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Contact: Nicole Griffin, SAM Public Relations
(206) 654-3158; email: PR@SeattleArtMuseum.org

Life, Liberty and … Payback
MOTHER’S DAY PACKAGES AT THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM AND TASTE RESTAURANT

SAM also offers free admission for moms on Mother’s Day.


SEATTLE, May 1, 2009 – She gave you life and set you free. Now, do the right thing. Thank her by feeding her body, mind and soul at the Seattle Art Museum and TASTE Restaurant.

The Seattle Art Museum is offering an inclusive package for Mother’s Day, including specials on admission, in the SAM Shop, and at TASTE Restaurant. Focused on the stunning current exhibition Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, which features more than 275 works of historic, American art that will never again be on view on the West Coast, the package is a great way to treat Mom to both a great day and an experience she can carry with her throughout her life.

LIFE, LIBERTY AND … PAYBACK – PACKAGE DETAILS
Treat mom to a relaxing day at SAM. Enjoy a day in the galleries along with a special, three-course lunch at TASTE Restaurant and a free gift from SAM Shop with either of the two available packages. Tickets for both packages are available at the SAM admissions desk from May 3-10, for use on Sunday, May 10 only.

Life, Liberty and … Payback – $35 *
• Free admission for one on Mother’s Day
• Special three-course lunch at TASTE Restaurant (see menu, below)
• Gift from SAM SHOP

Life, Liberty and … Even More – $100 *
• Free admission for one on Mother’s Day
• Special three-course lunch (see menu, below)
• Gift from SAM SHOP
• Family Membership for the rest of the year
• SAM Selected Works catalogue

* Seating for lunch is available on first-come, first served basis. To reserve restaurant seating, contact Taste at 206.903.5291. Package price is for one visitor. Additional admissions tickets and meals for kids and other family members are regularly priced. Please remember that kids 12 and under always receive free admission to SAM.

In addition to these special packages, SAM is offering free admission to SAM for all moms on Mother’s Day and a 20% discount on gift memberships, including a free copy of the SAM Selected Works catalogue. Gift membership discount is applicable for Individual through Patron levels and for new memberships only. A full list of membership benefits can be found at seattleartmuseum.org.

TASTE RESTAURANT SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY THREE-COURSE MENU

First Course
• Soup Shot & Chopped Salad (puree of Washington asparagus soup; organic greens, salumi, aged provolone, pickled hot peppers, Dijon garlic vinaigrette)

Second Course (choice of)
• Farm Egg Frittata (grilled mushrooms, Samish bay cheeses, fresh spring herbs, local greens)
• Cape Cleare Salmon (rutabaga gratin, watercress, grilled green garlic sauce)

Third Course (choice of)
• Jones Creek Apple Tart (peanut butter ice cream, spicy pickled apple, port jam)
• Theo Chocolate Orbit Cake (sweet curry ice cream, lime yogurt)

LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: AMERICAN ART FROM THE YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
Drawn from Yale University’s collection of American art Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery explores the diverse and evolving ways America defined itself from the colonial era to the Gilded Age. On view at the Seattle Art Museum through May 25, 2009 – the only time many of the works have ever traveled to the West Coast – this major exhibition offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn American History through iconic objects from what is considered to be one of the finest collections of American art ever assembled.

Many of the paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, furniture, silver and ceramics presented in Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness have never left New Haven, Connecticut. They are only permitted to travel for a brief period while Yale’s American art galleries are being renovated. Included in the exhibition are many long-revered icons of American art, such as John Trumbull’s original series of eight Revolutionary War scenes – including The Declaration of Independence – traveling for the first time as a group since the artist presented them to Yale in 1832; Winslow Homer’s Old Mill (1871); Albert Bierstadt’s Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail (ca. 1873); Thomas Eakins’s John Biglin in a Single Scull (1874); and many more.

Also on view are selections from Yale’s world-renowned collection of early American silver, including the oldest surviving pair of American candlesticks, created by Jeremiah Dummer, the first American-born silversmith; a silver teapot crafted by Paul Revere; and flamboyant late-19th century Tiffany & Co silver pieces. A host of objects, from a nearly eight-foot , late-colonial Philadelphia High Chest, to popular prints, pottery, shoe buckles and a sewing thimble, provide fascinating insights into the changing fabric of American life. Details on these unique items reflect the artists’ and artisans’ diverse backgrounds, as well as the impact of life in the New World.

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
LOCATION, HOURS AND ADMISSION PRICES
SAM Downtown is located at 1300 First Ave., at the corner of First Ave. and Union St.

The museum is open Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and Thursday and Friday until 9 p.m.

Suggested admission prices are: $15 for adults; $12 for seniors (62 and over) and military (with ID); and $9 for students (with ID) and youth 13-17. Admission is free for SAM members and children 12 and under accompanied by an adult. First Thursdays are free to all visitors; First Fridays are free to seniors.

For general recorded information, call (206) 654-3100. More information may also be found on the web at www.seattleartmuseum.org.

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