Appleton Museum of Art

Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida
Location within Florida
Established 1987
Location 4333 East Silver Springs Boulevard
Ocala, Florida
Coordinates 29°12′19″N 82°04′35″W / 29.205349°N 82.076497°W / 29.205349; -82.076497
Type Art museum[1]
Director Cindi Morrison
Curator Ruth Grim
Website Appleton Museum of Art

The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, is located at 4333 East Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, Florida. It contains European, American and Contemporary sculptures and paintings, plus African, Asian, Islamic and pre-Columbian artifacts and antiquities.[2][3] The museum was founded by Arthur I. Appleton, a Chicago electrical supply magnate turned Ocala thoroughbred horse breeder.

See also

References

  1. ↑ MuseumsUSA. "Appleton Museum of Art of Central Florida Community College", MuseumsUSA website, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2008.
  2. ↑ Appleton Museum of Art "Collections", Appleton Museum of Art website, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2008.
  3. ↑ Appleton Museum of Art; Myra Engelhardt (1987). The Appleton Collection. Ocala, Fla.: The Museum. OCLC 19089675.

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This art museum has Old Master paintings by Nicolas Maes,Paulus Potter,Jan Baptist Weenix,Mario Nuzzi,and John Mortimer.It has 19th Century paintings by Jacque Raymond Brascassatt,Adrianus Everson,Eugene Isabey,Henry Raeburn,Thomas Sully,William Adolphe Bougereau,Jules Breton,Jules Dupre,Pierre August Cot,Jean Leon Gerome,Alfred Von Kowalski,Adolph Schreyer,John Herring,Benjamin Marshall,Emilio Sanchez Perrier,Louis Apol,Adolph Monticelli,and John Noble.It has Contemporary Art works by Anthony Ackrill,Jack Thursky,and James Vredevoogd.

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