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Exhibition: "For Us the Living" CIVIL WAR paintings by MORT KUNSTLER

In commemoration of the coming 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) presents Civil War paintings by Mort Künstler. On view from September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011, "For Us the Living" THE CIVIL WAR in paintings by MORT KÜNSTLER is accompanied by a fully illustrated book of the same title issued by Sterling Publishing. The book will be available at NCMA's Gift Shop.

"For Us the Living" THE CIVIL WAR in paintings by MORT KÜNSTLER portrays the sights, feelings and drama of the Civil War. The exhibition consists of approximately 50 paintings accompanied by a selection of documentary objects. Many of the paintings are from Künstler's own collection, others are from various private and public collections. For the first time, visitors to a Künstler exhibition will gain an inside look into the artist's creative process through a display of his sketches, drawings, preliminary studies, photographs and props. This major exhibition fills the museum's first and second floor galleries.

In conjunction with "For Us the Living" THE CIVIL WAR in paintings by MORT KÜNSTLER, the museum will offer several public programs to enhance the experience of the exhibition. Among them are Private Tea & Tour of the Exhibition on October 6 and November 17; a visit in the galleries with "General A.P. Hill," a typical Civil War soldier, on October 16; a conversation with Mort Künstler on October 17; a reenactment of a Civil War skirmish on October 23; and signings of Mort Künstler's new book, For Us the Living, on November 14 and December 5. For details, go to nassaumuseum.org/events.

Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive (just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road) in Roslyn Harbor. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day. Admission to the galleries in the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and $4 for students and children (4-12). Admission includes entrance to the Art Space for Children. Members are admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee on weekends (no charge to members). The Gift Shop is open during museum hours. Grace's Café is open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Nassau County Museum of Art is chartered by New York State as a not-for-profit private educational institution and museum. A privately elected board of trustees is responsible for its governance. The museum is funded through income derived from admissions, parking, membership, special events, private donations and corporate sponsorships, as well as federal and state grants.

Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, hours and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.


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