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PRESS RELEASE: July 24, 2009
Contact: Teresa Mitchell, Great Lakes Seaway Trail, 315-646-1000
Follow America’s Byway to See Photos by Oscar Winner Jessica Lange Special Event July 25; Exhibit at Eastman House through September 20
Rochester, NY – Oscar-winning actress Jessica Lange will be exhibiting her photographs, speaking and screening her latest film Saturday, July 25th at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film in Rochester, NY. Lange’s photos will be on exhibit at the museum until September 20. The most enjoyable way to reach the museum is by driving along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail. The 518-mile America’s Byway parallels the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie in New York and Pennsylvania.
Tickets may still be available for the 8 pm program with Lange talking about her films, photos and Hollywood career. Lange will also receive the first George Eastman House Honors. The new award recognizes Lange as an artist whose life work embodies the traditions and values championed by the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.
A journey along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail offers an authentic American experience of the people and places that have shaped America’s history.
The George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film is one of many iconic destinations on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail. Built between 1902 and 1905, the National Historic Landmark site includes a 35,000-sq-ft Colonial Revival home and more than 8.5 acres of heirloom gardens.
The museum is home to an archival collection of the man who founded Eastman Kodak and is considered the inventor of motion pictures with more than 400,000 photographs, some dating to the Civil War, 23,000 films and more than 25,0000 pieces of technical equipment.
Other popular Great Lakes Seaway Trail destinations include the 1000 Islands, small harbors along the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie shorelines, Niagara Falls, and the Seaway Trail Pennsylvania Erie Bayfront. Learn more online at www.seawaytrail.com or call 315-646-1000. #