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Illinois Artist David Alan Badger and the Hillsboro Chamber
of Commerce are working together to create a book of historic
structures in Hillsboro, Illinois. David Alan Badger is a self-taught
artist and publisher and is well known for drawing historic Illinois
architecture. He has published over 27 books on specific, local
architecture and has completed over 7,000 pen and ink drawings
of Illinois structural design.
David Alan lives in Havana, Illinois with his wife Rita. David
began publishing his drawings in limited edition books in 1983.
One of his publications includes a book of 102 Illinois county
courthouse drawings that was completed in 1998. According to
David, "architecture has a tremendous tourism attraction.
By bringing architecture and history together you can create
a genuine appreciation of local heritage". Mr. Badger credits
his interest in architecture to his early interest in drawing
and his father designing and building several structures in northern
Illinois.
There will be two publications. The first publication will
include 50 drawings of Hillsboro's historic structures. The book
will measure 11.5 x 12 .5 and each drawing will have its own
page, including a brief description of the structure. The book
will retail for $30 and a limited quantity will be produced.
The Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce will be writing a brief narrative
of each structure. The Chamber of Commerce will help promote
the book, organize a book signing event and find locations to
sell the book. Twenty-five percent of the book sales go to the
Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce.
The second publication is an advertising magazine for Hillsboro
businesses. Each business, if they choose to purchase an advertisement,
will be provided with an original drawing of their building by
David Alan Badger and that drawing will also be included in their
advertisement. The free publication will also include some of
the drawings from the Hillsboro historic architecture book. Each
advertiser will be given 50 publications to display and to give
to their customers. Also for purchasing an advertisement, the
business will also be given a Hillsboro historic architecture
book.
Over the next several weeks, Mr. Badger will be visiting businesses
in Hillsboro.
A specific completion date for the book and advertising publication
has not yet been released. However, information will be forthcoming.
In addition, if you have any questions, please contact a Hillsboro
Chamber of Commerce member.
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