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Broward County Library's
BIENES CENTER FOR THE LITERARY ARTS
The Dianne & Michael Bienes Special Collections
and Rare Book Library
is pleased to announce the opening of:
FORWARD! MARCH!
An Exhibition of Toy Soldiers, Books,
and Art Works from the
Collection of Frank Steffens
FORWARD! MARCH! will be on display from June 4th to
September 27th, 1998, in the Bienes Center for the
Literary Arts, Broward County Library, 6th Floor,
100 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 33301.
The exhibition includes more than 700 toy soldiers,
30 illustrated toy soldier boxes, 28 books and magazines,
and 5 art objects. A serious collector since the late
1980s, Frank Steffens has concentrated on the British
and French Imperial Armies and the Allies of the 19th
Century because of the colorful uniforms, flags, pennants,
and cavalry mounts.
Steffens is a retired financial executive and currently
a director and chairman of the board of Memorial Health
Systems of Broward, Inc., a community support not-for-profit
affiliated with Memorial Hospital, Hollywood, Florida.
An opening reception and `gallery talk' by Steffens will
be held from 6 to 8 p.m., June 4th, 1998, in the
Bienes Center. To R.S.V.P, call (954) 3457-8692.
A complimentary 32 page catalog is available upon request.
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James A. Findlay
Librarian
The Bienes Center for the Literary Arts
The Dianne and Michael Bienes
Special Collections and Rare Book Library _______
Broward County Library /______/(
100 S. Andrews Ave. (_______(
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 (________(
954-357-8692 (phone)
954-357-6762 (Fax)
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http://www.co.broward.fl.us/bienes
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