Phase One of Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion Bunny Yeager Retrospective Launch 11/17/11
Thursday, November 17 at 6:00 p.m.
Dezer Collection Museum
2000 NE 146th Street
North Miami.

The exhibition will then be open to the public starting on November 18 and showcased through February 29, 2012.

Dezer Schauhalle Miami – the Museum & Pavilion’s contemporary art showcase – marks
the initial phase of the multi-faceted facility which will also house
one of the nation’s largest eclectic automobile collections

Miami’s own Bunny Yeager brings to life the Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion’s contemporary art component – Dezer Schauhalle – with a retrospective of the iconic photographer, including never-before-seen works.

Curated by international art critic and Berlin-based curator, Helmut Schuster, the Dezer Schauhalle will be the initial phase of the 250,000-square-foot art and automobile museum developed by prominent New York/South Florida developer and collector Michael Dezer.

International art collectors and enthusiasts, as well as local influencers, will be in attendance to pay tribute to one of the leading figures of twentieth-century photography and view 220 of her photos, including self-portraits and photos of Bettie Page, taken from the fifties, sixties and seventies. Most of the featured works have been printed for the first time and over 100 of them have never before been seen.

The invitation-only grand opening will feature a 1950’s flair, including “Bunny Yeager” cocktails passed by cocktail waitresses outfitted by the artist herself; live jazz guitarist Fernando Ulibarri and vocalist Renee Fiallos; and a screening of 100 Girls by Bunny Yeager, a documentary with behind-the-scenes footage on Yeager’s photo sessions, presented by Cinematheque Miami Beach at the indoor drive-in movie theatre.

“I am thrilled to open the Dezer Schauhalle with one of Miami’s most remarkable icons, Bunny Yeager,” says Dezer. “She is truly unlike any artist in the world and sets the stage for what is to come at the Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion.”

Once hailed as one of the most photographed models of Miami’s thriving beach scene, Yeager transitioned to the other side of the camera in the 1950s, where she soon became credited for her iconic pin-up photographs and discovery of some of the period’s most famous models, such as Bettie Page. While Yeager is most notable for the defining role she played in capturing the glamour of the pin-up era, she is still recognized as a skillful, artistic photographer with expert technical skills in lighting and composition that remain unrivaled today.

“It is an honor to showcase hundreds of Bunny Yeager’s unseen photographs for the first time,” says Schuster. “Guests will delight in her erotic-urban style and be captivated by the memories of postwar generations that are reflected in her works.”

The soon-to-open, complete Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion, will feature over 1,000 of the most unique and eclectic vehicles held in any private collection in the world. In addition to the extraordinary collection of vehicles and memorabilia, the Museum offers a one-of-a-kind event venue, the Dezer Showplace, with 75,000 square feet of event and entertainment space that can accommodate up to 1,500 guests.

For further information on the Dezer Schauhalle call (305) 932-4556 or visit www.dezerschauhalle.com.