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William Wardrop Creations: Man's Imagination and Machines


February 21 – July 5, 2009

Explore the timeline of history as you're introduced to man's inventions of enhanced travel during the Southern Museum's newest exhibit, "William Wardrop's Creations: Man's Imagination and Machines," running from February 21 to July 5.

Wardrop's models, each painstakingly handcrafted, represent the extraordinary timeline of how, throughout the millennia, mankind has slowly but surely conquered the land, seas and sky.

His creations are generally a mixture of mostly cardboard, glue and paint with plastic or wood mixed in. A professional modeler for 20 years, Wardrop was initially influenced by the book and movie "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." Currently, his models span transportation through the air, sea and ground with models of submarines, boats, aircraft and more.

Many of the models featured on Wardrop's Web site will be included in the exhibition.

 

The Southern Museum, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, is a premier metro Atlanta museum, featuring exhibits on Civil War and locomotive history. The Southern Museum is home to the General locomotive, stolen during the Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase; a reproduction of the locomotive assembly line from the Glover Machine Works; weapons, uniforms and every day items of Civil War soldiers; and the Jolley Education Center that features train history, hands-on activities for children and Georgia's French Gratitude Train.

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