Lectures

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  1. May 9 | History and Importance of Jacksonville’s Norman Studios

    Join Barbara Wingo, vice president of the Norman Studios board, to explore the fascinating history of Norman Studios located in the Arlington area. In its heyday, Norman Studios created eight full length feature films featuring all black casts in roles such as cowboys, pilots, and businessmen. After the talk, take in the original Norman Studios movie posters on view at the Museum. Then, mark your calendars for May 20 when the Jacksonville Public Library is screening The Flying Ace.  

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  2. June 1 | Virtual Culture and Conversation: Reclaiming the Spiritual Connection with Nature – a conversation with artists from Outside: In

    Experience the beauty, mystery, and healing power of nature through the perspectives of four contemporary artists participating in the exhibition Outside: In. Join Frances Gallardo, Jill Hotchkiss, Debora Moore, and Sarah Ann Weber for an insightful conversation about their creative journeys and the sources of their inspiration.

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  3. June 13 | Virtual Lecture – The Red-Haired Beauty: Private Art, Public Art, and Access to Beauty in American Society with Scott Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, UNF

    Virtual Lecture – The Red-Haired Beauty: Private Art, Public Art, and Access to Beauty in American Society with Scott Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, UNF  

    Third in a Three-Part Lecture Series Hosted by Cummer Beaches and sponsored by Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. 

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  4. June 20 | Lecture with Diane Jacobsen, Ph.D. – An American Made Collector’s Story

    Join us for a captivating lecture with Diane DeMell Jacobsen, PhD, a preeminent collector of American art whose collection is featured in American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection. Dr. Jacobsen credits her love of art to childhood visits to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art with her mother and two sisters. Today, the DeMell Jacobsen Collection numbers more than 200 paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts objects that span all aspects of American artistic production.

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