CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESS RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Howell – 480.917.6859
Steve McQueen: The Last Mile, an exhibition of photographs taken by Barbara McQueen, will be on display March 6-April 11, 2009, at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, Ariz.
Admission is free to this intimate portrayal of McQueen’s life. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. An opening reception on Friday, March 6, from 7-9 p.m. also is free to the public. For more information, call 480.917.6859. Barbara McQueen’s photographs record a behind-the-scenes look at personal pleasures enjoyed near the end of McQueen’s life: hitting the road in his vintage pickup trucks, driving 700 miles for a rare World War I motorcycle and generally ducking out of Hollywood life. The pictures also capture McQueen on the sets of his last two films, Tom Horn and The Hunter. The hundreds of photos taken by Barbara McQueen have been collected in a book, also titled Steve McQueen: The Last Mile, which was co-authored with Valley resident Marshall Terrill. The Chandler exhibit will include 30 photographs from that collection, taken from the time the couple met in 1977 through the end of McQueen’s life in 1980, the same year they married. Where: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler What: Steve McQueen: The Last Mile, a exhibition of photographs by Barbara McQueen When: March 6-April 11, 2009, Opening Reception March 6, 7-9 p.m. Hours: Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Information: 480.917.6859