National Museum of American Illustration

National Museum of
American Illustration
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Established1998; 26 years ago (1998)
LocationNewport, Rhode Island, US
Coordinates41°28′11″N 71°18′25″W / 41.4696°N 71.3069°W / 41.4696; -71.3069
TypeVisual art
DirectorLaurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler
Websitehttp://www.americanillustration.org/

The National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI), founded in 1998, is the first national museum to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork. The NMAI is located in the Vernon Court mansion on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. The museum's collection contains over 2,000 original works by noted American illustrators such as Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish, J. C. Leyendecker, N.C. Wyeth, and others.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Founding". National Museum of American Illustration. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. ^ "Mission". National Museum of American Illustration. Retrieved 2023-02-04.