New equine art book is available

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - from the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame

The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame gift shop announces the arrival of the latest equine art book: Edward Troye – Painter of Thoroughbred Stories.

Available online at www.harnessmuseum.com this spectacular work, by author Genevieve Baird Lacer of Simpsonville, Ky., provides one of the finest retrospectives on Edward Troye to be seen in recent years.

Found within its pages are 75 remarkable color artwork reproductions of Troye paintings with 22 distinctively reproduced engravings. These include heretofore unpublished Troye works as well as several oil paintings from the Harness Racing Museum’s own collection: they are Abdallah, Dexter, Belmont, and Mambrino Pilot.

The supporting text has been described as “simply a dandy read” by one book reviewer, providing the reader with information on legendary foundation Thoroughbreds as well as an historical insight into the cultural attitudes of artists of the period, and an overview of Troye’s family life.

This is definitely a book all horse and art enthusiasts will want for their library. The work is available in a leather-bound collector’s edition (in limited supply) priced at $225. Hardcover “coffee table” quality copies can be obtained and are priced at $75.

The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame and museum gift shop is located at 240 Main Street in Goshen, New York. It is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -- November through March -- and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. -- April through October. All proceeds from gift shop sales support museum maintenance. For information on the museum, the gift shop, special events, educational programs and services to the sport the museum offers, please call us at (845) 294-6330 or visit www.harnessmuseum.com.

Source: USTA Web site (02-20-07)