Legacy of a Naturalist
Saturday 11/16/2024 | 10:00am to 2:00pm
Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum of Art
Soar on into a day of feathered flight at the Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum of Art with “Legacy of a Naturalist: A History Expedition”. Discover the world of John James Audubon and his renowned artworks, with guest speakers Keri Watson - "Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen" and Joseph Vetter for a talk on Audubon inspired naturalists William Bartram and John Muir. Attend a discussion with Clay Henderson about his book Audubon: Birds of Florida, and get your copy of Audubon’s Birds of Florida signed by the author. Join Senior Curator of History Zach Zacharias and author Clay Henderson for a tour of the exhibition. The event is included with admission and free for MOAS members.
Purchase General Admission here: Museum of Arts and Sciences (blackbaudhosting.com)
Event Schedule:
10am - 10:45am Keri Watson - "Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen"
11am - 12pm Joseph Vetter Talk on famous Naturalists
12:30pm - 1pm Clay Henderson - Talk and Walk Tour in Audubon: Birds of Florida exhibit
1:30pm- 2pm Clay Henderson Book Signing
Additional Talk Details
Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen
The Florida landscape has provided aesthetic inspiration to artists for centuries. William Bartram, Titian Ramsay Peale, and John James Audubon came in search of native flora and fauna, followed by Martin Johnson Heade, George Inness, and Winslow Homer, who were lured by its natural beauty and warm climate. Later artists, including the Florida Highwaymen, earned their livelihoods selling paintings to tourists up and down US1 and A1A. This presentation offers a succinct and engaging history of Florida's landscape painters.