Sheldon Art Galleries: Friday, 22 A pril 2011
In collaboration with Cinema St. Louis, the Sheldon Art Galleries presents the exhibition "Vincentennial: The Legacy of Vincent Price" from April 22 – August 6, 2011. A free opening reception at the Sheldon Art Galleries will be held on Friday, April 22, from 6 – 8 p.m. Cinema St. Louis will hold a Vincentennial film festival from May 19 - May 28, 2011. More information on the film festival is available at www.vincentennial.com
An examination of Price's life and legacy, Vincentennial: The Legacy of Vincent Price will feature a collection of Price mementos, heirlooms, images, artifacts and memorabilia and will be displayed in the Ann Lee and Wilfred Konneker Gallery and an adjoining room at The Sheldon. The exhibition is curated by Tom Stockman. The Sheldon is located at 3648 Washington Boulevard, around the corner from the Fabulous Fox Theatre, where Vincent Price's film debut, Service Deluxe, premiered in 1938. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon – 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Noon – 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition visit the galleries' website at www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.
The exhibit is compiled from local and national collections and highlights include Vincent Price's baby shoes; his baby book, which chronicles his birth and includes his baby mittens, locks of hair and other items; his high school yearbook; a sympathy letter Vincent Price wrote to Evie Karloff on the death of his friend, Boris Karloff; a drawing by Price of the actress Helen Hayes when they were on-stage in London in the 1930s; his SAG and AFTRA cards; a postcard to Vincent Price from Ernest Hemingway; theatre programs and movie posters; awards he received; and life-size figures of characters he played (one wearing an original costume he wore in the film House of Wax) among other items.
An examination of Price's life and legacy, Vincentennial: The Legacy of Vincent Price will feature a collection of Price mementos, heirlooms, images, artifacts and memorabilia and will be displayed in the Ann Lee and Wilfred Konneker Gallery and an adjoining room at The Sheldon. The exhibition is curated by Tom Stockman. The Sheldon is located at 3648 Washington Boulevard, around the corner from the Fabulous Fox Theatre, where Vincent Price's film debut, Service Deluxe, premiered in 1938. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon – 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Noon – 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition visit the galleries' website at www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.
The exhibit is compiled from local and national collections and highlights include Vincent Price's baby shoes; his baby book, which chronicles his birth and includes his baby mittens, locks of hair and other items; his high school yearbook; a sympathy letter Vincent Price wrote to Evie Karloff on the death of his friend, Boris Karloff; a drawing by Price of the actress Helen Hayes when they were on-stage in London in the 1930s; his SAG and AFTRA cards; a postcard to Vincent Price from Ernest Hemingway; theatre programs and movie posters; awards he received; and life-size figures of characters he played (one wearing an original costume he wore in the film House of Wax) among other items.
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