# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The Florida landscape has provided aesthetic inspiration to artists for centuries. Titian Ramsay Peale and John James Audubon came in search of native flora and fauna, followed by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Martin Johnson Heade, George Inness, Winslow Homer, and Henry Ossawa Tanner, who were lured by its natural beauty and warm climate. This presentation offers a succinct and engaging history of Florida’s landscape painters.

In addition to this wonderful talk, Gulfport Arts & Heritage is pleased to welcome members of Gulfport's Plein Air Painters group, who will be contributing works to a special one night show in the Gulfport Library Atrium. Please plan to arrive early to enjoy a reception and some incredible hometown artwork! Plein Air exhibit opens at 6pm, Dr. Watson's talk begins at 7pm. 

Dr. Keri Watson is an associate professor of art history at the University of Central Florida and co-executive editor for Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art. She is the author of This is America: Re-Viewing the Art of the United States (2023) and editor of the Routledge Companion to Art and Disability (2022).

Funding for this Florida Talks program was provided by Florida Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gulfport/picturing-paradise-from-john-james-audubon-to-the-florida-highwaymen/200029988543354
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Gulfport
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Gulfport Public Library
- **lat**: 27.742637524491
- **long**: -82.707861978395
- **full address**: Gulfport Public Library, 5501 28th Ave S, Gulfport, FL 33707-5555, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen being held?
  - **A:** Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen takes place on Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Gulfport Public Library, 5501 28th Ave S, Gulfport, FL 33707-5555, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen?
  - **A:** Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen is organized by Gulfport Arts & Heritage.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Gulfport, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Picturing Paradise: From John James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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