FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bestselling Author Susan Vreeland
Holds Two Programs in Sacramento
Thursday, May 5 at 4 PM and 7 PM

 March 14, 2005 – Sacramento , Calif. – The Crocker Art Museum and the Sacramento Public Library Foundation will host a reading and lecture by bestselling author, Susan Vreeland. She will discuss her latest novel, The Forest Lover, and a new collection of short stories, Life Studies, at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, Thursday, May 5 at 4 PM and 7 PM .

Author Susan Vreeland has won critical acclaim for her previous novels Girl in Hyacinth Blue and The Passion of Artemisia. Vreeland has received numerous praises for her sensitive, insightful portrayal of artists and the lives their works have touched. In her new novel, The Forest Lover, the life of a little-known Canadian artist, Emily Carr, comes alive once again under Vreeland’s romantic, perceptive prose. Drawing on Carr’s numerous journals, the novel recreates the extraordinary life of a woman who defies society through her courageous journey into the Canadian wilderness to find her voice and true calling as an artist.

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The Crocker Art Museum was founded in 1885 and continues as the leading art institution for the California Capital Region and Central Valley. The Museum offers a diverse spectrum of special exhibitions, events and programs to augment its collections of Californian, European and Asian artworks. The Crocker is located at 216 O Street in downtown Sacramento. Museum hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday – Sunday; Thursday until 9 p.m. For more information on exhibits and events call (916) 264-5423 or visit crockerartmuseum.org.

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Media Contact: LeAnne R. Ruzzamenti
Media: (916) 264-1963
Mobile : (916) 213-9402
Public: (916) 264-5423
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
www.crockerartmuseum.org