Tuesday, January 22, 2008

WE ARE THE SHIP: the exhibition


The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is pleased to present WE ARE THE SHIP: THE ART OF KADIR NELSON in the Changing Gallery of the Museums At 18th & Vine in Kansas City, MO, January 26-April 13, 2008.



We Are The Ship will feature 26 original Negro Leagues baseball inspired masterpiece illustrations by Nelson, talented California artist who has worked on several book and film projects.

These paintings and several others are featured in Nelson's new book We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Hyperion/Jump At The Sun publishers) which will be available through the Extra Inning Museum Store beginning January 25.

Fans of Nelson can meet him at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 26 for the public opening of We Are the Ship and for a Baseball Booknotes program, which will include a discussion and book signing. For more details, please call 816-221-1920.

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