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Under The Magnifying Glass: Exquisite Miniatures by Wes & Rachelle Siegrist
Under The Magnifying Glass: Exquisite Miniatures by Wes & Rachelle Siegrist Produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C. David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Curator/Tour Director EXQUISITE MINIATURES is available for display at art, cultural, and scientific institutions. For tour information, contact: David J. Wagner, Ph.D. Curator/Tour Director EXQUISITE MINIATURES Tour Office David J. Wagner, L.L.C. Phone: (414) 221-6878 davidjwagnerllc@yahoo.com www.davidjwagnerllc.com The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA Tuesday, May 4 through Sunday, July 25, 2010 GUEST APPEARANCE: 2:00 Saturday, June 12, 2010: There was a presentation and lecture by Wes Siegrist on The History of Miniature Art and David J. Wagner, Ph.D. on Nature in Art History immediately followed by an exhibition Gallery Walk conducted by Wes and Rachelle and book signings by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist and David J. Wagner, Curator/Tour Director. The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, 4747 Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71106 (318) 865-4201; www.rwaf.org This exhibition featured the fifty paintings listed below. Paintings drawn from the Siegrists' book, Exquisite Miniatures by Wes & Rachelle Siegrist, are noted with the page number after the title. * Denotes available for purchase/Click to view online (Updated October 17th, 2011)
Exquisite Miniatures by Wes & Rachelle Siegrist features the miniature paintings of Wes and Rachelle Siegrist, with a forward by Dr. David J. Wagner, the foremost authority on the history of American Wildlife Art, and an introduction from the R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport, LA. The small dimensioned hardback book contains fifty-six signature paintings including landscapes, portraits, still life, wildlife, and other subjects by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist. Reproduced at actual size, along with essays about the history and contemporary movement in miniature art, the paintings are accompanied by quotes from both the Siegrists and dozens of cited references about this enchanting tiny genre.Click here to preview and order the book. 
Rachelle filled out 100 forms for the Exquisite Miniatures Exhibition. 
Wes puts the final screw in the crate for the Exquisite Miniatures Exhibition. The Title Panel can be seen as well as paintings waiting for forms and photography. The extra crates will be for the World of Nature in Miniature Exhibition. 
David and Neli Wagner with Rachelle and Wes Siegrist at the R.W. Norton Art Gallery. 
The entrance to the room displaying the exhibition of Wes and Rachelle Siegrist's miniature paintings. 
One of four display cases of Siegrist miniature paintings in the museum. 
Wes Siegrist lectures on the history of miniature art at the R.W. Norton Art Gallery with a backdrop of 16th century tapestries. 
Wes and Rachelle Siegrist signing copies of their book, Exquisite Miniatures, at the RW. Norton Art Gallery. YouTube video of the Exhibitions as of June 2011.
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