Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 8, 2001 — The University of Findlay’s Mazza Collection of original artwork from children’s picture books has several new exhibits on display.

Much of the Eric Rohmann art from Jennifer Armstrong’s "King Crow" is on display in gallery one of the Mazza Collection Galleria. The art is oil painting on paper, an unusual medium. The art tells the conflict between the good King Cormac and the tyrannical King Bregant.

Historical gallery three features an exhibit of the works of Edward Stratemeyer, who wrote more than 1,300 juvenile novels in 125 different series under more than 60 pseudonyms. These fictional series were born out of his Stratemeyer Syndicate. Stratemeyer wrote such series as the Rover Boys, the Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.

Gallery three also features an exhibit of coloring book covers and comic book covers done by Edward McCandlish. "The Bunny Tots" was one of his most successful series. McCandlish also produced toys that correlated to his writings in a factory in Van Wert, Ohio.

The Antiquarian Norcross Greeting Card exhibit is also part of gallery three. The art displayed in the Mazza Collection is part of a collection of 64 pieces of original art from children’s greeting cards. The Norcross Greeting Card Company was founded at the turn of the 20th century and was at first devoted solely to producing Valentine cards. The company went out of business in the 1970s.

The Mazza Collection gallery, located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion on the UF campus, is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Admittance to the Mazza Collection is free and open to the public.

The Mazza Collection, the first and largest teaching gallery in the world specializing in the art from children’s picture books, began in 1982 with four pieces of art valued at $1,700. Today, there are more than 2000 pieces of art valued at several million dollars. All the art in the collection is donated.