FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUG. 1, 2008

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Ike Crumpler (772) 201-9996; ike@mcnicholas.biz

New York, September 11 by Magnum Photographers
Blake Library in Stuart Is Exclusive Florida Site of September Photo Exhibit

In chilling and astonishing detail, the photos depict the tragic events of Sept. 11 with a raw intimacy and street-level perspective unseen by many Americans outside of New York.

Now, the acclaimed exhibit, New York, September 11 by Magnum Photographers, is making its Florida debut in the John F. Armstrong Wing of the Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, FL.

The free exhibit is the centerpiece of a monthlong, community-wide tribute known as Martin County Remembers September 11.

Exhibit schedule:
Schools, private bookings: Sept. 5 through Sept. 10. Preregistration required.

Public opening: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 11. (Opening ceremony 10:30 a.m., St. Martin de Porres Church, Jensen Beach.)

Public viewings: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m., Sundays-Sept. 12 to Sept. 30.

Displayed elsewhere only a handful of times since its initial appearance at the New York Historical Society in 2001, the New York, September 11 by Magnum Photographers exhibit first toured the nation with International Arts & Artists following the five-year anniversary of the attacks.

To learn more about the array of guest speakers and special events involved in Martin County Remembers September 11, or to donate time or finances, please visit www.MartinCountyRemembers911.com. Additional information is available via e-mail (preferred) at ike@mcnicholas.biz or by calling 772-201-9996.

The exhibition is organized under the curatorial direction of Magnum Photos, New York and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.

Magnum Photos is a photographic co-operative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer-members. With powerful individual vision, Magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities. Through its four editorial offices in New York, London, Paris and Tokyo, and a network of 15 subagents, Magnum Photos provides photographs to the press, publishers, advertising, television, galleries and museums across the world.

International Arts & Artists in Washington, DC, is a non-profit arts service organization dedicated to increasing cross-cultural understanding and exposure to the arts internationally, through exhibitions, programs and services to artists, arts institutions and the public. Visit www.artsandartists.org.

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