A "Wow!" is heard in the first room of the Flagler Museum's second-floor gallery. It's uttered in response to Martin Johnson Heade's massive The Great Florida Sunset, one of the highlights of the Flagler's winter show, New World Eden: Artist-Explorers in the American Tropics, running now through April 18. It won't be the last. In the mid-19th century, the German explorer … [Read more...]
Flagler show a deep look at American Arts and Crafts style
In what better venue to showcase an exhibit of American Arts and Crafts creations, known for its simple lines, minimalist approach, no-frills, no-excess, back-to-nature aesthetic, than in Whitehall, a remnant from the Gilded Age and the Beaux-Arts style former home of Henry Flagler, the railroad magnate. They are polar opposites and the contrast is striking. Whatever your … [Read more...]