickly to deft illustrations, modeled sculpture, and sophisticated oil paintings of elaborate imagination. His unique artistic vision emerged as the golden thread which linked every facet of his varied career, and his artwork became the platform from which he delivered forty-four children’s books, over 400 World War II political cartoons, hundreds of advertisements, and countless editorials filled with wonderfully inventive animals, characters, and humor. Geisel single-handedly forged a new genre of art that falls somewhere between the Surrealist Movement of the early 20th century and the inspired nonsense of a child’s classroom doodles. Using an uncanny visual wit and premonition, Seuss’s “hip-ness” somehow rivals the coolest postmodern art on the scene today. As children, we grew up on Seuss’s playful verse and zealous imagination. As adults, we realize that Theodor Seuss Geisel is not just an important and innovative 20th century painter but one of the few artists working in any medium who knows how to make people happy, while at the same time inspiring them to think. Artistically, these artworks embody a magical combination of the person and persona of Ted Geisel and Dr. Seuss and, in many ways, are what one imagines the Good Doctor would create late at night in his hilltop studio. At other times, the imagery and titles stretch well beyond all preconceived notions. In either case, Seuss delivers a feast of visual stunners, dense with ideas.
Image: Cat That Changed the World WHAT: The Art of Dr. Seuss – A Retrospective and International Touring Exhibition, WHEN: November 21st through December 21st, 2014 Opening Receptions: Friday, November 21st, 6-9pm Saturday, November 22nd 1-6pm WHERE: Jean Stephen Galleries 4811 Excelsior Blvd. St. Louis Park, MN 55416 RSVP: 612.338.4333 or jsg@jsgalleries.com RSVP’s suggested WEBSITE: www.jsgalleries.com High-Resolution Artwork (300dpi) and Interviews with Artist are available upon request @ allison@relevantcommunications.net
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