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SUMMARY:Art Conversation - I Sing Because I am Happy: Florida Self-Taught Artists
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging and interactive discussion at the C. Blythe Andrews\, Jr. Public Library. \nJoanna Robotham\, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Tampa Museum of Art\, will present a talk on three of Florida’s distinguished self-taught artists: Harold Newton\, Purvis Young\, and Ruby C. Williams. Each artist found success as painters despite the adversity they faced during the Jim Crow era. On the Space Coast\, Harold Newton was regarded as one of the pillars of the Florida Highway\, a collective known for their idyllic landscapes of Florida’s shorelines and rivers. Purvis Young  painted his Overtown neighborhood in Miami in his assemblage artworks. Ruby C. Williams\, known locally as Miss Ruby\, created vibrant fruit and vegetable signs to advertise her family’s farm in Bealsville. A woman of faith\, Miss Ruby also painted imagery with uplighting hymns. \nHarold Newton\, Purvis Young\, and Ruby C. Williams’s art are part of the Tampa Museum of Art’s permanent collection. They are featured artists in the poster exhibition Made in Florida\, on view across the Hillsborough County Library system. \nRegister for this Program  \nImage: Harold Newton\, (American\, 1934-1991)\, Untitled (Painting of the Indian River)\, c. 1958\, Oil on board\, 26 x 33 5/8 x 2 inches\, Tampa Museum of Art\, Gift of Margot L. Trautman in memory of William J. Hicks\, 2019.016
URL:https://tampamuseum.org/event/art-conversation-i-sing-because-i-am-happy-florida-self-taught-artists/
LOCATION:C. Blythe Andrews\, Jr. Public Library\, 2607 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd\, Tampa\, 33610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Free Event,Lectures & Talks
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