FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE EXHIBIT™
by Florida Artist Joanelle Mulrain

Opening Exhibit:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum (Jacksonville, FL)
September 11, 2009 (Opening Night) through October 1, 2009
Prints available for purchase September 15

Artist Statement & The Nursing Inspiration Project
Florida Artist Joanelle Mulrain celebrates the life and times of Florence Nightingale (b 12 May 1820; d 13 August 1910), a global pioneer of nursing, Crimean war heroine, feminist, and known to many as the founder of modern nursing. Her suite of six painting/collages depict the inspirational moments and points of light during of Miss Nightingale’s life of service and the times she lived in; two narrative canvases will feature quotes, including the 1857 poem, “Santa Filomena”, dedicated to her by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; and a portrait of young Florence as she became a legend in her own time.

Are you a nurse? What inspired you to join the profession? You’re invited to participate in The Nursing Inspiration Project, a blog of inspirational stories by the caring and compassionate women and men who have chosen nursing as their life’s work. Mulrain wants to know what inspired you to become a nurse, so others may follow your footsteps. Be part of this global effort to participate in the Library of Nursing Inspiration™.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
International Year of the Nurse – 2010 • National Nurses’ Day – May 6
International Nurses’ Day – May 10 • United Nations Decade for a Healthy World – 2011 to 2020
Join the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH) in support of the adoption of a United Nations Resolution by the U.N. General Assembly declaring human health as a priority agenda for discussion, dicision and strategic actions by all U.N. Member States.
www.nighcommunities.org

For more infomation, including exhibit rental and purchase of prints, go to www.florencenightingaleexhibit.com