Florida Art History
with an emphasis on representational art
Introduction
This section of the Traditional Fine Arts Organization (TFAO) catalogue Topics in American Art is devoted to the topic "Florida Art History." Articles and essays specific to this topic published in TFAO's Resource Library are listed at the beginning of the section. Clicking on titles takes readers directly to the articles and essays.
(above: A. E. Backus, Untitled, courtesy of Larry Stevens. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
Following the links to Resource Library articles and essays are a listing of museums in the state which have provided materials to Resource Library for this or any other topic.
Listed after museums are links to online resources outside the TFAO website. Following these resources is information about offline resources including DVDs, paper-printed books, journals and articles. Our goal is to present complete knowledge relating to this section of Topics in American Art.
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Texts contained in Resource Library by named authors listed by author name in alphabetical order:
Chapter 5: After the Civil War, from the book Art in Florida: 1564-1945 by Maybelle Mann
Lost Colony: The Artists of St. Augustine, 1930-1950, by Robert W. Torchia
(above: Thomas Moran, Ponce de León in Florida, c. 1877-78, oil on canvas, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
Resource Library articles and essays honoring the American experience through its art:
Florida Illustrators, Art From Children 's Books
"The Highwaymen" and "Highwaymen Paintings"
The Highwaymen: Florida Dreamscapes
Juicy Fruit: Contemporary Citrus Imagery by Florida Artists
Picturing Change: The Impact of Ledger Drawings on Native American Art
Tropical Terrain: South Florida Landscapes
(above: Blanche Lazzell, Tulips, 1920, white line woodblock print (Provincetown Print technique), Swann Auction Galleries. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
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Musical accompanyment:
Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937 to 1942, source: Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America Collection
TFAO wishes to express appreciation to Deborah C. Pollack for suggestions of information.
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