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Hall of Fame to have exhibits at USOpen |
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME TO PRESENT GALLERY EXHIBITS AT US OPEN FOR TENNIS FANS
NEWPORT, RI – The International Tennis Hall of Fame will present two exhibits in the US Open Gallery at the 2004 US Open beginning August 28th through September 12th. In conjunction with the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the International Tennis Hall of Fame will open Courting Favor: Tennis Posters from the Golden Age and A Passion for Tennis: Selections from the Albert & Madeleine Ritzenberg Tennis Collection.
The specialty posters on view in Courting Favor are drawn from the collections of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, and the Collection of Alan G. Schwartz, President of the USTA, and the Tennis Corporation of America. The select items displayed in A Passion for Tennis are from the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s newly acquired collection of tennis-themed objects ranging from the 15th century through the 1930s.
These two unique exhibitions have been made possible by the generous support of the USTA. This is the sixth consecutive year that the International Tennis Hall of Fame has presented exhibitions for tennis fans in the US Open Gallery. The US Open Gallery is located in Louis Armstrong Stadium of the United States National Tennis Center, and is open daily throughout the tournament. There is no admission fee to enter the gallery.
Courting Favor:
Tennis Posters from the Golden Age
In the 1890s, the pictorial poster was a new concept. Growing consumer demand and the advent of color lithography coincided to launch a golden age of graphic inventiveness. The golden age of posters spanned the 1890s through the 1930s, a significant time in the development of tennis as well. In these decades the emergence of great players, who became international celebrities, heightened the sport’s popularity. See how tennis was the source of inspiration and imagery conveying vivid messages to the public about tennis and many other themes. After more than a century, it is even more remarkable that these posters have survived and are presented in this wonderful display at the US Open Gallery.
A Passion for Tennis:
Selections from the Albert & Madeleine Ritzenberg Tennis Collection
The International Tennis Hall of Fame continually seeks to refine and expand its collections and the Albert & Madeleine Ritzenberg Tennis Collection, which covers virtually the entire history of tennis from the Renaissance through the 1930s, demonstrates this mission. The more than 2,000 objects in the Collection were gathered in 50+ years of travels around the world by well-known Washington, DC tennis pro Allie Ritzenberg and his wife Peggy (Madeleine). The collection contains paintings and sculptures, prints, drawings and photographs, textiles, china, porcelains, ceramics and glass, rare books and magazines, racquets and equipment, furniture and jewelry, and much more. The select objects from the Ritzenberg Collection, many on view for the first time, suggest the range and charm of the Collection. |
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