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405 S. Main Street
Bentonville, AR 72712
Mon-Thu
Fri-Sat
Sun
9am – 8pm
9am – 5pm
Closed
Local artist Sean Fitzgibbon discusses his newly-released graphic nonfiction book “What Follows is True: Crescent Hotel”
Sean Fitzgibbon will be signing books and discussing his new graphic nonfiction What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel. Pick up your copy of this beautiful, haunting, and unique hardcover book and meet the author!
In What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel, Fitzgibbon tells the story of the Crescent Hotel, starting with the first visit with his family to the hotel when he was a child. He depicts the mythologies surrounding the Crescent Hotel’s strange years as the Baker Hospital, a Depression Era cancer hospital in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. This story is told using classic illustration skills blended with fine art compositions that produce atmospheric imagery, transporting readers into the hotel’s dark, bizarre and assorted past.
About Sean
Artist Sean Fitzgibbon explores unusual, real places and events through his work. He’s been teaching college art for 20 years, has an MFA in art and a passion for making art and visual storytelling. He has exhibited work throughout the US and illustrates books.
Bentonville Public Library is located just 3 blocks south of the Downtown Square, at 405 S. Main Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. Facility amenities include an engaging adult collection with private study rooms, vibrant children's and teen spaces, community meeting rooms, genealogy research center and café.
