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NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM STAR WARS EXHIBITION RUNS
THROUGH OCTOBER 1998
Partnerships with WestPoint Stevens, ProTix The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum much anticipated Star Wars: The Magic of Myth exhibition opened to the public on Friday, October 31, 1997. The museum is located at Sixth Street and Independence Avenue, S.W. Star Wars: The Magic of Myth includes nearly 250 original props, models, costumes, characters and artwork used to create the three film in the Star Wars trilogy: "Star Wars A New Hope" (1997), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). The exhibition also features several items from the recently released "special edition" film including the "Wampa" costume from "Empire Strikes Back" and the costumes worn by Jabba the Hut's dancers in "Return of the Jedi." The National Air and Space Museum also announced that WestPoint Stevens has agreed to be the exhibition's Promotional Sponsor, supporting the museum's public awareness campaign and crowd control program among other things. WestPoint Stevens recently announced a licensing agreement with Lucasfilm to produce bed and bath linens under the Star Wars brand. These collections were introduced in the fall, 1997. WestPoint Stevens Inc., is a home fashions consumer products company, with a comprehensive line of branded and licensed products for the bedroom and bathroom. The company is vertically integrated, and is the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of bed linens, towels, comforters and other accessories that are sold in retail outlets throughout the world. WestPoint Stevens home fashions consumer products are marketed under the well-known brand names of Atelier Martex, Martex, Utica, Stevens, Lady Pepperell and Vellux and under licensed designer labels, including the Ralph Lauren Home Collection, Sanderson and Halston. Star Wars: The Magic of Myth is made possible through the generous support of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc. Bantam Books will also publish a richly illustrated exhibition companion book by Mary Henderson, who organized and curated the National Air and Space Museum exhibition. |