The Merwin & Wakeley Galleries
Illinois Wesleyan University

June 13 – August 9, 2009
galleries will be closed for July 4th

Saturday, June 13
Opening reception  2-4pm
with a gallery talk by collector Dr. Charles Lozar at 2:30

THE MERWIN GALLERY

ART OF THE SEA
A selection from the National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History in Sadorus, Illinois

The National Museum of Ships holds a collection of over 340 models and artifacts focused on maritime art. Models featured in this exhibition are a selection from the museum in Sadorus, IL.
The collection began fifty years ago by Dr. Charles Lozar,  a boy who eventually became an architect but never lost his love for the sea.
Ship  models were purchased and hauled on steam trains from Athens, and shipped from China and India.  During Dr. Lozar's college years in California movie models were purchased from Universal Studios and restored in spare moments. In 1998, the decision was made to create a maritime museum.   Model ships were built to bless before sailors took long voyages, to present to kings as scale designs to be commissioned. The history of the world and civilization can be documented by ship models.

Please follow this link for more information about the museum:
http://www.lincolnshireprop.com/museum/index.html


Merwin & Wakeley Galleries
Ames School of Art
Illinois Wesleyan University
6 Ames Plaza West
Bloomington, Illinois  61701

Gallery Information:309.556.3822

 SUMMER GALLERY  HOURS:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 12-3PM

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.