First His Summer Reading, Now His Favorite Artist ...

First His Summer Reading, Now His Favorite Artist ...

President Bush's Favorite Painter Tom Lea Explored In October 19 Episode of VOOM Gallery HD's New TV Series, 'ARTLAND: USA'

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Remember the hoopla the Bush-bashers conjured up when the president's summer reading list was released? Well, those who live to knock the commander-in-chief's cultural I.Q., as well as those who fiercely defend it, will be sharpening their pencils with the airing of the October 19th episode of the new TV series, ARTLAND: USA.

The new weekly series from VOOM's Gallery HD, a network dedicated to visual arts, traveled cross-country this summer visiting great artists, roadside art and museums, including the El Paso Museum of Art, home to the works of the acclaimed Texas painter Tom Lea.

A WWII war correspondent who started painting in the late 1960s, Lea is the favorite of the 43rd president, who has his famed work "Rio Grande" hanging in the Oval Office. According to the show ARTLAND: USA, a new original series from VOOM's Gallery HD, President Bush continues not only to be inspired by Lea's naturalist, optimistic artwork, but often quotes the painter in both meetings and public speaking engagements.

The October 19th episode of ARTLAND: USA covers 10 art sites interesting and offbeat, from Las Vegas through Marfa, TX. In addition to Lea, the episode showcases the "nose art" on WWII area bombers at the Air Force's B-52 graveyard in Tucson and visits Frank Lloyd Wright's groundbreaking building, Taliesin, in Scottsdale.

To check out the story on Lea and President Bush, Art-Lover-in-Chief, tune in to VOOM Gallery HD's ARTLAND: USA October 19th at 8 p.m. encore October 20th at 5 p.m., available nationwide on DISH Network.

About ARTLAND: USA

This summer, ARTLAND: USA's two vibrant hosts, Charles Luxton and Mame McCutchin, boarded a 35-foot ARTLAND RV, along with a production team, and set off to visit more than 20 locales, from San Diego, California to Rumford, Maine. These included major art hubs like Chicago, Boston, Denver, Santa Fe/Taos and Minneapolis and remote outposts like the Nevada desert and Plano, Illinois, where artist Walter De Maria and architect Mies van der Rohe respectively created groundbreaking works. GALLERY HD is a high-definition television network wholly dedicated to visual arts, and originator of the acclaimed series ARTSTAR. The channel is one of the 15 VOOM HD Networks, the largest collection of 24/7 HD channels anywhere, currently available nationally on the DISH satellite network. To see the 50 art locations covered in the 12-part series, visit www.voom.tv

About VOOM HD Networks

The VOOM HD Networks are the largest and most diverse suite of high definition channels available anywhere. Produced exclusively in true high definition and 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound for distribution in the U.S. through satellite and cable operators, the 15 VOOM HD Networks carry programming in categories as diverse as sports, movies, fashion, music and art. The VOOM HD Networks are commercial-free and available nationally on Echostar's DISH Network. Developed by Rainbow Media to meet the growing demand for quality high definition programming, the VOOM HD Networks build on Rainbow Media's history of original programming and innovation.

About Rainbow Media Holdings LLC

Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC). Rainbow Media owns some of the country's most compelling and dynamic entertainment brands including popular national and regional television channels AMC, fuse, The Independent Film Channel (IFC), WE tv, and two FSN affiliated regional sports networks managed by Rainbow Sports Networks. The company also owns Mag Rack and sportskool, two original on- demand networks; VOOM HD Networks, the largest and most diverse suite of high definition channels available anywhere; IFC Entertainment, its film distribution, production and exhibition division; Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation, its advertising sales division; and Rainbow Network Communications, its full service network programming origination and distribution company.

Source: VOOM Gallery HD

CONTACT: Sal Cataldi, Cataldi PR for VOOM HD Networks, +1-212-244-9797,
sal@cataldipr.com

Web site: http://www.voom.tv/

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