Gallery Talk by Ginny Moore Kruse, Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration

Join us in the James Watrous Gallery on Sunday, November 8, at 2:00 pm for a Gallery Talk by Ginny Moore Kruse, Director Emerita, Cooperative Children's Book Center, UW-Madison. Kruse will speak about the seven illustrators and their artwork on view in the exhibition, The Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration.

The Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration exhibition at the James Watrous Gallery presents the work of seven of Wisconsin's most accomplished illustrators of children's books: Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Laura Dronzek, Renee Graef, Lois Ehlert, Kevin Henkes, David McLimans, and Ellen Raskin. This exhibition, which runs until December 6 explores each participating artist's process for producing a finished children's book, from conception to a finished set of original illustrations ready for the publisher.  See sketches, paintings, and collages, as well as the book "dummies" usually only seen by the publishers. The Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration also highlights finished illustrations from published books.

For James Watrous Gallery hours and more information on the current and future exhibitions, please visit www.wisconsinacademy.org or call the Gallery at 608/265.2500.

The Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration is supported in part by the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation. Additional support comes from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts; by a grant from the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission with additional funds from the American Girl's Fund for Children, the Evjue Foundation, and the Overture Foundation; by Stephen & Melanie Watrous, William & Lynne Watrous Eich, and Tom Watrous & Suzanne McKegney; and by Bruce Jacobs. Ongoing support comes from DoubleTree Hotel-Madison and Robert & Carroll Heideman. The Wisconsin Academy thanks these sponsors for their generous support.

Please Note: The James Watrous Gallery is closed on Mondays.

The Gallery will be closed November 26 & 27, 2009. Gallery hours on Saturday, November 28 are 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.