National Museum of American IllustrationNational Museum of American Illustration presents you works that illustrate our visual history and American civilization. The original drawings and paintings in the Collection were specifically created for reproduction in books, advertisements, art prints, and periodicals. The process was hard but during it illustrators created iconic images, a mythology of our history, and a virtual catalog of bygone styles and desires. Take The Grand Tour of the Museum and learn all about this interesting things!
In the museum you will find Imagist Collection that features masterpieces of illustrative art. It is the largest such collection. Illustrators combine personal expression with pictorial representation in order to convey ideas. For the most part, they are traditionally trained at fine art schools.
You know, illustration is art created to be reproduced in books, advertisements, periodicals, and in new media. Unlike other more personal forms of art, illustration most often has a range of dictated parameters: esthetics by assignment, publishing deadlines, specified subject matter, dimensions and format. Being a communicative tool, clarifying and defining our understanding of the world, illustration is more than we used to think about it. Because of its employment in mercantile, military and political applications, illustration also serves as a reservoir of our social and cultural history. These works are not just pictures; they are a visual record of American civilization. Illustration is therefore, a significant and enduring art form. May be one of the best art forms...
Entrance Fee$25 per person,
$22 per person - Senior Citizens, Military Personel and their families.
We also offer group guided tours and private vip tours.
Please contact us if you are interested in tours.
DirectionsFrom New York and Connecticut:
Take Interstate 95 North to Route 138 East (exit 3A in Rhode Island). Follow Route 138 East for 13 miles, passing the University of Rhode Island, and turn left at the Route 1/138 traffic light.
Continue along Route 138 East for 2 miles and take the 'NEWPORT/JAMESTOWN BRIDGES' exit (138 East). Cross over both bridges and take the first exit off the Newport Bridge ('SCENIC NEWPORT'). Turn right off the exit ramp and drive straight through the first set of traffic lights. At the second set of lights, turn right onto America's Cup Avenue, heading toward the center of town.
Follow directions below: 'In Newport'
From Boston and Points North:
Take Interstate 93 South to Route 24 South (exit 4). Follow Route 24 South to Route 114 South (Route 114 South is called 'WEST MAIN ROAD' in Middletown, and 'BROADWAY' in Newport).
Just past the Newport City Hall, turn right onto Marlborough Street. Proceed to the traffic light at America's Cup Avenue. Turn left onto America's Cup Avenue, heading toward the center of town.
Follow directions below: 'In Newport'
From T.F. Green Airport, Providence, RI:
Follow signs to Interstate 95 South. Take I-95 South to Route 4 South (exit 9), which merges into Route 1 South.
Follow Route 1 South and take the 'NEWPORT/JAMESTOWN BRIDGES' exit (138 East). Cross over both bridges and take the first exit off the Newport Bridge ('SCENIC NEWPORT'). Turn right off the exit ramp and drive straight through the first set of traffic lights. At the second set of lights, turn right onto America's Cup Avenue, heading toward the center of town.
Follow directions below: 'In Newport'
In Newport:
Follow America's Cup Avenue, passing Bannister's Wharf on the right, to the traffic light at Thames Street. Go straight through the light, at which point America's Cup Avenue becomes Memorial Boulevard. Follow Memorial Boulevard uphill to the traffic light at Bellevue Avenue. Turn right onto Bellevue Avenue, toward the 'NEWPORT MANSIONS'. Continue on Bellevue Avenue for 1 mile and turn left onto Victoria Avenue.
The gate on the left is the main entrance to Vernon Court.
LocationVernon Court.
492 Bellevue Avenue,
Newport, Rhode Island, 02840.
Phone: (401) 851-8949, Ext. 18.
Fax: (401) 851-8974
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