Imaginative Illustration Exhibit will open in Connecticut in September

A museum exhibit on imaginative illustration is coming up next month in Connecticut. I'm planning to attend the reception on September 22 (scroll through to the bottom). Here's more info from their press release.

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center’s Fall Exhibition, Illustrations of Imaginative Literature: The Korshak Collection, will be on display in the Stamford Museum Galleries from September 23 through October 29, 2017 

Long before the era of the Syfy channel, Xbox video games, and other high-tech graphic media, fans of science fiction and fantasy stories read novels and magazines illustrated by world renowned artists. In the Korshak Collection, those alien landscapes, mystical creatures, and fantastical characters come alive. Featuring works by both American and European artists that span more than a century, the vivid and detailed illustrations animate totally imagined worlds, creatures, and adventures.

The illustrations are from the private collection of Stephen and Alma Korshak. Stephen’s father, Erle Korshak, was the publisher of a pioneering science fiction book company, Shasta Publishers (now Shasta-Phoenix). 

The Korshak Collection is an exploration of illustrative art. It is also a glimpse into the history of images produced for the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and adventure genres of literature. The illustrations originally appeared on the covers and interior pages of timeless novels such as Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs and classic pulp magazines from the 1930s to the 1960s, such as Amazing Stories and Weird Tales. Featuring original artworks by the most celebrated fantasy and fiction illustrators – including Virgil Finlay, Frank Frazetta, and the Brothers Hildebrandt – the Collection is recognized as a compilation of some of the greatest fantasy masterpieces ever produced.

Illustrations of Imaginative Literature: The Korshak Collection opens on Friday, September 22, with a Community Reception, 6:30–8 pm. Free of charge to the public, the Reception will feature an informal gallery talk and tour by famed illustrator Michael Whelan, whose work will be on display. Space is limited, so RSVP here.