MUSEUMS
Florida Artists Hall of Fame member James F. Hutchinson will be celebrated at the Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce Feb. 22 through April 26,
2020. The exhibit will feature works from the artist’s own collection, such as this 2014 oil painting, Jacaranda Island.
ICONS & MAINSTAYS
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SEASON OF THE ARTS
JAMES F. HUTCHINSON
BY CATHERINE ENNS GRIGAS
The upcoming art season promises a colorful
mix of creative works from near and far
From one of the most interesting artists working on
the international scene to beloved local artists who
gained fame painting the area’s natural beauty to
an interactive exhibit focused on the human body,
Treasure Coast art museums promise something for everyone
this upcoming season.
Visitors to Vero Beach Museum of Art can look forward to
exhibitions including iconic names in American art such as
Edward Hopper and Winslow Homer, French poster art from
the “Belle Époque” and a display of gilded bronze sculptures
by renowned Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei.
The A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce opens
its season with an exhibition featuring pop culture portraits
by a husband and wife duo, then delves into familiar but
popular territory with an exhibition of Highwaymen paintings
that includes a nod to the 50th anniversary of the death
of Alfred Hair, a central figure of the group. Hair was killed
in a barroom brawl at the age of 29. Later, James Hutchinson,
a Florida Hall of Fame artist, whose long career began as a
student of A.E. Backus, will be honored with an exhibition of
his works that include Florida and Hawaii landscapes as well
as portraits of Seminole Indians.
The Elliott Museum will be showing “Magnificent Me,” a
traveling exhibition from the Discovery Network that examines
the biology of the human body with a host of hands-on
activities. Showing in conjunction will be “In Her Image,” an >>