Meet The Artists

    W. C. Addison was one of a group of Florida artists, including A. Baranowski of Miami, and Madam Zikmund of St. Petersburg, who may be thought of as…

  Aleen Aked was an important figure in the artistic life of Sarasota in the 1930’s. Born in Yorkshire, England, Aked moved to Canada in 1910 and at age fourteen…

  Sometimes called a “Pre-Highwayman,” Clarence Alderman was born in Sarasota in 1902. As a child he moved with his family to Ft. Green, about an hour east of Bradenton.…

  The Orange City Village Improvement Association published the following regarding Anna Elizabeth Allen: “Elizabeth Allen, after graduating from the Boston Art Institute, taught art in various public schools in…

  Loulie Anderson was one of Tampa’s first professional artists. Anderson moved to Tampa from Mississippi where she was director of the art department at Synodical College. An early and…

  Celine Baekeland was the wife of Leo Baekeland the inventor of Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic. On the cover of Time Magazine, May 20, 1940, Leo Baekeland was called…

  Bion Barnett Jr. was a leading figure in the Jacksonville art community. A member of the Barnett Banking family, he earned international recognition for his work. Barnett served overseas during…

  Barrie Bart was born and educated in Paris. During World War I, Bart as a pilot with the French airforce, commanding the largest aviation school in France, he was…

    Wallace B. Bishop, St. Petersburg. My Blue Heron, oil on canvas, 30 by 36 inches. Signed upper right W. Bishop, 1961, on back, my blue heron. A nationally…

  Before moving to Florida Harry Bierce worked in the art and modeling department of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and was assistant state archeologist…

  Arnold Blanch was a winter resident of Key West in 1916, one of the first artists to visit the island, well before it became a favorite tourist spot. He continued…

  Leone Bollin taught at Emile Roure’s Miami Art School. Her scenes of South Florida were exhibited throughout the state. Bollin’s painting, Ship On The Ways was reproduced in the…