Animal Fair: Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in Children's Book Illustrations

The Roger Duvoisin Gallery
Jun 05, 2010 - Jun 05, 2011

Whether illustrating animals in works that pique a child’s interest in nature, or using them as surrogates for humans to tell a story, illustrators find critters to be most obliging subjects. Engaging and varied in appearance, behavior, and habitat, animals never complain, though they may be depicted with photographic realism or portrayed in fantastic or abstract styles.

Featured artists Adrienne Adams, Maginel Wright Barney, Roger Duvoisin, Jill Kastner, Kimberly Bulken Root, Petra Mathers, John Schoenherr, Ward Schumaker, Art Seiden, Catherine Stock, Lynd Ward, and others exploit a range of media and techniques to animate creatures of all sorts. Subject matter ranges from realistic description of animal life through fable and fantasy, expressed in a wide range of styles. Underlying all is each artist’s perception and understanding of his or her fascinating animal subjects.

The exhibition has been organized by Gail Aaron, Assistant Curator for Children’s Book Illustrations, Morse Research Center for Graphic Arts.

Please note: This exhibition will be open only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays or by group appointment.

Admission:
$3.00 per person for adults who are not members of the museum. Entrance to the museum is free at all times for members, all children under 18, and Rutgers University students, faculty, and staff with a valid I.D. In addition, the first Sunday of each month will be free to all.

Museum Hours:

Planet of Slums

Friday, September 24 – Saturday, October 23
Reception: Wednesday, October 6, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Project Space: Jim Toia: Dissolving Gardens
Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square
33 Livingston Avenue in downtown New Brunswick, NJ
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
FREE

Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Jazz Septet

NJ BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Location: Blues Fest
Tickets: P $40.00; A $30.00

TICKETS: $40 Table Seat (P) • $30 Chairs (A)
NJ Jazz & Blues Festival tickets available via phone, walk-up orders, or online here.

Eddie Palmieri, the Spanish Harlem-born leader of salsa and Latin jazz orchestras and one of the foremost Latin pianists of all time, has had a musical career that has spanned over 50 years. His discography includes 36 titles and nine Grammy® Awards, one of which was the first-ever Grammy® Award for "Best Latin Album" in 1975 for The Sun of Latin Music. Now, Palmieri and his Afro-Caribbean Jazz Septet make their State Theatre debut with a set that is sure to please jazz and piano fans alike

*Group Ticket Hotline: 732-247-7200, ext. 517 (groups@statetheatrenj.org)

The 2010 Festival includes:

Sugar Blue
Thu, September 23 at 8pm

Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Jazz Septet
Fri, September 24 at 8pm & 10pm

Maria Muldaur and her Red Hot Bluesianna Band
Sat, September 25 at 8pm & 10pm

Regina Carter’s “Reverse Thread”
Sun, September 26 at 11:30am – Jazz Brunch

Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Jazz Septet

NJ BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Location: Blues Fest
Tickets: P $40.00; A $30.00

TICKETS: $40 Table Seat (P) • $30 Chairs (A)
NJ Jazz & Blues Festival tickets available via phone, walk-up orders, or online here.

Eddie Palmieri, the Spanish Harlem-born leader of salsa and Latin jazz orchestras and one of the foremost Latin pianists of all time, has had a musical career that has spanned over 50 years. His discography includes 36 titles and nine Grammy® Awards, one of which was the first-ever Grammy® Award for "Best Latin Album" in 1975 for The Sun of Latin Music. Now, Palmieri and his Afro-Caribbean Jazz Septet make their State Theatre debut with a set that is sure to please jazz and piano fans alike

*Group Ticket Hotline: 732-247-7200, ext. 517 (groups@statetheatrenj.org)

The 2010 Festival includes:

Sugar Blue
Thu, September 23 at 8pm

Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Jazz Septet
Fri, September 24 at 8pm & 10pm

Maria Muldaur and her Red Hot Bluesianna Band
Sat, September 25 at 8pm & 10pm

Regina Carter’s “Reverse Thread”
Sun, September 26 at 11:30am – Jazz Brunch