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SNEAK PREVIEW - Mrs. Coretta Scott King (right), president of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change in Atlanta and Jesse Hill (left), chairman of the Center preview art recently commisioned by the Miller Brewing Company prior to a Jan. 15, reception at the Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta. Miller also sponsored the annual Martin Luther King Jr. dinner which raised more than $100,000 and announced an additional company contribution of $50,000 to help support the Center.
After a three week exhibit at the King Center, the Miller art, which honors 12 modern-day Civil Rights leaders will begin a 21 city national tour.

KING WEEK GREETING - Miller Brewing Company President William K. Howell (right- greets Atlanta Mayor ANdrew Young during a reception before the annual King Week dinner in Atlanta, January 15. Mayor Young was one of 12 noted civil rights leaders whose paintings are included in a new art exhibit commissioned by Miller for nationwide tour.

MILLER BREWING COMPANY PLACS "GALLERY OF GREATS: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT" ON 21-CITY NATIONAL TOUR

MILWAUKEE (January, 1983) - Artwork commisioned by the Miller Brewing Company to honor 12 of this century's civil rights leaaders is on display at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-biolent Social Change in Atlanta - the first stop on a 21-city national tour.
From there, the exhibit will go to Albany, Ga.; New Orleans; Jackson, Miss,; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; Chicago; Milwaukee; Detroit; Cleveland; Syracuse, N.Y.; New York City; Philadeliphia;  Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Richmond, Va; and GReensboro, N.C.
The 12 oil paintings, created by noted American artist Clarence Laudric Shivers of Colorado SPrings, Colo., feaature King, Whitney Young, Andrew Young, Julian Bond, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rev. Leon Sullivan, Rec. Jesse Jackson, Roy Wilkins, Bayard Rustin, Medgar Evers, Paul Robeson and A. Philop Randolph.
The exhibit, entitled "Gallery of Greats: The Civil Right Movement,' premiered January 15 at a special reception during the annual King week celebration in Atlanta.
"We realize that those included in this exhibit represent only a fraction of the people who have struggled and continue to struggle for freedom and equality," said William Howell, president of Miller.
"However, by honoring these 12 individuals, we are paying tribute to all Black Americans who have sacrificed and worked hard to achieve these objectives."
The civil rights art represents the 10th consecutive year Milwaukee-based Miller has commissioned workss featuring the achievements and contributions of Blacks. Past art has covered a variety of subjects, including: black inventors, artists, musicians, businesses, athletes and African leaders.
Miller is an operating company of Phillip Morris Incorporated. Principal beer brands include Miller High Life, Lite Lowenbrau and Magnum.

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