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Retrospective showcase coming to Midlothian for its first ever Virginia exhibition

The ART of SeuSS

The Art of Dr. Seuss National Curator, Bill Dreyer, will be MIDLOTHIAN Bella Arte present at Bella Arte Gallery for Gallery is excited to host The the exhibition opening on the Art of Dr. Seuss A Retrospec- evening of Thursday, Sept. 13, tive and to proInternaeXhIBITIoN LAuNCh vide intional Dr. Seusss A Retrospective & International sights Touring Touring Exhibition i n t o E x h i b i - n WHEN: Exhibition Launch: Thursday, Geisels tion, cel- Sept. 13, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. with a lively curator artistic ebrating walk through at 7 p.m. life, his the art *Exhibition runs through Oct. 14; gallery unique and life Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., v i s i o n of The- Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to and his odor Se- 6 p.m. impact uss Geisel n WHERE: Bella Arte Gallery, 3734 Win- on Amer(Dr. Se- terfield Road, Midlothian, VA 23113 i c a n uss). This n ONLINE: http://www.bellaarte.com/ culture. n a t i o n a l n For details on the entire Dr. Seuss Art col- D r e y e r , t o u r i n g lection, visit http://www.drseussart.com/ a graduexhibition ate of has been showcased in muse- Midlothian High School and forums and galleries across the mer resident of the Richmonds county with special stops at Fan District, is excited to be reChicagos Museum of Science turning to the area to showcase and Industry and the William this very special collection from Clinton Presidential Library The Art of Dr. Seuss. and Museum. The Exhibition will be leaving New York for Exhibition highlights: the Richmond area in SepBella Arte Gallery will hightember marking the first time light a selection of rare artworks Virginians will be able to view from The Art of Dr. Seuss colthis unique exhibit chronicling lection. The gallery will showthe common artistic links case nearly twenty of the most found throughout Dr. Seusss sought-after estate editions almost 70 years of creativity. from the past decade, giving Contributed report

CONTRIBUTED IMAGES TM AND 1995 DR. SEUSS ENTERpRISES, L.p. ALL RIGhTS RESERvED

Featured works in the Dr. Seuss collection. TOP: I Dreamed I was a Doorman at the Hotel Del Coronado. LEFT: Cat from the Wrong Side of the Tracks. ABOVE: The Economic Situation Clarified.

visitors an opportunity to view and acquire some of the most important works the collection has to offer. Featured works include: The Economic Situation Clarified, Cat from the Wrong Side of the Tracks, and I Dreamed I was a Doorman at the Hotel Del Coronado. The exhibition begins with

early drawings in Life magazine, including editorial, advertising, military and book illustrations, as well as several works from the Secret Art collection, featuring rare and never-before-seen images from the 1920s to 90s. Thirty-two special panels present both original and reproduced histor-

ical pieces from 1927 through 1990, along with a selection of authorized estate editions reproduced under exclusive permission from his family. Visitors to the exhibition will come away with an in-depth look at the multifaceted artistic career of Americas best known childrens book author.