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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Talismans of the Far East Art Exhibit at the Betty P. Cook Nassau Center Gallery A reception to meet James Kemp, curator and collector, will be held on Tuesday night, March 25, from 6–7:30 p.m. at the FCCJ Betty P. Cook Nassau Center in the Library’s Gallery, Room B-103. Mr. Kemp’s exhibit, titled Talismans of the Far East, is on display at the library until April 10. The library will be closed during the week of March 31–April 4. The 20 piece exhibit includes accompanying information about each of the talismans. The collection, obtained from Taoist, Buddhist, and Shinto temples in Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, has both wood block prints, stone rubbings, and painted talismans on cloth or paper. Talismans are intended to be displayed at home or carried on the person to protect the owner from a host of ills believed to be caused by ghosts and other supernatural creatures. Mr. Kemp is currently teaching Asian Humanities at the Nassau Center. The Nassau Center is located at 76346 William Burgess Boulevard, Yulee, Fla. Call 904.548.4432 for additional information or directions. |
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