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MuggleNet reader Maggie has informed us of a Mary GrandPre exhibition on display at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. What's more, Maggie attended the gallery walk on November 2nd where GrandPre talked about the art for all who attended: The show is fantastic!!! 96 items on display and 38 of them are HP. On display: 20 pencil sketches she did for Warner Brothers in '04 and '05 and various scenes from books 1-5. These alone are worth going for! They also had one color picture of the trio playing the chess game (from book 1), cover sketches for books 1, 6, 7 (not just the final cover published but covers that weren't chosen). The sketches for Book 1 had the original title (Harry Potter and the School of Magic) instead of Sorcerer's Stone. Also, there were pencil sketches for Beedle the Bard and some future Collector Editions. Admission to the gallery is $5 for adults and free for children and runs through February 5th. If you check it out, be sure to send us in a report!

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11-08-2008 at 6:28 PM

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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-08 18:37:28

awww i wish i could go... :( hopefully some pics would be available online!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-08 19:33:52

second!!!!!! shes a very good artist

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-08 20:02:30

third!!!! Wish I could go

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-08 20:16:27

This is so awesome. I only live an hour an a half away from Cedar Rapids. I will definitely try to go.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-08 20:54:51

Awwww! Thats so cool! I would really love to go.... shes an awesome artist!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-08 21:10:51

Shes a great artist and I really wish I could go to see the never-before-seen pictures! Harry Potter and the School of Magic!!!! Where is Cedar Rapids??

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-08 22:46:48

Im so upset! Cedar Rapids is in Iowa, the state I live in. And the next time I go that way wont be until January. I read in the paper two weeks ago that she was going to be there. I think I live about an hour or so away from there.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-09 00:21:36

WHAT? In Iowa? WHAT? WHAT? WHAAAT? WOOT! I live there! Well, in Iowa, that is. Im on the whole other side of the state in Sioux City. Well, if we win the lottery, or I am able to convince my family to drive theacherous wintery roads of Iowa to go, well...yay for me. :) I do want to go, though!! :D

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-09 01:32:01

I wish they would publish a book of ALL her drawings and sketches! Id buy it in a heartbeat!!!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-09 12:23:06

I wanna see them so bad but I honestly dont see myself in Iowa anytime soon. This sucks. Why cant it be in Atlanta?

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-09 19:57:33

OMG that is sooo cool!! I hope well be able to view them on the internet or something.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-09 22:36:11

Wow. Randomness much? I mean, Im not complaining, this is my state, so I could feasibly go. In fact, Id really enjoy it, I love her stuff. But Cedar Rapids? Not Des Moines, the only classified urban area in the state? It amuses me.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-09 23:55:34

Ah... darn. That looks really awesome, too bad Im 8 odd hours from it. =(

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-10 21:23:22

Maggie, PLEASE POST PICTURES!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-10 21:23:23

Maggie, PLEASE POST PICTURES!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-11 06:24:24

I couldnt take any =< They had someone watching to make sure no pictures were taken!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-11 10:37:39

Well, thats not cool. Haha. Man, I wanna go!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-11 11:25:09

awwww no pics? well Maggie, could you at least post a description of some of the things you saw? I would appreciate it...Im very curious as to the covers of 6 & 7 that were not published... and art for future collectors editions of harry potter or beedle the bard?

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-11-12 06:14:22

ok Ill do that after work today
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