Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865-1965-at- Historical Museum of Southern Florida April 29, 2011

'Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865-1965 from the collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown,' highlights 69 paintings depicting the natural beauty and eco-history of Florida before the post-World War II building booms. Drawn from the largest private collection of Florida-based art in existence today, the exhibition includes representations of famous landmarks and structures from St. Augustine to Key West; historical portraits of native Floridians; and landscapes capturing the lush green tropical environment of the state. 'Reflections' features masterworks by well-known American artists representing the "Florida School of painters," including Thomas Hart Benton, William Aiken Walker, Martin Johnson Heade, Frederic Remington, Herman Herzog, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Walt Kuhn, N.C. Wyeth and Jane Peterson.