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Students in
all grade levels are invited to participate in the "What Makes
America Great?" Contest in conjunction with the Speed's presentation
of A Brush with History: Paintings from the Collection of the
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
To enter,
please explore the National Portrait Gallery’s A Brush
with History website
and learn more about the great American scientists, authors, statesmen,
and military leaders depicted in the exhibit. Then write a letter
about what makes America great as if you are one of the people
featured in the exhibit. Pretend to be General George Patton and
think about what he would have thought makes America great. Or
Benjamin Franklin. Or artist Mary Cassatt. Or scientist George
Washington Carver. There are 75 great Americans to choose from.
Send your
letter to:
What Makes
America Great?
The Speed Art Museum
2035 South Third Street
Louisville, KY 40208
To enter,
please complete the permission
form so we may display your letter and include it with
your letter. Also include your name, address, phone number, email
address, school, grade level, teacher's name, and teacher's phone
number so we may contact you if you win.
All letters
will be put in a book for display in the Family Activity Center
in the exhibition.
A winner will
be drawn each week at random. Winners will receive a free tour
of the museum for their class and free lunch from Subway.
Rules for
"What Makes America Great"
To enter the
WHAT MAKES AMERICA GREAT contest, a person between the ages of
1 and 17 may (i) visit The Speed Art Museum website at www.speedmuseum.org,
view the 'Great Americans' featured in the Brush Exhibit, write
a letter about What Makes America Great using the 'voice' of a
great American featured in the Brush Exhibit website; or (ii)
send a card with name, school, address and phone number to the
The Speed Art Museum,2035 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky
40208, or leave such card at The Speed Art Museum with the Visitor
Services Desk. Limit of one entry per person per week. The contest
begins on November 12, 2001, and all entries must be received
by no later than January 20, 2002. Winners will be drawn weekly
at random, beginning on November 19, 2001. The Speed Art Museum's
WHAT MAKES AMERICA GREAT contest is void where prohibited by law.
No prize will be awarded to any person ineligible to receive the
prize under law. No purchase is necessary to participate in the
WHAT MAKES AMERICA GREAT contest. Rulings by The Speed Art Museum
are final. The winner and up to thirtyÊclassmates of the winner
will receive free admission to The Speed Art Museum for a tourÊand
a free lunch provided by Subway. The probability of winning shall
depend on the number of entries received. Persons not attending
preschool, kindergarten, grades 1-12 of school systems in Kentucky
and Indiana and employees of The Speed Art Museum and members
of their immediate families, are not eligible. Any applicable
taxes on any prize will be the responsibility of the winner. Students
must submit a signed parental consent form for their work to be
displayed at the museum.
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