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October Issue 2004
Coleman Fine Art in Charleston, SC, Offers Illustrations by Mary Whyte
Coleman Fine Art in Charleston, SC, will be
presenting original watercolor illustrations for a new children's
book from Oct. 1 - 15, 2004. Author, Constance McGeorge and Charleston
artist Mary Whyte collaborated on their sixth children's book,
Chestnut (Peachtree Publishers).
Chestnut, a carriage horse, belongs to Mr. Decker, who runs a
delivery service. Each morning at dawn, Mr. Decker harnesses his
horse to the wagon to make the deliveries around the city. On
the morning of the mayor's daughter's birthday, there are important
deliveries to be made: flour to the baker for Jenny's birthday
cake, bows to the hat maker for a birthday bonnet, and a sack
of sugar to the candy maker to prepare sweets for the party guests.
But when Mr. Decker oversleeps, Chestnut must set off alone, pulling
the heavy wagon through the morning fog, following the familiar
steps to the merchants' stores to make the special deliveries.
The book includes 18 watercolors painted by Whyte. The illustrations
bring Chestnut to life and perfectly recreate the bustle of turn-of-the-century
city life. Young readers, ages 4-8, will almost hear the sound
of the horse's iron shoes clattering over the cobblestones.
After showing at Coleman Fine Art the original watercolor illustrations will then travel to the Spartanburg Museum of Art in Spartanburg, SC, to be exhibited from Nov. 21, 2004 through Jan. 31, 2005; Aiken Center for the Arts in Aiken, SC, on exhibit from Feb. 1 through Apr. 10, 2005; and then the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC, from Apr. 11 through July 31, 2005.
Books will be available for purchase at Coleman Fine Art or your local bookstore.
For more information contact Rebecca Ansert, gallery director, 843/853-7000, e-mail at (info@colemanfineart.com), or at (www.colemanfineart.com).
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