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April 4, 2003

4/27 D.E.A.F. Media Docents Tour "LEONARDO DA VINCI AND THE SPLENDOR OF POLAND" at Legion of Honor

From: D.E.A.F. Media, Inc. - Apr 4, 2003

D.E.A.F. Media, Inc. and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
are pleased to announce


A D.E.A.F. MEDIA Docent Tour: "LEONARDO DA VINCI AND THE SPLENDOR OF POLAND"

with D.E.A.F. Media Docents, IGOR KOLOMBATOVIC and RON TRUMBLE

"The artistic riches of Poland visit SF in this stunning debut exhibition.
Seventy-seven paintings drawn from Poland's leading national collections
include important Italian Renaissance works, 18th century cityscapes, and
works by Polish masters from five centuries. Perhaps the best known in the
exhibition is Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine (ca. 1490)--one of
Europe's most celebrated paintings and a measure of the quality of
collecting achieved by Poland into the 19th century. This marks the first
time a painting by da Vinci has been on view in San Francisco..."

The tour will include voice interpretation by Patty Lessard and Ric Owen.


WHEN: Sunday, April 27, 9 a.m.*

(* The early hour allows us in before the museum is officially open to the
public. This helps us to see the exhibit better--with less crowds.)

EXHIBIT INFO:
http://www.thinker.org/legion/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?exhibitionkey=201

TRANSIT INFO: http://www.thinker.org/legion/visiting/index.asp


ADMISSION FEE: Free with RSVP**
$16.00 at the door without RSVP

** A voluntary $5. donation to the Legion of Honor is suggested, however.

To RSVP:
e-mail drsr@deafmedia.org
TTY (510) 841 0165
Voice (510) 841 0163


WHO:
IGOR KOLOMBATOVIC, an accomplished painter, studied at the National Art
Academy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; the Fine Arts Institute in Rome, Italy;
and the San Francisco Art Institute. He is a Docent at the M.H. de Young
Memorial Museum, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor and the
Oakland Museum of California. He is also a long time member of the
D.E.A.F. Media Board of Directors.

RON TRUMBLE is the owner and principal artist of Trumblewood in Berkeley,
holds a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, He is Vice-president of
the D.E.A.F. Media Board of Directors and Coordinator/Principal Artist for
our Deaf Artists Workshops at the Oakland Museum.


D.E.A.F. MEDIA DOCENTS is a project of D.E.A.F. Media, Inc.--providing Deaf
museum guides and lecturers for arts and cultural institutions in the S.F.
Bay Area.

We hope you will join us there!

Susan D. Rutherford, Ph.D.
Executive Director


D.E.A.F. Media, Inc., 2600 Tenth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
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What is DEAF Media?
DEAF Media, Inc. was established in 1974 as a Deaf arts and education
non-profit corporation dedicated to the advocacy and development of
cultural, educational and professional opportunities for the Deaf
community. And, through the arts, DEAF Media promotes the awareness and
acceptance of Deaf people by the general public. These goals are
accomplished with a commitment to excellence through Deaf centered cultural
events, school projects, television, and community partnerships with Bay
Area cultural institutions. DEAF Media also provides information and
referral, consultancy and technical assistance in the field of deafness,
particularly with regard to the arts and communication.