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Hello Miniature Figure & Model Enthusiasts!
The MMSI (Military Miniature Society of Illinois) has exciting news to share! Works by the late, legendary "Grand Master Modeler Shep Paine" and three other noted artists' will be displayed at “The Art of the Diorama”, a special exhibition at the upcoming 48th Annual MMSI Chicago Show, October 20-21 at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg Hotel - https://www.military-miniature-society-of-illinois.com/about-the-show
[FONT="]Shep Paine arguably did more than any other modeler to promote and forward the art of miniature modeling, especially the box diorama. Born in Berlin to American parents after World War II and raised in New England, Shep spent most of his life living on the Northwest Side of Chicago, and he was an active member of the MMSI until his death. (The group oversees the Shep Paine Education Fund in his honor.) [/FONT]https://www.military-miniature-society-of-illinois.com/shep-paine-education-fund
[FONT="]Well-known as a free-lance artist, sculptor, writer, and collector of militaria, his box dioramas were purchased by several notable collectors, including the painter Andrew Wyeth, Malcolm Forbes, and Ralph Koebbeman, and his commissions included museum projects and several large commemorative sculptures for the Franklin Mint. He was the author of four how-to books about modeling, and his work was featured in articles in almost every hobby publication, as well as general-interest magazines including Sports Illustrated and Fortune. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Shep always considered the box diorama to be the epitome of the modeling art, and his 25 boxes (as well as the rest of a lifetime’s work as a modeler) are chronicled in the book, Sheperd Paine: The Life and Work of a Master Military Modeler and Historian by Jim DeRogatis (Schiffer Books, 2008). For more about Shep's art, visit - [/FONT]http://www.boxdioramas.com/sheperd-paine
The titles of the box dioramas by Shep Paine scheduled for the exhibition at the 48th Annual MMSI Chicago Show are...
The Bow Gun of the Merrimac
In the Turret of the Monitor
The Night Watch
A Stillness at Appomattox
Stopping the Slave Trade
A King of Shreds and Patches (Hamlet)
Brady’s Photographic Gallery
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Swamp Ogre
The Death of Jim Bowie
“Mr. Christian!” The Cruise of the Bounty
And the other artists whose box dioramas will be displayed...
Joan of Arc by Peter Twist
Once There was a Hill that Ate People by Spencer Van Gulick
Stage Door Johnnies by Philip Stearns
48th Annual MMSI Chicago Show Schedule
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Closed to the Public
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Painting Class by Jim Rice - Session 1 (pre-paid attendees only) - Schaumburg Room
Friday, October 20, 2023
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Painting Class by Jim Rice - Session 2 (pre-paid attendees only) - Schaumburg Room
12 noon to 3 p.m. Vendor Set-up- Main Hall
1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Registered Exhibitor Check-In - Entrance Hallway (Set-up - Main Hall until 8 p.m.)
3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Open to the Public $10 admission, Free for 12 & under and active military with I.D.
8:30 p.m. Judging Begins
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Hospitality Suite Open (Registered Exhibitors, Vendors & Guests) - Room 1211
Saturday, October 21, 2023
8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Vendor Set-up - Main Hall
9 a.m. to noon. Registered Exhibitor Set-up - Main Hall
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open to the Public $10 admission, Free for 12 & under and active military with I.D.
10 a.m. to 11a.m. Seminar: Mikael Blank -Schaumburg Room
12 noon Judging Deadline for Exhibitions
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. MMSI Club Auction - Schaumburg Room
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Seminar: Scott Primeau - Schaumburg Room
4:30 p.m. Chicago Medalists Meeting - Judges’ Room
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Awards Presentation - Main Hall
8 p.m.to 10 p.m. Annual Club Dinner (reservation required) - Room TBA
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Hospitality Suite Open (Registered Exhibitors, Vendors & Guests) - Room 1211
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Closed to the Public
9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Vendor Open for Registered Attendees (vendors must be out before noon)
9 a.m. to noon Exhibit Area Open for Pick-up (all exhibits must be removed before noon)
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Judging Process – J. DeRogatis, J. Berton & B. Biediger - Judges’ Room
12 noon 48th Annual Show Closes - We’ll see you Oct. 18-19, 2024, for our 49th Show!
Hope to see some of you back at this same hotel in October as well!
Julie