Judy and LaurenceCutler and The National Museum of American Illustration request the pleasure of your company x Celebrate Our Fifteenth Annicersary American Civilization Awards HonoringOur Distinguished Laureates Matt Lauer Evangeline Lilly Paul Szep x Libations Dinner Dance Petite Auction n n at six pm until midnight Thursday, the thirtieth of July, two thousand and fifteen The National Museum of American Illustration Vernon Court - 492 Bellevue Avenue Newport Rhode Island Rsvp by July 7th tel: 401.851.8949 ext18 Rsvp Card Enclosed Festive Cocktail Attire Valet Parking Petit Auction Highlights To Benefit the NMAI Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) Portrait of President John F. Kennedy 1963, oil on canvas 22” x 18”, signed lower right Saturday Evening Post, April 6, 1963 cover Estimate: $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 Opening Bid: $600,000 Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) Twilight Had Fallen Before the Stranger Rose 1901, oil on panel 11 5/8” x 7 1/4” “Phoebus on Halzaphron” by Artur Quiller-Couch Scribner’s, Aug. 1901 Estimate: $300,000 to $500,000 Opening Bid: $75,000 Also featuring artworks by Bemelmans, Leyendecker, Falter, Schaeffer, and more! Bidding will open online for two weeks prior to, and conclude at the Gala on July 30th For more information, please call 401.851.8949 ext. 18 Petit Auction Highlights To Benefit the NMAI Harrison Fisher (1875-1934) The Best of the Ball 1910, watercolor/ ink on board 28” x 18 1/2”, signed lower right A Garden of Girls, by Harrison Fisher, 1910 Estimate: $10,000 to $15,000 Opening Bid: $4,000 Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) Portrait of Dorothy Knapp c. 1924, oil on canvas 24” x 18” signed lower center Estimate: $15,000 to $25,000 Opening Bid: $6,500 Also featuring artworks by Bemelmans, Leyendecker, Falter, Schaeffer, and more! Bidding will open online for two weeks prior to, and conclude at the Gala on July 30th For more information, please call 401.851.8949 ext. 18 SUGGESTED ACCOMODATIONS The Chanler at Cliff Walk Hyatt Newport 117 Memorial Boulevard Newport (401) 847-1300 www.thechanler.com 1 Goat Island Newport (888) 421-1442 www.newport.hyatt.com Hampton Inn Marriott Hotel & Resort Hotel Viking The Vanderbilt Grace 317 West Main Road Middletown (401) 848-6555 www.newporthamptoninn.com 1 Bellevue Avenue Newport (800) 556-7126 www.hotelviking.com 25 America’s Cup Avenue Newport (401) 849-1000 www.marriott.com 41 Mary Street Newport (401) 846-6200 www.vanderbilthall.com