National Muzzle Loaders Rifle Association
Noted
artist Wright donates
painting as fundraiser to NMLRA
Wright
to sign prints
Sept. 13 at Championship Shoot
Staff
Report
(September 2009) – Several years ago, in recognition of the importance to our nation of the history and heritage of the sport of muzzleloading, the National Muzzle Loading Rifle
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Photo
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David Wright’s original “The Spirit |
Association began an endowment program titled “1
of 1000.” The endowment fund’s purpose was to support the
long-term financial stability of the Association, perpetually preserving
the principal while at the same time generating sufficient interest
to be used for the furtherance of the NMLRA’s education goals.
The premise was to recruit 1,000 members to each contribute $1,000,
thereby funding the program with $1 million.
Artist David Wright, an NMLRA Life Member who is well known across the
nation for his artistic renderings of the American Frontier and early
American life, has graciously given of his skills and talents in support
of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s “1 of 1000”
Endowment. He has donated a large, specially commissioned original oil
painting titled “The Spirit of America,” from which limited
edition, signed and numbered prints and canvas giclees have been reproduced.
Wright will relinquish any royalties from the sale of the prints and
has agreed to attend the NMLRA’s National Championship Shoot in
Friendship, Ind., on Sept. 13. He will be on hand to personally sign
copies of the prints and giclees at 2 p.m. This will be a wonderful
opportunity to meet the artist and purchase a print, or to join the
1 of 1000 Endowment and receive a free print.
• For more information on purchasing the “The Spirit of America,” or on joining the “1 of 1000” Endowment program, visit: www.nmlra.org or call the NMLRA offices at (812) 667-5131.