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Florida Collection March 2024 Focus: Art in Florida Entrance to the Tampa Museum at the south end of Plant Hall at the University of Tampa: Tampa, Fla., 1950 PA 772 |
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FEATURED BOOKS FROM THE FLORIDA COLLECTION: |
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This authoritative and wide-ranging book presents for the first time the history of art in Florida from the first European artist, Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, who arrived in 1564, until the end of the Second World War, when art in Florida exploded into the modern forms and styles. Collected here are 160 illustrations of Florida art, 100 in color. The illustrated paintings were gathered from public and private collections all over the country, many reproduced here for the first time.
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by Anne E. F. Jeffrey
Art is different things to different people, & here's a "collection" for everyone. This comprehensive guide book will take you to 86 of the most dynamic & exciting art groupings in Florida. You will find directions, hours of operation, tour/gift shop/restaurant availability & nearby attractions, as well as anecdotes about distinctive & eccentric personalities connected with the world of art. * At the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, search for the "jokes" that Dali hid in his avant-garde paintings. The Charles Homer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park houses the largest collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany's art permanently assembled anywhere. See his famous jewel-colored, leaded-glass lamps & windows, as well as his lesser-known paintings. At the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, learn how John Ringling picked up circus acts in Europe as he tracked down art by Rubens & Raphael. |
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The Art of Florida: A Guide to the Sunshine State's Museums, Galleries, Arts Districts and Coloniesby Rodney Carlisle A visual guide to approximately 20 Florida art colonies and districts. The book discusses in detail a variety of towns in Florida renowned as "Art Colonies," together with several "Arts Districts" in both small towns and larger cities that have been designated by the local government and/or by developers as neighborhoods set aside to foster the arts. Many of the communities sponsor annual art festivals or shows that have been held for more than 40 years. The book features color photographs that capture the variety of art forms that are uniquely Florida and covers special aspects of art in Florida such as the great number of Florida artists, the influence of arts projects and social realism of the New Deal, mural painting in Florida, the "Highwaymen," and the extremely rich 19th and 20th century history of Florida artists.
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by Robert S. Lubar This book presents the complete paintings of the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, a museum that possesses the most comprehensive collection of his art in the world. The 94 full-color reproductions include the museum's most recent acquisitions and provide a review of Dali's career from his student days through his later (more cryptic) works that arose from his post-war fascination with the interrelationships between history, science, and mysticism.
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The first study of its kind, featuring over 80 important artists who have lived in Florida. With its natural beauty, distinctiveness, and warmth, Florida has attracted an abundance of artists for centuries. While fine painters have been featured in art books about the state, little has been written about important sculptors who have adopted it. To remedy the dearth of literature on the subject, Florida Sculptors and Their Work: 1880-2020 is a tribute to these diverse artists who have enchanted, amused, saddened, or outraged us.
Capturing the Sunshine State's essence, this well-researched and generously illustrated volume tells the fascinating stories of these creative people and reveals secrets behind their three-dimensional art--from realistic to abstract to folk art. Discover how Florida has inspired such world-renowned artists as Augusta Savage, Duane Hanson, Richard Anuszkiewicz, John Chamberlain, and Robert Rauschenberg, as well as lesser-known yet highly praised sculptors who have enhanced collections throughout the world and changed the state's profile with their iconic public art. |
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Florida's Museums and Cultural Attractionsby Murray D. Laurie This newly updated guide has a destination to suit every interest. See Florida through the eyes of the natives, pioneers, artists, statesmen, and writers who have lived here. Visit country stores, one-room schoolhouses, coquina forts, and churches, as well as mansions, theaters, art galleries, and gardens. You'll find over 350 museums and attractions to choose from.
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by Jade Dellinger
This new volume explores the incredible body of art from Graphicstudio (GS), the print atelier at the University of South Florida that has housed artists including Louise Bourgeois, Jim Dine, Alex Katz, and Roy Lichtenstein. Founded in 1968, the studio has developed an international reputation and work produced at GS can now be found in private and museum collections across the US and throughout Europe. This volume presents over 109 artworks by 45 GS artists including Chuck Close, Guillermo Kuitca, Roy Lichtenstein, Christian Marclay, Philip Pearlstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, and Kiki Smith. The range of artworks work includes etchings, photo- and direct gravures, inkjets, cyanotypes, lithographs, woodcuts and screen prints, as well as sculpture in bronze, concrete, basalt, and cast epoxy resin. |
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In commemoration of the Ringling Museum of Art's 40th anniversary under state ownership, Great Paintings serves as a glorious guide to important works in the collection. Arranged in the sequence normally viewed, 40 exemplary works of art are reproduced and introduced to the reader through one-to-two page synopses featuring information on the artist and the overall historical significance and context of each painting. Also illustrated are 63 other notable paintings, primarily Italian, which display additional attributes and the further scope of the collection. A welcome addition to most art collections. |
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by Kristin G. Congdon Florida has an abundance of excellent artists whose work reflects the traditions of their many diverse communities. Yet there has been, until now, no major publication that focuses on the state's visual folk arts and folk artists. Just Above the Water: Florida Folk Art includes an overall view of folk arts in Florida and individual profiles of over seventy artists, including Mary Proctor, Mario Sanchez, Nicholas Toth, Ruby C. Williams, and Purvis Young. The work of painters, sculptors, master saddlemakers, iconographers, and instrument makers is illustrated here in more than 200 black-and-white and color photographs. |
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In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Tampa Museum of Art presents the history of how the museum evolved from a small local arts organization to the City of Tampa's preeminent museum of art. The book features a selection of 100 artworks and objects from the museum's permanent collection that present a unique insight into how the collection and identity of the museum have changed over time.
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edited by Francesca Bacci Like the minarets on top of Plant Hall, Testa-Secca's artwork has become synonymous with the University of Tampa and our city. Testa-Secca is incredibly influential not just on the University of Tampa campus, but in the Tampa Bay and national arts scenes as well. This is a catalog of Joe Testa-Secca's artwork from a retrospective encompassing almost 60 years of artwork. |
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Highlights from this small but exceedingly well-curated museum on the Gulf Coast of Florida, which boasts a world-class encyclopedic art and photography collection. |
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In Pacheco's Art of Ybor City, the Renaissance man and bon vivant best known as Muhammad Ali's "Fight Doctor"--a man who has also worn the hats of family physician, Emmy award-winning boxing commentator, historian, playwright, screenplay writer, and author of five books--here offers 33 of the paintings that have established his reputation as an artist. In these full-color reproductions we see the Ybor City of the 1930s and '40s that inspired Pacheco from the beginning. With the same flare and storyteller's gift evident in Ybor City Chronicles and The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook, he narrates the unpredictable course of his development as an artist and tells the story behind each painting in this collection. In the bright muralist-style colors that have become his stock-in-trade, Pacheco renders a storehouse of memories too vivid ever to grow dull. So long as he has hold of us, there is no Ybor City more real than this one--with its cigar factories, palm trees, bolita gangsters, trolley cars, clubs and diners and cafés, and the Spaniards, Cubans, Sicilians, and oddball personalities who walk its red-bricked streets. |
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LIBRARY AND TAMPA BAY AREA EVENTS: |
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Kotler Gallery presents MicroMacro by John Gurbacs Tuesday, February 6 through Tuesday, April 30, 2024 John F. Germany Library, 900 N. Ashley Dr., 2nd floor. The Arnold and Louise Kotler Art Gallery located inside the John F. Germany Public Library is proud to present MicroMacro by John Gurbacs. Through his work, John endeavors to discover new interpretations (and ways of) seeing the world. Inspired by Buddhist mandala paintings, his works reflect geometry in nature. John’s creative process consists of observing the environment from both a manmade and natural perspective. From these observations, he creates collages, some of which result in images on canvas. John’s canvas art consists of oils, while his outdoor murals consist of latex paint. He explores the balance between chaos and order in the natural world. Join us for a reception on March 16th from 2 - 5 PM. Funded by the Friends of the John F. Germany Library. |
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FGS MeetingSaturday, March 2, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm John F. Germany Library Cecil Beach Conference Room - 4th floor Meeting is a hybrid meeting at the John F. Germany Public Library. Alternately, you can attend via Zoom Webinar. Debbie Wilson Smyth will be presenting in person "Indirectly Evident: Finding William’s Parents" When no known records exist to identify the parents of an individual, a researcher may utilize indirect evidence to build a proof argument. This presentation offers a case study into the use of indirect evidence and sibling research to identify the parents of William Graham of Meigs County, Ohio. |
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Tuesday, March 12, 3:30 - 4:30 pm Robert W. Saunders, Sr. - Foundation Room Thursday, March 14, 4:00 - 5:00 pm Arthenia L. Joyner Library - Community Rooms A&B
Learn ways to research your family history.
Recommended for teens.
Registration recommended. |
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An Overview to Historic Sanborn Maps Monday, March 4, 6:00 - 7:00 pm New Tampa Library - Computer Lab Some of the most intriguing insights into Tampa’s history can be found in Sanborn fire insurance maps. They give an amazing insight into how our city grew and changed over time. Learn more about them and their uses. Recommended for adults. Registration recommended.
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Thursday, March 7, 2:00 - 3:00 pm Riverview - Gretchen Del Salvio Conference Room - Room 137 African American genealogy presents its own unique opportunities and challenges. If you don’t know where to start, this beginner’s class gives attendees the tools to get started and strategies to succeed with family research. Limit of 10 participants. Registration is recommended.
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Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Library Tuesday, March 19, 5;00 - 6:00 pm Bloomingdale Library - Room 219
Create your own family tree with a little help. Recommended for ages 8 to 12. Registration recommended. |
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Saturday, March 23, 2;00 - 3:30 Weeden Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center 1800 Weeden Drive NE St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (727) 453-6500 Learn about Tampa Bay’s origins from the recent studies of an archaeological panel in the fields of paleoenvironment, Indigenous ecology, and history. This special edition of Florida Conversations is happening on March 23 at 2 p.m. at the Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center. Florida Conversations, the History Center’s long-running free lecture series, features diverse perspectives on Florida’s history. Attend in person or join via Zoom by registering in advance. |
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Learn the many features and uses of this popular genealogy online resource. Recommended for adults. Registration recommended. |
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Book Discussion: Through the GrovesWednesday, March 27, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Bruton Memorial LibraryAnne Hull grew up in rural Central Florida, barefoot half the time and running through the orange groves her father’s family had worked for generations. The ground trembled from the vibrations of bulldozers and jackhammers clearing land for Walt Disney World. “Look now,” her father told her as they rode through the mossy landscape together. “It will all be gone.” But the real threat was at home, where Hull was pulled between her idealistic but self-destructive father and her mother, a glamorous outsider from Brooklyn struggling with her own aspirations.
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Florida (Lonely Planet ) by Amy BizzarriInside Lonely Planet's Florida Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best experiences and where to have them. Itineraries help you build the ultimate trip based on your personal needs and interests. Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics. Eating & drinking - get the most out of your gastronomic experience as we reveal the regional dishes and drinks you have to try. Theme Park Trip Planner, etc.
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Gator Country : Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Evergladesby Rebecca Renner"David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the mysterious world of alligator poaching and its larger than life Floridian characters To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that's what Officer Jeff Babauta did. As his ponytailed, whiskey-soaked alter ego, he established Sunshine Alligator Farm. His goal? Infiltrate the shady world of illegal poachers in the Florida Everglades in order to protect the natural world. A head-spinning adventure soon unfolds. Jeff deals with glow-in-the-dark alligators and high-speed airboat rides, but quickly learns that not all poachers are villains. They're simply people trying to survive, fighting against the poverty and greed holding them down. Jeff wants tosolve the mystery of alligator poachers, and in doing so he must venture deeper into a strange ecosystem where right is wrong, and justice comes at the cost of those who've welcomed him into their world. Gator Country is the twisting true story of the impossible choices individuals must make to stay afloat in this world. Through its wholly unique blend of reporting, nature writing, and personal narrative, this book transports readers to vibrant and dangerous Florida landscapes and offers intimate portraits of those who call the region home. Broad in scope and vivid in detail, Gator Country is a fast paced tale of the risks people will take to survive in one of the world's most beautiful yet formidable landscapes and the undercover investigation that threatens to topple the whole scheme."
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Justice Pursued : the Exoneration of Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams by Bruce HorovitzAn in-depth look at a wrongful conviction and its landmark reversal, this book is the story of Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams, who were released in 2019 after almost 43 years in prison in the first exoneration brought about through a Conviction Integrity Unit in Florida. Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams were released after almost 43 years in prison when murder charges against them were dismissed in the first exoneration brought about through a Conviction Integrity Unit in Florida. Justice Pursued is the story of this wrongful conviction and its landmark reversal, which made headlines as it was initiated by the same state office that sought the death penalty for both men in 1976. Journalist Bruce Horovitz describes in detail the events of the murder of Jeanette Williams and the one-sided trial, conviction, and life sentencing of Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams, drawing on first-person interviews as well as case documents, newspaper clippings, and other media coverage. Horovitz tells how the two men maintained their innocence for years and petitioned the state to reconsider the case. He highlights the creation of Florida's first Conviction Integrity Review Unit, which reinvestigated the evidence and helped overturn the original verdict.
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Mickey and the Teamsters : a Fight for Fair Unions at Disneyby Mike SchneiderBehind the costumes, life isn't always magic and fairy dust for the people who play the iconic characters of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Cinderella at Walt Disney World. In a surprising tale of corruption alongside activism, Mickey and the Teamsters reveals the little-known story of Teamsters Local 385, the union that represents these performers. It spotlights Donna-Lynne Dalton, a former cast member who stood up for other Disney performers against deep-rooted problems in the union that was supposed to protect them. Journalist Mike Schneider, who covered the story as it unfolded, includes exclusive interviews with labor leaders and workers at the park, detailing how the union prevented its members from leaving, severely mismanaged union business, and promoted a culture of hostile leadership.
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The Reformatory : a Novel by Tananarive DueGracetown, Florida June 1950 Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie's journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory. Robbie has a talent for seeing ghosts, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing, but the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue, Robbie is learning not just the rules but how to survive. Meanwhile, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida to find a way to get Robbie out before it's too late. The Reformatory is a haunting work of historical fiction written as only American Book Award-winning author Tananarive Due could, by piecing together the life of the relative her family never spoke of and bringing his tragedy and those of so many others at the infamous Dozier School for Boys to the light in this riveting novel.
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Three Ringling Circus : a History of Sarasota, Florida, and the Famous Ringling Brothersby Sandra GurvisSarasota would not be what it is today without the influence of the Ringling family, particularly John and Mable Ringling and John’s brother Charles. Unlike some other entertainers of the era, the Ringling family saw their enterprise as a business and as a way of entertaining the masses through good, clean fun. Three Ringling Circus will focus on the history of this family and will bring to life (and light) their past and present impact on Sarasota’s unique artistic, historical and cultural scene, a rarity in Florida, where much of the economy is driven by tourism and the retirement industry.
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ON DISPLAY IN THE FLORIDA HISTORY & GENEALOGY LIBRARY, 4TH FLOOR OF THE JOHN F. GERMANY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Florida Banking Records Collection The Florida Banking Records give insight and context to the history of Florida's economy. They date from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. The records come from several banks of historical significance and include Hillsboro State Bank, Bank of Dunedin, First Savings and Trust Co., and SunBank. The records were stored for several years in a warehouse and were scheduled to be destroyed. In 2014, a SunTrust bank employee asked the Florida History & Genealogy Library if they would accept the donation. In 2021 the library started an in-house preservation project. This includes cleaning, repairing, and cataloging the records.
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Women in the Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection: 1890-1967 The video display features photographs of women in the Tampa Bay area, through the decades. The Burgert Brothers photographed women in many ways: at work, at home, at play, alone, and in group settings. They are dressed in uniforms, sensible dresses, gowns, and athletic wear. |
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Florida Women: a Social History 1910s - 1960s Items in the Display Case include Burgert Brothers photographs, books from the library collection, and other memorabilia.
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