Monday 17 October 2011 Eugene Savage: The Seminole Paintings
American artist Eugene Savage is best known today as a muralist. However, in the 1930s he became enchanted with the Seminole Indian tribe and began to depict them in paintings and works on paper. In 2007, The Cummer purchased more than 100 of these important works for its permanent collection, and they will be on show from October 7, 2011 through January 8, 2012
These paintings, drawings, and watercolors not only document the Seminole costume and tribal customs, they also are important works of art in their own right. Each presents Seminole traditions, threatened by encroachment on the Everglades, in a very artistic manner reminiscent of Surrealist dreamscapes and Art Deco sensibilities.
Eugene Savage
1934: A New Deal for Artists moves to Minnesota
Fragonard's Progress of Love wins top prize
Another title receives Honorable Mention
‘Ellis Island of the West’
Eating with Uncle Sam up for award
Romare Bearden show moves to Newark Museum
Silver exhibition opens May 4
Monet in the New York Garden 
Meissen book receives Honorable Mention
Romare Bearden nominated for new award
