The Art of the Jackson Hole Summer Vacation: Dr. Seuss Lorax art Exhibition Features Eco-Friendly Wildlife Message
April 21, 2009
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Jackson Hole’s summer-vacation wildlife-watching gets an imaginative twist when Dr. Seuss’s fantastical creatures come to the National Museum of Wildlife Art in “The Lorax: Original Illustrations by Dr. Seuss,” May 9 through September 7, 2009. In addition to providing family-friendly fun through summer vacation travel season, The Lorax‘s timeless eco-message is especially at home in the museum’s setting in real Jackson Hole, Wyoming wildlife habitat
The National Museum of Wildlife Art’s exhibition of original artwork created for the book by
Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, shows the story’s evolution from concept sketch to camera-ready line art. “The Lorax: Original Illustrations by Dr. Seuss,” will be on display in the museum’s Bison Gallery, May 9 – September 7, 2009. And though Seuss’s fantastical wildlife–including Brown Bar-ba-loots, Swomee-Swans and Humming-Fish–may stand out among the museum’s reality-based works, the idea of using original art to probe humanity’s relationship with nature is at the very heart of the museum’s mission.
Special fun-for-kids activities tied to Seuss’s art will be offered throughout the museum. The Lorax exhibition is included in museum admission: $10 for adults, $5 for kids 5-18, and free for children under 5. A family rate of $30 for the first two adults, first two children, and $1 for each additional child helps make the museum affordable for larger families.
A member of Museums West and accredited by the American Association of Museums, the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States provides an exciting calendar of exhibitions from its permanent collection and changing exhibitions from around the globe and has been featured in media including the L.A. Times and The New York Times. A complete schedule of exhibitions and events are available online at www.wildlifeart.org, along with a coupon for $1 off admission.
Media Contacts: Darla Worden, WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations, 307.734.5335, darla@wordenpr.com; Zeenie Scholz, National Museum of Wildlife Art, 307.732.5437, zscholz@wildlifeart.org
SOURCE National Museum of Wildlife Art
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