Roland Kavelaar has a complete traveling show, (paintings of dutch scenes, props, costumes, scripts and travel itineraries) on the Netherlands that was conceived by his father, Roeland van Cavel, in the mid 1930's and presented at schools and service clubs across the United States. The Smithsonian had interest in it some years ago but now can't accept it. It deserves a home. This historical glimpse back in time just doesn't deserve to be relegated to an attic somewhere, but displayed in an educational setting.

The show was built in 1936 here in Los Angeles. Van Cavel gave his show at a number of schools in the Los Angeles area as shown on page four of the brochure.

Van Cavel worked for several booking agencies over the years and made some minor changes at their suggestions. Over the years he did shows in 47 of the (then) 48 states.

The talk consisted of describing Holland and its history. How the dikes were built, how the canals and windmills worked together, the costumes of different towns, other aspects of daily life and most importantly how the culture of America influenced the Dutch in so many ways.

The talk was illustrated not with slides but with oil paintings that were pulled down out of a wooden chest mounted on a stand. The painting were made on window shades and are still in very good condition. One can still smell the linseed oil in the paint.

Anyone interested in accepting, preserving and displaying this piece of educational history,
please contact Roland Kavelaar.