August 2015 – September 2016 - Art Legends of Orange County

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MUSEUM & G A L L ERY DIREC TORY
August 2015 – September 2016
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden
Hannibal Square Heritage Center
Art & History Museums – Maitland’s
Maitland Art Center
Orange County Administration Building
633 Osceola Ave, Winter Park
www.polasek.org
231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland
www.artandhistory.org
CityArts Factory
29 S. Orange Ave, Orlando
www.cityartsfactory.com
City of Orlando Terrace Gallery
www.cityoforlando.net
Cornell Fine Arts Museum
1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park
rollins.edu/cornell-fine-arts-museum
Community-wide Arts Collaboration
642 New England Ave, Winter Park
www.crealde.org
450 E. South Street, Orlando
www.orangecountyfl.net
Orange County Regional History Center
65 E. Central Blvd, Orlando
www.thehistorycenter.org
Orlando Museum of Art
2416 N. Mills Ave, Orlando
www.omart.org
UCF Art Gallery
College of Arts & Humanities at UCF
http://gallery.cah.ucf.edu/
Crealdé School of Art
600 St. Andrews Blvd, Winter Park
www.crealde.org
Presented by:
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden | Art & History Museums – Maitland
City of Orlando Terrace Gallery | Cornell Fine Arts Museum | Crealdé School
of Art | Downtown Arts District | Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs
Art Legends of Orange County full exhibition schedule and link to
virtual exhibition available at www.ArtLegendsOC.org.
Orange County Regional History Center | Orlando Museum of Art
Visit RICHES™ of Central Florida at https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/
omeka2/Tcollections/show/155 for virtual exhibition.
www.ArtLegendsOC.org
RICHES of Central Florida | UCF Art Gallery
Presented by:
EXHIBITION CALENDAR
F R E E P U B L I C TA L K S
Living Artist and Art Leader Panel
City of Orlando Council Chambers
October 15, 2015, at 5:30 p.m.
Gone But Not Forgotten – Deceased
Artist and Art Leader Panel
Art & History Museums – Maitland
Maitland Art Center
January 15, 2016, at 5:30 p.m.
E XHIBITION SCHEDULE
Art Legends of Orange County:
The Art of Hal McIntosh
Albin Polasek Museum &
Sculpture Garden
August 18 – November 29, 2015
Open House on National Museum Day:
September 26, 2015; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Judy Albertson and Louise Peterson
Artists I, II, and III
Orange County Board of
Commissioners Chambers
September 2015 – September 2016
Public Receptions: September 11, 2015,
January 11, 2016 and May 9, 2016 5:30p.m. – 6:30p.m.
1932-1982
October 15, 2015 – January 8, 2016
Public Reception:
October 15, 2015 - 5:30pm
Friendship - Featuring Art Legend
Johann Eyfells and Friend Robin
VanArsdol (R.V.)
Downtown Arts District at
CityArts Factory
December 17, 2015 – January 15, 2016
Public Reception:
December 17, 2015 - 6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.
Smith, Hurt, Orr and Bok –
The Grand Experiment
Art & History Museums –
Maitland’s Maitland Art Center
January 15 – February 28, 2016
Public Reception:
January 15, 2016 - 6:30pm – 9:00p.m.
Doris Leeper: Hard Edges
Public Receptions:
February 5, 2015 – 7:00p.m. – 10:00p.m.
Art Legends of Orange County: Albin Polasek
Art Legends of Orange County: The Stories
Behind the Art
March 5 – May 29, 2016
Art Legends of Orange County: Paintings by
Steve Lotz
March 12 – June 5, 2016
Public Reception:
March 12, 2016 - 6:30p.m.
Legends: The Next Generation
UCF Art Gallery
September 5, 2016 – October 13, 2016
January 16 – April 3, 2016
The Inspired Paintings of Crealdé
Founder Bill Jenkins
(Crealdé Main Campus Galleries)
The Right of Passage: A Collection of
Work by Grady Kimsey from 1940s
to the Present
(Hannibal Square Heritage Center)
Progressions – Work by Former
Students of Grady Kimsey
February 5 – April 2, 2016
Individual biographies for the Art Legends of
Orange County include a list of the galleries
or museums where each artist and art leader
are featured.
EXHIBITION CALENDAR
F R E E P U B L I C TA L K S
Living Artist and Art Leader Panel
City of Orlando Council Chambers
October 15, 2015, at 5:30 p.m.
Gone But Not Forgotten – Deceased
Artist and Art Leader Panel
Art & History Museums – Maitland
Maitland Art Center
January 15, 2016, at 5:30 p.m.
E XHIBITION SCHEDULE
The Art of Hal McIntosh
Albin Polasek Museum &
Sculpture Garden
August 18 – November 29, 2015
Open House on National Museum Day:
September 26, 2015; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Judy Albertson and Louise Peterson
Artists I, II, and III
Orange County Board of
Commissioners Chambers
September 2015 – September 2016
Public Receptions: September 11, 2015,
January 11, 2016 and May 9, 2016 5:30p.m. – 6:30p.m.
1932-1982
October 15, 2015 – January 8, 2016
Public Reception:
October 15, 2015 - 5:30pm
Friendship - Featuring Art Legend
Johann Eyfells and Friend Robin
VanArsdol (R.V.)
Downtown Arts District at
CityArts Factory
December 17, 2015 – January 15, 2016
Public Reception:
December 17, 2015 - 6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.
Smith, Hurt, Orr and Bok –
The Grand Experiment
Art & History Museums –
Maitland’s Maitland Art Center
January 15 – February 28, 2016
Public Reception:
January 15, 2016 - 6:30pm – 9:00p.m.
Doris Leeper: Hard Edges
Public Receptions:
February 5, 2015 – 7:00p.m. – 10:00p.m.
Art Legends of Orange County: Albin Polasek
Art Legends of Orange County: The Stories
Behind the Art
March 5 – May 29, 2016
Art Legends of Orange County: Paintings by
Steve Lotz
March 12 – June 5, 2016
Public Reception:
March 12, 2016 - 6:30p.m.
Legends: The Next Generation
UCF Art Gallery
September 5, 2016 – October 13, 2016
January 16 – April 3, 2016
The Inspired Paintings of Crealdé
Founder Bill Jenkins
(Crealdé Main Campus Galleries)
The Right of Passage: A Collection of
Work by Grady Kimsey from 1940s
to the Present
Progressions – Work by Former
Students of Grady Kimsey
February 5 – April 2, 2016
Individual biographies for the Art Legends of
Orange County include a list of the galleries
or museums where each artist and art leader
are featured.
ART LEGENDS OF OR ANGE COUNT Y
A RT L EGE NDS OF OR A NGE COU N T Y
Community-wide Collaboration
Celebrating 50 Years of Orange County Art
Orange County’s visual arts community truly came alive during the years of
1932‑1982, thanks to the vision of 20 distinguished artists and arts leaders.
Their influence not only helped build a solid foundation for the local art
community but some of Orange County’s local Art Legends also significantly
influenced modern American Art.
To recognize the leadership and celebrate the accomplishments of these
arts visionaries, arts administrators from 11 Orange County museums and
galleries joined forces and shared collections to create the Art Legends of
Orange County initiative.
J U DY A L B ER T S O N
Arts Leader
Being featured at Orange County Art in the Chambers,
City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, and Orange County
Regional History Center
Judy Albertson and fellow Art Legend Louise Peterson
bonded over a mutual passion for Cantral Florida’s art
community, which led them to establish the AlbertsonPeterson Gallery fifteen years after first meeting.
The two developed a dialogue that led to greater
interest in the importance of a solid link between
business and the art community. Independent of the commercial gallery, the Art Consulting
Program Planning Division helped give direction and dedication to corporations through
the acquisition of visual arts.
Judy Albertson was involved in helping UCF develop its educational and arts programs
from its early years. She has served on the UCF Board of Trustees, the UCF Foundation and
helped establish Friends of UCF (a nonprofit organization dealing with the arts, humanities
and culture). She has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Orlando Museum of
Art, a member of the Board of Visitors of the Cornell Museum of Rollins College and was on
the board of the Cultural Alliance.
R A L P H B AG L E Y
Artist
This community-wide collaboration runs throughout the 2015-2016 arts
season and includes more than 15 exhibitions and events. Art Legends of
Orange County celebrates 20 distinguished artists and patrons who helped
build Orange County’s vibrant cultural landscape.
Art Legends of Orange County full exhibition schedule and link to virtual
exhibition available at www.ArtLegendsOC.org.
Visit RICHES™ of Central Florida at https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/
exhibits/show/artlegends for virtual exhibition.
Being featured at City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and
Ralph Bagley was a beloved artist and instructor who
taught art in Central Florida from the 1950s until
his death in 2008 at the age of 94. He was born in
Bertrand, MO and fell in love with his craft at the Flint
Institute of Art in Michigan, continuing his studies in
New York and Washington DC. Bagley and his wife,
Marianne, moved to Orlando in 1950, where Bagley
founded the Orlando Institute of Art, the city’s first
fine-arts school. Bagley depicted landscapes, still
lifes, and portraits in a variety of media, including oil,
watercolor, and charcoal.
Bagley also taught at Orlando Junior College, becoming
head of the school’s art department in 1965. After
the college closed in 1971, he taught at Lake-Sumter
Community College, the Maitland Art Center, and the
Loch Haven Art Center (now the Orlando Museum of
Art). He toured the nation with at least 30 one-man art
shows featuring his paintings. Among many positions he
held in art organizations, Bagley was president of the
Orlando Art Association and a founding member and president of the Artists’ League of
Orange County. The works of his many students sustain his legacy.
* Unless otherwise noted, biographies and images contributed by host organizations.
ART LEGENDS OF OR ANGE COUNT Y
A RT L EGE NDS OF OR A NGE COU N T Y
Community-wide Collaboration
Celebrating 50 Years of Orange County Art
Orange County’s visual arts community truly came alive during the years of
1932‑1982, thanks to the vision of 20 distinguished artists and arts leaders.
Their influence not only helped build a solid foundation for the local art
community but some of Orange County’s local Art Legends also significantly
influenced modern American Art.
To recognize the leadership and celebrate the accomplishments of these
arts visionaries, arts administrators from 11 Orange County museums and
galleries joined forces and shared collections to create the Art Legends of
Orange County initiative.
J U DY A L B ER T S O N
Arts Leader
Judy Albertson and fellow Art Legend Louise Peterson
bonded over a mutual passion for Cantral Florida’s art
community, which led them to establish the AlbertsonPeterson Gallery fifteen years after first meeting.
The two developed a dialogue that led to greater
interest in the importance of a solid link between
business and the art community. Independent of the commercial gallery, the Art Consulting
Program Planning Division helped give direction and dedication to corporations through
the acquisition of visual arts.
Judy Albertson was involved in helping UCF develop its educational and arts programs
from its early years. She has served on the UCF Board of Trustees, the UCF Foundation and
helped establish Friends of UCF (a nonprofit organization dealing with the arts, humanities
and culture). She has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Orlando Museum of
Art, a member of the Board of Visitors of the Cornell Museum of Rollins College and was on
the board of the Cultural Alliance.
R A L P H B AG L E Y
Artist
This community-wide collaboration runs throughout the 2015-2016 arts
season and includes more than 15 exhibitions and events. Art Legends of
Orange County celebrates 20 distinguished artists and patrons who helped
build Orange County’s vibrant cultural landscape.
Art Legends of Orange County full exhibition schedule and link to virtual
exhibition available at www.ArtLegendsOC.org.
Visit RICHES™ of Central Florida at https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/
exhibits/show/artlegends for virtual exhibition.
Ralph Bagley was a beloved artist and instructor who
taught art in Central Florida from the 1950s until
his death in 2008 at the age of 94. He was born in
Bertrand, MO and fell in love with his craft at the Flint
Institute of Art in Michigan, continuing his studies in
New York and Washington DC. Bagley and his wife,
Marianne, moved to Orlando in 1950, where Bagley
founded the Orlando Institute of Art, the city’s first
fine-arts school. Bagley depicted landscapes, still
lifes, and portraits in a variety of media, including oil,
watercolor, and charcoal.
Bagley also taught at Orlando Junior College, becoming
head of the school’s art department in 1965. After
the college closed in 1971, he taught at Lake-Sumter
Community College, the Maitland Art Center, and the
Loch Haven Art Center (now the Orlando Museum of
Art). He toured the nation with at least 30 one-man art
shows featuring his paintings. Among many positions he
held in art organizations, Bagley was president of the
Orlando Art Association and a founding member and president of the Artists’ League of
Orange County. The works of his many students sustain his legacy.
* Unless otherwise noted, biographies and images contributed by host organizations.
M ARY LOUISE CURTIS BOK
Arts Leader
Being featured at Art & History Museums – Maitland, City
of Orlando Terrace Gallery, and Orange County Regional
History Center
Born in 1874, Mary Louise Curtis Bok was the only child
of wealthy Philadelphia-based businessman Cyrus H. K.
Curtis and Louisa Knapp, whose Curtis Publishing
Company produced two of the most popular magazines
in America - The Saturday Evening Post and The Ladies’
Home Journal. Mary Louise’s early interests included
music and writing for the magazine her father founded under the pen name of Mary L.
Knapp (Knapp was her mother’s maiden name.)
Recognized for countless philanthropic pursuits, Mary Louise Curtis Bok (1874-1970)
provided André Smith with sufficient patronage to establish The Research Studio (now
the Art & History Museums – Maitland Art Center) in the early 1930s. As heiress to the
Curtis Publishing Company, she is noted for establishing the Curtis Institute of Music in
Philadelphia, funding the Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College and the construction of
Bok Tower Gardens near Lake Wales along with her husband Edward W. Bok. After Edward
Bok’s death in 1930, Mary Louise married Efrem Zimbalist and was thereafter known as Mary
Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist.
T E X A N N I V Y B U CK
Arts Leader
Being featured at Orange County Regional History Center
and City of Orlando Terrace Gallery
Texann Ivy Buck is a graduate of Edgewater High School
and Baylor University. Specializing in 20th Century
American prints, sculpture, and in the Federal WPA
prints, she established Texann Ivy Fine Arts in 1977 in
Orlando. In the 1980s, she curated an exhibition on
1930s American printmaking at the Cornell Museum
of Art at Rollins College in Winter Park. In 2013, she
created a display honoring Dr. Jerry B. Callahan, which is on permanent display at the
Callahan Neighborhood Center on Parramore Avenue in Orlando. She remains involved with
Orange County art, history, and cultural institutions.
J O H A N N E Y F EL L S
Artist
Being featured at CityArts Factory, City of Orlando
Terrace Gallery and Orange County Regional
History Center
Born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1923, Johann Eyfells
works with a variety of media, including metal, wood,
paper, plastic, and cloth, in an effort to document the
interaction between time, space and gravity. Many
of his sculptures are minimal and non-objective,
resembling lava or geological formations. In the
1960s, he developed the concept of “Receptualism,”
or the practice of “portraying original ideas visually”
using non-representative and abstract forms. Eyfells
considers himself more of an experimental chemist than
a sculptor.
Eyfells worked as an architect, artist, and teacher
in Iceland before relocating to the United States.
During his studies at Berkeley, Eyfells met Kristin
Halldorsdottir, a former Icelandic model and dress
designer. They married in 1949 and moved to Florida
together to complete their studies. Eyfells finished his
degree in architecture in 1953, and in 1964, he earned
a master’s degree in fine arts. In 1969, he joined the art department of the University of
Central Florida (called the Florida Technological Institute at the time) and taught there for
over 30 years. On retirement, he moved to Fredericksburg, TX.
WA LT ER G AU D N EK
Artist
Born in Czechoslovakia in 1931, pop artist Walter
Gaudnek is known for his blend of bold colors,
philosophy, religious symbolism, labyrinth installations,
and mixtures of performance and art. He also draws
heavy inspiration from Bohemia, Caravaggio, Kazimir
Malevich, and Pablo Picasso. A 1957 Fulbright Scholar
who received his doctorate from New York University,
he joined the art faculty of the University of Central
Florida (then the Florida Technological University) in
1970. Dr. Gaudnek previously taught at universities
in Los Angeles, New York, and Ohio, he founded the
Long Island University Art Museum in Greenvale, NY.
His honors from UCF include Distinguished Researcher
of the Year (1990), the Teaching Incentive Program
Award (1995 and 2005), the Professional Excellence
Program Award (1997), the President’s Award (1999),
and the Research Incentive Award (2002). In 1994, the
Sudetendeutecher Landsmannschaft, an organization
dedicated to recognizing the achievements of the
Czech-German diaspora, awarded him the Kulturpreis
for Fine Art and Architecture.
Dr. Gaudnek’s work can be seen at the Gaudnek Museum in Germany, as well as the UCF
library, which contains a retrospective of his work from 1945-2007. He has participated
in more than 200 solo and group exhibitions, installations, and performances in Germany,
Italy, Spain, England, Colombia, the Czech Republic, and the U.S. His works have also been
exhibited in museums in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Virginia, Arizona, Florida,
Europe, and Brazil, as well as schools, banks, office buildings, libraries, theaters, museums,
and private homes in Europe and the U.S. He has been featured in documentaries in San
Francisco, New York, Munich, São Paolo, and Paris.
M ARY LOUISE CURTIS BOK
Arts Leader
of Orlando Terrace Gallery, and Orange County Regional
History Center
Born in 1874, Mary Louise Curtis Bok was the only child
of wealthy Philadelphia-based businessman Cyrus H. K.
Curtis and Louisa Knapp, whose Curtis Publishing
Company produced two of the most popular magazines
in America - The Saturday Evening Post and The Ladies’
Home Journal. Mary Louise’s early interests included
music and writing for the magazine her father founded under the pen name of Mary L.
Knapp (Knapp was her mother’s maiden name.)
Recognized for countless philanthropic pursuits, Mary Louise Curtis Bok (1874-1970)
provided André Smith with sufficient patronage to establish The Research Studio (now
the Art & History Museums – Maitland Art Center) in the early 1930s. As heiress to the
Curtis Publishing Company, she is noted for establishing the Curtis Institute of Music in
Philadelphia, funding the Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College and the construction of
Bok Tower Gardens near Lake Wales along with her husband Edward W. Bok. After Edward
Bok’s death in 1930, Mary Louise married Efrem Zimbalist and was thereafter known as Mary
Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist.
T E X A N N I V Y B U CK
Arts Leader
Texann Ivy Buck is a graduate of Edgewater High School
and Baylor University. Specializing in 20th Century
American prints, sculpture, and in the Federal WPA
prints, she established Texann Ivy Fine Arts in 1977 in
Orlando. In the 1980s, she curated an exhibition on
1930s American printmaking at the Cornell Museum
of Art at Rollins College in Winter Park. In 2013, she
created a display honoring Dr. Jerry B. Callahan, which is on permanent display at the
Callahan Neighborhood Center on Parramore Avenue in Orlando. She remains involved with
Orange County art, history, and cultural institutions.
J O H A N N E Y F EL L S
Artist
Being featured at CityArts Factory, City of Orlando
History Center
Born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1923, Johann Eyfells
works with a variety of media, including metal, wood,
paper, plastic, and cloth, in an effort to document the
interaction between time, space and gravity. Many
of his sculptures are minimal and non-objective,
resembling lava or geological formations. In the
1960s, he developed the concept of “Receptualism,”
or the practice of “portraying original ideas visually”
using non-representative and abstract forms. Eyfells
considers himself more of an experimental chemist than
a sculptor.
Eyfells worked as an architect, artist, and teacher
in Iceland before relocating to the United States.
During his studies at Berkeley, Eyfells met Kristin
Halldorsdottir, a former Icelandic model and dress
designer. They married in 1949 and moved to Florida
together to complete their studies. Eyfells finished his
degree in architecture in 1953, and in 1964, he earned
a master’s degree in fine arts. In 1969, he joined the art department of the University of
Central Florida (called the Florida Technological Institute at the time) and taught there for
over 30 years. On retirement, he moved to Fredericksburg, TX.
WA LT ER G AU D N EK
Artist
Born in Czechoslovakia in 1931, pop artist Walter
Gaudnek is known for his blend of bold colors,
philosophy, religious symbolism, labyrinth installations,
and mixtures of performance and art. He also draws
heavy inspiration from Bohemia, Caravaggio, Kazimir
Malevich, and Pablo Picasso. A 1957 Fulbright Scholar
who received his doctorate from New York University,
he joined the art faculty of the University of Central
Florida (then the Florida Technological University) in
1970. Dr. Gaudnek previously taught at universities
in Los Angeles, New York, and Ohio, he founded the
Long Island University Art Museum in Greenvale, NY.
His honors from UCF include Distinguished Researcher
of the Year (1990), the Teaching Incentive Program
Award (1995 and 2005), the Professional Excellence
Program Award (1997), the President’s Award (1999),
and the Research Incentive Award (2002). In 1994, the
Sudetendeutecher Landsmannschaft, an organization
dedicated to recognizing the achievements of the
Czech-German diaspora, awarded him the Kulturpreis
for Fine Art and Architecture.
Dr. Gaudnek’s work can be seen at the Gaudnek Museum in Germany, as well as the UCF
library, which contains a retrospective of his work from 1945-2007. He has participated
in more than 200 solo and group exhibitions, installations, and performances in Germany,
Italy, Spain, England, Colombia, the Czech Republic, and the U.S. His works have also been
exhibited in museums in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Virginia, Arizona, Florida,
Europe, and Brazil, as well as schools, banks, office buildings, libraries, theaters, museums,
and private homes in Europe and the U.S. He has been featured in documentaries in San
Francisco, New York, Munich, São Paolo, and Paris.
Photo Courtesy of Orlando Sentinel
M AU R Y H U R T
Artist
donating the organization and the property to the community in 1990. He also established
the Jenkins Chair at the University of Central Florida, and donated the majority of his
paintings to the UCF Art Gallery.
of Orlando Terrace Gallery and Orange County Regional
History Center
Jenkins’ love for art and people live on through Crealdé and its mission to “stimulate the
creative process inherent in each individual through hands-on education in the visual arts
and to cultivate a lifelong aesthetic appreciation.”
Artists Bill Orr and Maury Hurt were instrumental in
leading the movement to save the Maitland Art Center
from developers in the 1960s.
Orlando native Maury Hurt (1934-2013) graduated
from the University of Florida with a design degree
in 1956. Like fellow artist Bill Orr, Hurt also served a
short tour in the U.S. Army. He continued to work in
the graphic arts fields for several years after the Army
before abandoning the profession to become a fulltime painter. From a studio at the A&H’s Maitland Art
Center, Hurt’s work centered on primitive and archaic
themes often focusing on the relationship of humans,
animals and early prehistoric life. Hurt’s legacy lies in
his masterful work and his mentorship of artists across
Central Florida.
B I L L J EN K I N S
Artist & Arts Leader
Being featured at Crealdé School of Art, City of
Orlando Terrace Gallery and Orange County Regional
History Center
William Sterling (Bill) Jenkins traveled the world,
in many different careers, recorded his travels
and experiences in beautiful paintings, and made a
permanent impact on the Central Florida community.
Jenkins received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1934 from
the University of Florida and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study art in Florence, Italy,
at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He spent several
intensive years traveling through Europe by rail and
bicycle, creating figure and landscape paintings. Upon
his return, he established an art school in Columbus,
Georgia. In 1942, he married Alice Moberg after
meeting her in Mexico, where he studied silversmithing.
Following a brief stint in the U.S. Army, Jenkins received
an honorable discharge after contracting pneumonia
and was sent to the Veterans Administration hospital
in Orlando to recuperate. He then worked for the VA
and pioneered a program of rehabilitative art therapy
classes for veterans.
After earning his master’s degree in psychology from Florida State University in 1950,
he settled in Winter Park and established Jenkins Construction, building many residential
communities and shopping centers. In 1975, Jenkins established Crealdé School of Art,
G R A DY K I M S E Y
Artist
Crealdé School of Art, City of Orlando Terrace Gallery
and Orange County Regional History Center
Drawing from his eight decades of life experience,
Grady Kimsey has earned critical and popular acclaim
as a sculptor, potter, painter and instructor. He found
artistic success early, beginning with awards in his high
school days and continuing throughout his career.
He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the University
of Tennessee in 1950, and completed his Master’s in
Education from Rollins College in 1969. Kimsey’s honors
include, The Council of Arts and Sciences for Central
Florida Award for “Outstanding Achievement in the
Arts” (1982), the Richard A. Florsheim Art Grant (1992)
and a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship (1990
and 1996). Kimsey continues to create and actively
exhibit his artwork, which has been said incorporate
a lively recognizable style, even though he utilizes a
variety of media.
Kimsey remains modest about his achievements and
prefers to talk about the work and accomplishments
of his former students. His influence was extensive on budding artists in the community,
having served as a professor of art for 20 years at Seminole Community College (now
Seminole State College of Florida). Among his many other contributions to Seminole State,
Kimsey founded the Fine Arts Gallery in 1980. As an instructor, he encouraged students
to explore all media and styles, and mentored them to build confidence and stand behind
their work.
H A R R I K LOT Z
Born in New York City, Harri Klotz has worked in New
York, Provincetown, MA and Florida.
Settling in Orlando in 1946, she and husband Solomon
collected jewelry from around the world along with preColumbian artifacts (donated to the Orlando Museum
of Art upon her death at age 84). Discovering a lack of
Photo Courtesy of Orlando Sentinel
M AU R Y H U R T
Artist
donating the organization and the property to the community in 1990. He also established
the Jenkins Chair at the University of Central Florida, and donated the majority of his
paintings to the UCF Art Gallery.
of Orlando Terrace Gallery and Orange County Regional
History Center
Jenkins’ love for art and people live on through Crealdé and its mission to “stimulate the
creative process inherent in each individual through hands-on education in the visual arts
and to cultivate a lifelong aesthetic appreciation.”
Orlando native Maury Hurt (1934-2013) graduated
from the University of Florida with a design degree
in 1956. Like fellow artist Bill Orr, Hurt also served a
short tour in the U.S. Army. He continued to work in
the graphic arts fields for several years after the Army
before abandoning the profession to become a fulltime painter. From a studio at the A&H’s Maitland Art
Center, Hurt’s work centered on primitive and archaic
themes often focusing on the relationship of humans,
animals and early prehistoric life. Hurt’s legacy lies in
his masterful work and his mentorship of artists across
Central Florida.
B I L L J EN K I N S
Being featured at Crealdé School of Art, City of
History Center
William Sterling (Bill) Jenkins traveled the world,
in many different careers, recorded his travels
and experiences in beautiful paintings, and made a
permanent impact on the Central Florida community.
Jenkins received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1934 from
the University of Florida and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study art in Florence, Italy,
at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He spent several
intensive years traveling through Europe by rail and
bicycle, creating figure and landscape paintings. Upon
his return, he established an art school in Columbus,
Georgia. In 1942, he married Alice Moberg after
meeting her in Mexico, where he studied silversmithing.
Following a brief stint in the U.S. Army, Jenkins received
an honorable discharge after contracting pneumonia
and was sent to the Veterans Administration hospital
in Orlando to recuperate. He then worked for the VA
and pioneered a program of rehabilitative art therapy
classes for veterans.
After earning his master’s degree in psychology from Florida State University in 1950,
he settled in Winter Park and established Jenkins Construction, building many residential
communities and shopping centers. In 1975, Jenkins established Crealdé School of Art,
G R A DY K I M S E Y
Artist
Crealdé School of Art, City of Orlando Terrace Gallery
and Orange County Regional History Center
Drawing from his eight decades of life experience,
Grady Kimsey has earned critical and popular acclaim
as a sculptor, potter, painter and instructor. He found
artistic success early, beginning with awards in his high
school days and continuing throughout his career.
He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the University
of Tennessee in 1950, and completed his Master’s in
Education from Rollins College in 1969. Kimsey’s honors
include, The Council of Arts and Sciences for Central
Florida Award for “Outstanding Achievement in the
Arts” (1982), the Richard A. Florsheim Art Grant (1992)
and a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship (1990
and 1996). Kimsey continues to create and actively
exhibit his artwork, which has been said incorporate
a lively recognizable style, even though he utilizes a
variety of media.
Kimsey remains modest about his achievements and
prefers to talk about the work and accomplishments
of his former students. His influence was extensive on budding artists in the community,
having served as a professor of art for 20 years at Seminole Community College (now
Seminole State College of Florida). Among his many other contributions to Seminole State,
Kimsey founded the Fine Arts Gallery in 1980. As an instructor, he encouraged students
to explore all media and styles, and mentored them to build confidence and stand behind
their work.
H A R R I K LOT Z
Born in New York City, Harri Klotz has worked in New
York, Provincetown, MA and Florida.
Settling in Orlando in 1946, she and husband Solomon
collected jewelry from around the world along with preColumbian artifacts (donated to the Orlando Museum
of Art upon her death at age 84). Discovering a lack of
interest and support for the arts in Central Florida, Hari formed the Creative Workshop,
an artist’s cooperative, in 1962. Members were encouraged to exhibit their work and share
critique and ideas. She eventually opened a commercial gallery.
Klotz is a colorist who employs layers upon layers of paint. One can look at one color area
and see further and further within, but always return to the surface, as when a person looks
into a pool of water that reflects the sky. Her jagged edgings enhance the dynamism of
her surfaces. Free from any particular boundaries while retaining control of the elements,
the emphasis is focused on the subject of the interior state with the intense feeling evoked
by the abstract qualities of nature. The interplay of free shapes and the intensity of color
expression float in an atmospheric continuum. Klotz employs the full prism of colors in many
ranges and categories.
D O R I S L EEP ER
Being featured at UCF Art Gallery, Cornell Fine Arts
Museum, City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and Orange
County Regional History Center
Known to many as “Doc,” Doris Leeper was a trailblazing
abstract painter and sculptor based in Eldora, Florida
near New Smyrna Beach. Originally from North
Carolina, Leeper found an artistic oasis in Central
Florida. The region provided her with the space to buy a
house and work in relative isolation, but also augmented
her interest in natural preservation. Today, the Doris
Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve remains a testament
to her environmental dedication. Leeper’s impact on
Central Florida also became apparent through her
support for institutions. For example, she was a founder
of the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Leeper’s local
legacy manifests itself most profoundly through her
artistic production. Her bold lines, strong color palette,
and propensity for clean lines aesthetically aligned her
with minimalism.
Leeper’s painting evolved from representational to
non-objective over time. She embraced a language
of abstraction more typical of the prevailing New York art world in the 1960 and 1970s, as
opposed to the dominant aesthetic in Florida during the same time period. She showed
her work locally and regionally with regularity. Her work was celebrated by significant solo
exhibitions at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga and the Mint Museum of
Art in Charlotte. The process of mining local histories yields the legacies of talented artists
who have often been discarded from mainstream narratives. When one engages deeper
with Leeper’s work, it is not difficult to conclude that her myriad two and three dimensional
works are worthy of not only a local, but a national story.
S T E V E LOT Z
Artist
Being featured at Orlando Museum of Art, Orange
County Art in the Chambers, UCF Art Gallery, City of
History Center
Steve Lotz received his Bachelors of Fine Arts from the
University of California, Los Angeles and his Masters of
Fine Arts from the University of Florida. Lotz became
an instructor of art at the University of Central Florida,
(then Florida Technological University), in 1968, and
served as the chairman of the Art Department for its
first 10 years. He retired as a Professor Emeritus in
2003. As head of the department, Lotz was integral
in establishing the success of the University’s visual
arts programs.
Lotz is an internationally-recognized artist with solo
exhibitions of his work held throughout the U.S.,
Europe, and the Caribbean and he is represented in
numerous public and private collections. His best known
work in Central Florida is the monumental tryptic,
Florida Dream, which has been on view in the main
terminal of the Orlando International Airport since it
was commissioned in 1981.
H A L M CI N TO S H
Artist
Being featured at Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture
Garden, Orange County Regional History Center, Orange
County Art in the Chambers and City of Orlando Terrace
Gallery
Born in 1927, Hal McIntosh began his formal studies
at the Detroit Art Institute and the Toledo Museum.
At age 18, the Art Research Studio, now the Maitland
Art Center, selected him as the institution’s youngestever artist in residence. His talent later earned him the
Directorship of the Lynchburg Virginia Fine Art Center,
where he served as a museum director and teacher for
five years. As a resident of Central Florida, McIntosh
taught at the Loch Haven Art Center and even ran his
own institution known as the McIntosh School in Winter
Park for thirty years. McIntosh splits his time between
his Cape Cod and Winter Park studios, conveying a love
for each place through his artwork.
With an impressive 60+ year artistic career, Hal
McIntosh’s influence on our community is profound.
His bold abstractions, tranquil waterscapes, and stirring
portraiture, all masterfully painted with a touch of
McIntosh’s signature Orientalism, have been widely
interest and support for the arts in Central Florida, Hari formed the Creative Workshop,
an artist’s cooperative, in 1962. Members were encouraged to exhibit their work and share
critique and ideas. She eventually opened a commercial gallery.
Klotz is a colorist who employs layers upon layers of paint. One can look at one color area
and see further and further within, but always return to the surface, as when a person looks
into a pool of water that reflects the sky. Her jagged edgings enhance the dynamism of
her surfaces. Free from any particular boundaries while retaining control of the elements,
the emphasis is focused on the subject of the interior state with the intense feeling evoked
by the abstract qualities of nature. The interplay of free shapes and the intensity of color
expression float in an atmospheric continuum. Klotz employs the full prism of colors in many
ranges and categories.
D O R I S L EEP ER
Being featured at UCF Art Gallery, Cornell Fine Arts
Museum, City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and Orange
County Regional History Center
Known to many as “Doc,” Doris Leeper was a trailblazing
abstract painter and sculptor based in Eldora, Florida
near New Smyrna Beach. Originally from North
Carolina, Leeper found an artistic oasis in Central
Florida. The region provided her with the space to buy a
house and work in relative isolation, but also augmented
her interest in natural preservation. Today, the Doris
Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve remains a testament
to her environmental dedication. Leeper’s impact on
Central Florida also became apparent through her
support for institutions. For example, she was a founder
of the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Leeper’s local
legacy manifests itself most profoundly through her
artistic production. Her bold lines, strong color palette,
and propensity for clean lines aesthetically aligned her
with minimalism.
Leeper’s painting evolved from representational to
non-objective over time. She embraced a language
of abstraction more typical of the prevailing New York art world in the 1960 and 1970s, as
opposed to the dominant aesthetic in Florida during the same time period. She showed
her work locally and regionally with regularity. Her work was celebrated by significant solo
exhibitions at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga and the Mint Museum of
Art in Charlotte. The process of mining local histories yields the legacies of talented artists
who have often been discarded from mainstream narratives. When one engages deeper
with Leeper’s work, it is not difficult to conclude that her myriad two and three dimensional
works are worthy of not only a local, but a national story.
S T E V E LOT Z
Artist
Being featured at Orlando Museum of Art, Orange
County Art in the Chambers, UCF Art Gallery, City of
History Center
Steve Lotz received his Bachelors of Fine Arts from the
University of California, Los Angeles and his Masters of
Fine Arts from the University of Florida. Lotz became
an instructor of art at the University of Central Florida,
(then Florida Technological University), in 1968, and
served as the chairman of the Art Department for its
first 10 years. He retired as a Professor Emeritus in
2003. As head of the department, Lotz was integral
in establishing the success of the University’s visual
arts programs.
Lotz is an internationally-recognized artist with solo
exhibitions of his work held throughout the U.S.,
Europe, and the Caribbean and he is represented in
numerous public and private collections. His best known
work in Central Florida is the monumental tryptic,
Florida Dream, which has been on view in the main
terminal of the Orlando International Airport since it
was commissioned in 1981.
H A L M CI N TO S H
Artist
Being featured at Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture
Garden, Orange County Regional History Center, Orange
County Art in the Chambers and City of Orlando Terrace
Gallery
Born in 1927, Hal McIntosh began his formal studies
at the Detroit Art Institute and the Toledo Museum.
At age 18, the Art Research Studio, now the Maitland
Art Center, selected him as the institution’s youngestever artist in residence. His talent later earned him the
Directorship of the Lynchburg Virginia Fine Art Center,
where he served as a museum director and teacher for
five years. As a resident of Central Florida, McIntosh
taught at the Loch Haven Art Center and even ran his
own institution known as the McIntosh School in Winter
Park for thirty years. McIntosh splits his time between
his Cape Cod and Winter Park studios, conveying a love
for each place through his artwork.
With an impressive 60+ year artistic career, Hal
McIntosh’s influence on our community is profound.
His bold abstractions, tranquil waterscapes, and stirring
portraiture, all masterfully painted with a touch of
McIntosh’s signature Orientalism, have been widely
exhibited in the area and are part of numerous regional collections, both private and public.
Deep connections with the people and places of Orange County have allowed McIntosh to
join the ranks as one of the greats and to be remembered eternally as an Art Legend.
H U G H M CK E A N
Artist and Arts Leaders
Hugh McKean moved to Orlando from Pennsylvania
as a boy. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Rollins
in 1930 and joined its faculty in 1932, later heading its
art department. He studied art at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Art Students
League in New York City, the École des Beaux-Arts
at Fontainebleau in France, and Harvard University.
The Tiffany Foundation also selected him in 1930 to
join other artists at Laurelton Hall, Louis Comfort
Tiffany’s mansion at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island,
under Tiffany’s tutelage. In 1940, he received his
master’s degree from Williams College in Williamstown,
Massachusetts. McKean served as the president of
Rollins College from 1951 to 1969 and the director of
the Morse Museum of American Art from 1942 until his
death in 1995.
BILL ORR
Artist
Being featured at Hurt Art & History Museums – Maitland,
City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and Orange County
Growing up in Michigan, a young Bill Orr (b.1925)
worked breaking in mustang ponies. When WWII broke
out, Orr joined the Army and was a member of the
cavalry regiment. Later seeing action on Okinawa in the
Pacific Theater, he was among the first servicemen to
serve in Japan after the war. Orr found his way to the
Research Studio in 1961 after applying for a position
through a newspaper advertisement. As an artist he
made a living doing life-size portraits of horses. He
would go on to establish himself as a leading equine
artist, a tribute to his lifetime love of horses.
LO U I S E P E T ER S O N
Arts Leader
J E A N E T T E M CK E A N
Jeanette McKean (née Genius) was a painter, interior
designer, and trustee and benefactor of Rollins College.
Born in Chicago, she visited her grandfather, Charles
Hosmer Morse, in Winter Park. On one summer visit in
1926, she enrolled in a course at Rollins, touching off a
lifelong interest in the college. In 1942, Jeanette Genius
founded the Morse Gallery of Art on the Rollins College
campus, naming it for her grandfather. She appointed
Rollins art professor Hugh McKean as the gallery’s
director, and in 1945, she married him.
Louise Peterson opened Galleries International in
Winter Park in 1969 with an impetus on exhibiting
emerging artists and introducing to the Central Florida
market the original print medium. The gallery was the
first in Central Florida to bring lectures and exhibitions
of important works in the original print medium to this
market. These “educational practices” were well received by the community, both in the
private sector and especially those with corporate interests. A relationship with the Orlando
Museum of Art and the Council of Arts and Sciences soon developed.
In 1984 Galleries International became the Albertson-Peterson Gallery when she partnered
with long-time friend Judy Albertson. Louise Peterson was a member of the Council of
101 of the Orlando Museum of Art, advisory to the Committee of Acquisition of the 20th
Century American prints for that museum and also a lecturer and juror for community and
collegiate competitions.
exhibited in the area and are part of numerous regional collections, both private and public.
Deep connections with the people and places of Orange County have allowed McIntosh to
join the ranks as one of the greats and to be remembered eternally as an Art Legend.
H U G H M CK E A N
Hugh McKean moved to Orlando from Pennsylvania
as a boy. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Rollins
in 1930 and joined its faculty in 1932, later heading its
art department. He studied art at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Art Students
League in New York City, the École des Beaux-Arts
at Fontainebleau in France, and Harvard University.
The Tiffany Foundation also selected him in 1930 to
join other artists at Laurelton Hall, Louis Comfort
Tiffany’s mansion at Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island,
under Tiffany’s tutelage. In 1940, he received his
master’s degree from Williams College in Williamstown,
Massachusetts. McKean served as the president of
Rollins College from 1951 to 1969 and the director of
the Morse Museum of American Art from 1942 until his
death in 1995.
BILL ORR
Artist
Being featured at Hurt Art & History Museums – Maitland,
City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and Orange County
Growing up in Michigan, a young Bill Orr (b.1925)
worked breaking in mustang ponies. When WWII broke
out, Orr joined the Army and was a member of the
cavalry regiment. Later seeing action on Okinawa in the
Pacific Theater, he was among the first servicemen to
serve in Japan after the war. Orr found his way to the
Research Studio in 1961 after applying for a position
through a newspaper advertisement. As an artist he
made a living doing life-size portraits of horses. He
would go on to establish himself as a leading equine
artist, a tribute to his lifetime love of horses.
LO U I S E P E T ER S O N
Arts Leader
J E A N E T T E M CK E A N
Jeanette McKean (née Genius) was a painter, interior
designer, and trustee and benefactor of Rollins College.
Born in Chicago, she visited her grandfather, Charles
Hosmer Morse, in Winter Park. On one summer visit in
1926, she enrolled in a course at Rollins, touching off a
lifelong interest in the college. In 1942, Jeanette Genius
founded the Morse Gallery of Art on the Rollins College
campus, naming it for her grandfather. She appointed
Rollins art professor Hugh McKean as the gallery’s
director, and in 1945, she married him.
Louise Peterson opened Galleries International in
Winter Park in 1969 with an impetus on exhibiting
emerging artists and introducing to the Central Florida
market the original print medium. The gallery was the
first in Central Florida to bring lectures and exhibitions
of important works in the original print medium to this
market. These “educational practices” were well received by the community, both in the
private sector and especially those with corporate interests. A relationship with the Orlando
Museum of Art and the Council of Arts and Sciences soon developed.
In 1984 Galleries International became the Albertson-Peterson Gallery when she partnered
with long-time friend Judy Albertson. Louise Peterson was a member of the Council of
101 of the Orlando Museum of Art, advisory to the Committee of Acquisition of the 20th
Century American prints for that museum and also a lecturer and juror for community and
collegiate competitions.
Photo Courtesy of the Albin Polasek Museum and Scultpure Garden
A L B I N P O L A S EK
JULES ANDRÉ SMITH
Art & History Museums – Maitland, City of Orlando
History Center
Sculptor Albin Polasek was born in 1879 in Frenstat,
Moravia (now the Czech Republic). He apprenticed as
a woodcarver in Vienna and immigrated to the United
States in 1901. After working in the Midwest for nearly
four years, Polasek finally began his formal training at
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
In 1910, Polasek won the Prix de Rome competition,
spending three years at the American Academy of Art
in Rome. Once he completed his studies in Italy, Polasek
moved to New York City and set up a studio there. In
1916, the Art Institute of Chicago invited him to head
its sculpture department, where he remained for nearly
30 years.
In 1949, Polasek retired to Winter Park, Florida, building
a home on Lake Osceola. In spite of suffering a stroke in
1950 that left him confined to a wheelchair and his left
side paralyzed, Polasek continued to paint, draw, sculpt
clay, and carve wood, creating a total of 18 major works
before his death in 1965. In 1961, Polasek established the
Polasek Foundation, designating his personal galleries,
chapel, and gardens as a museum. Each year, thousands of local and international guests
come to Winter Park to visit Polasek’s historic home and studio at the Albin Polasek Museum
& Sculpture Gardens. Polasek’s works can be found in Europe, all over the United States, and
locally in Winter Park and Orlando.
DAV I D R EE S E
Artist
David Reese, one of Central Florida’s best known
watercolorists, began his art studies at the High Museum
School of Art in Atlanta and continued at the Art Students
League and the Fashion Academy, both in New York, and at
Florida State University. He taught at the Fashion Academy,
Atlanta Art Institute, Armstrong State College in Savannah,
GA, Stetson University, and Valencia Community College.
Reese, formerly the director of the Loch Haven Art Center in Orlando, was also an instructor at the
Crealdé School of Art, where he taught classes and workshops in watercolor.
“I usually paint segments of nature,” Reese says, “and a lot of times I will take just a small portion of a
scene and blow it up as big as 30 inches by 40 inches. It takes things out of context, and sometimes,
the scenes become almost abstract.” Reese occasionally uses slides as references, and says he will
take a scene as small as a quarter of the slide and magnify it to huge proportions. “I don’t just do
pictures of a bouquet of flowers sitting on a table,” Reese says. “And sometimes I’ll paint something
like a cabbage or a piece of fruit.” Reese also occasionally paints landscapes. In his technique, Reese
says he doesn’t use tricks or gimmicks, relying mainly on composition and subject matter for impact.
Born in 1880 to American parents in Hong Kong, raised
in New York and Connecticut, and educated at Cornell
University, André Smith worked for several years as
an architect, never giving up on his first love of art.
His early passion was printmaking, specifically etching.
In 1915, he was awarded a gold medal at the PanamaPacific Exposition in San Francisco. During WWI Smith
continued to work in both drawing and printmaking,
selected as one of eight artists by the U.S. government
to go to France in 1918 to record military activities.
He would later publish those works in a book titled “In
France with the American Expeditionary Forces.”
While travelling to Miami in the 1930s, Smith made
an unplanned stop in Maitland. Having experienced a
stunning sunset on nearby Lake Sybelia, he decided to
travel no further and would go on to build his winter
home and studio there, which is now the A&H’s Maitland
Art Center. Frustrated and disappointed with the area’s
lack of support for contemporary art, Smith began plans for a residential “Lab-Gallery”
that would encourage artistic exploration and experimentation in a sheltered studio
environment. The studio compound later known as “The Research Studio” was the winter
residence of prominent American artists such as Ralston Crawford, David Burlick, Ernest
Roth, Milton Avery, Arnold Blanch, Doris Lee, and Hal McIntosh. André Smith’s vision
continued to thrive for over two decades under the generous financial support from his
patron, philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok.
Smith’s legacy is alive and well today at the A&H’s Maitland Art Center through its residency
programs and exhibitions. His vision and artistic leadership were honored with the A&H’s
Maitland Art Center becoming the first National Historic Landmark in Central Florida’s four
counties on September 30, 2014.
Photo Courtesy of the Albin Polasek Museum and Scultpure Garden
A L B I N P O L A S EK
JULES ANDRÉ SMITH
Art & History Museums – Maitland, City of Orlando
History Center
Sculptor Albin Polasek was born in 1879 in Frenstat,
Moravia (now the Czech Republic). He apprenticed as
a woodcarver in Vienna and immigrated to the United
States in 1901. After working in the Midwest for nearly
four years, Polasek finally began his formal training at
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
In 1910, Polasek won the Prix de Rome competition,
spending three years at the American Academy of Art
in Rome. Once he completed his studies in Italy, Polasek
moved to New York City and set up a studio there. In
1916, the Art Institute of Chicago invited him to head
its sculpture department, where he remained for nearly
30 years.
In 1949, Polasek retired to Winter Park, Florida, building
a home on Lake Osceola. In spite of suffering a stroke in
1950 that left him confined to a wheelchair and his left
side paralyzed, Polasek continued to paint, draw, sculpt
clay, and carve wood, creating a total of 18 major works
before his death in 1965. In 1961, Polasek established the
Polasek Foundation, designating his personal galleries,
chapel, and gardens as a museum. Each year, thousands of local and international guests
come to Winter Park to visit Polasek’s historic home and studio at the Albin Polasek Museum
& Sculpture Gardens. Polasek’s works can be found in Europe, all over the United States, and
locally in Winter Park and Orlando.
DAV I D R EE S E
Artist
David Reese, one of Central Florida’s best known
watercolorists, began his art studies at the High Museum
School of Art in Atlanta and continued at the Art Students
League and the Fashion Academy, both in New York, and at
Florida State University. He taught at the Fashion Academy,
Atlanta Art Institute, Armstrong State College in Savannah,
GA, Stetson University, and Valencia Community College.
Reese, formerly the director of the Loch Haven Art Center in Orlando, was also an instructor at the
Crealdé School of Art, where he taught classes and workshops in watercolor.
“I usually paint segments of nature,” Reese says, “and a lot of times I will take just a small portion of a
scene and blow it up as big as 30 inches by 40 inches. It takes things out of context, and sometimes,
the scenes become almost abstract.” Reese occasionally uses slides as references, and says he will
take a scene as small as a quarter of the slide and magnify it to huge proportions. “I don’t just do
pictures of a bouquet of flowers sitting on a table,” Reese says. “And sometimes I’ll paint something
like a cabbage or a piece of fruit.” Reese also occasionally paints landscapes. In his technique, Reese
says he doesn’t use tricks or gimmicks, relying mainly on composition and subject matter for impact.
Born in 1880 to American parents in Hong Kong, raised
in New York and Connecticut, and educated at Cornell
University, André Smith worked for several years as
an architect, never giving up on his first love of art.
His early passion was printmaking, specifically etching.
In 1915, he was awarded a gold medal at the PanamaPacific Exposition in San Francisco. During WWI Smith
continued to work in both drawing and printmaking,
selected as one of eight artists by the U.S. government
to go to France in 1918 to record military activities.
He would later publish those works in a book titled “In
France with the American Expeditionary Forces.”
While travelling to Miami in the 1930s, Smith made
an unplanned stop in Maitland. Having experienced a
stunning sunset on nearby Lake Sybelia, he decided to
travel no further and would go on to build his winter
home and studio there, which is now the A&H’s Maitland
Art Center. Frustrated and disappointed with the area’s
lack of support for contemporary art, Smith began plans for a residential “Lab-Gallery”
that would encourage artistic exploration and experimentation in a sheltered studio
environment. The studio compound later known as “The Research Studio” was the winter
residence of prominent American artists such as Ralston Crawford, David Burlick, Ernest
Roth, Milton Avery, Arnold Blanch, Doris Lee, and Hal McIntosh. André Smith’s vision
continued to thrive for over two decades under the generous financial support from his
patron, philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok.
Smith’s legacy is alive and well today at the A&H’s Maitland Art Center through its residency
programs and exhibitions. His vision and artistic leadership were honored with the A&H’s
Maitland Art Center becoming the first National Historic Landmark in Central Florida’s four
counties on September 30, 2014.
Presented by:
MUSEUM & G A L L ERY DIREC TORY
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden
Hannibal Square Heritage Center
Art & History Museums – Maitland’s
Maitland Art Center
Orange County Administration Building
633 Osceola Ave, Winter Park
www.polasek.org
231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland
www.artandhistory.org
CityArts Factory
www.cityartsfactory.com
www.cityoforlando.net
1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park
rollins.edu/cornell-fine-arts-museum
642 New England Ave, Winter Park
www.crealde.org
450 E. South Street, Orlando
www.orangecountyfl.net
65 E. Central Blvd, Orlando
www.thehistorycenter.org
2416 N. Mills Ave, Orlando
www.omart.org
UCF Art Gallery
College of Arts & Humanities at UCF
http://gallery.cah.ucf.edu/
600 St. Andrews Blvd, Winter Park
www.crealde.org
Presented by:
Art Legends of Orange County full exhibition schedule and link to
virtual exhibition available at www.ArtLegendsOC.org.
Visit RICHES™ of Central Florida at https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/
omeka2/Tcollections/show/155 for virtual exhibition.

August 2015 – September 2016 - Art Legends of Orange County

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