Beth Appleton
Floridala: Two Score, 2008
hand-painted cut paper collage, 
18” x 18”

Gadsden Arts, Inc. purchase with funds from an anonymous donor, December 2008
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Floridala: Two Score was created by Art in Gadsden exhibition founder, Beth Appleton, in 2008, to symbolize the 20th year anniversary of the Art in Gadsden Exhibition. Beth Appleton is a native of Ocala, Florida and studied underwater ballet as a child in preparation to become a Weekie Wachee mermaid when she grew up, and discovered a love of art at her aunt’s roadside fruit stand. These early years of dance and creative writing would later inspire the lyrical artworks and books she would later create. She received her degree from Florida State University and spent many years teaching art professionally. She has also traveled extensively, and with her husband David Harbaugh’s encouragement, established an art studio near the rural community of Quincy, Florida. She later relocated to St. George Island, off the Florida panhandle, contributing to Appleton’s unique blend of cultural diversity that spans the state of Florida. To learn more about Beth Appleton, visit http://www.bethappleton.net.

Beth Appleton
Art in Gadsden Poster, 1989
print, 18” x 24”

Gift of Zoe Golloway, December 2008
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This is the first Art in Gadsden exhibition poster created by the exhibition’s founder, Beth Appleton, in 1989. Appleton’s husband, David Harbaugh, crafted the poster’s frame out of reclaimed wood. Zoe Golloway, Gadsden Arts’ first Executive Director, donated the framed poster to the Gadsden Arts Center Permanent Collection in December 2008.

Mary Proctor
St. Mattew 4-4- Man Shall Not Live…, 1995
assemblage
, 27 ½” x 12” x 1”
Gift of Lou and Calynne Hill, November 2007
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Tallahassee artist Mary Proctor created this painted plywood and cloth sculpture in 1995. The sculpture is hand lettered with religious text that reads: “St. Mattew 4-4 – Man shall not live by bread alone. But by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Mary Proctor.” Artist Mary Proctor, also known as Missionary Mary, uses found objects from her junkyard, which she calls the American Folk Art Museum, to create three-dimensional assembled works from buttons, mirrors, jewelry, and other trinkets. Her work is inspired by biblical scripture and memories of her grandmother or her childhood. Most works include written messages of spiritual truths or life lessons. Click here for more Mary Proctor works in Gadsden Arts' Permanent Collection. For more information on Mary Proctor, visit www.missionarymary.com.


Dean Mitchell
Electric Fixture (Wires), 1980
watercolor, 
22” x 14 ¼” x ¼”

Gift of Lou and Calynne Hill, November 2007
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An early painting by Dean Mitchell (b. 1957), this watercolor painting on board depicts a hazy scene of the outside of a building at night primarily using shades of blue. Click here for other works by Dean Mitchell in the Gadsden Arts Permanent Collection.


Thornton Dial, Sr.
Life Go On, 1990
watercolor on paper
, 30” x 23”

Gift of Lou and Calynne Hill, November 2007
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A bust length portrait of a woman with a bird on her head, this watercolor on paper is executed in colors of blue, pink, red, black, and white. For more information about Thornton Dial, click here. 





Thornton Dial, Sr.
Love Picture (As Life Go On), 1990
watercolor on paper
, 23” x 30”

Gift of Lou and Calynne Hill, November 2007
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Another watercolor by Thornton Dial, Sr., this painting is a half-length figure of a woman holding a bird beneath a yellow tiger and swirling foliage, and is executed in colors of brown, tan, yellow, black, and white.




Suzanna Winton

The Haitian Hat Man, 2000
watercolor on paper
, 22” x 14 ½”

Gift of Julia Munroe Woodward, February 2006
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The Haitian Hat Man is a bust-length portrait of a Haitian man in watercolor, by regional artist Suzanna Winton. Suzanna Winton began her studies at the Florida Art Center in 1994, and has since focused on portraiture. Winton’s goal is to capture the personality and essence of her subjects. Since 1993, Winton has focused on watercolors as her professional medium, and she is also noted for her instruction of watercolor painting. Winton actively participates on many boards and committees for artists’ organizations and exhibitions. For more information on Suzanna Winton, visit www.suzannawintonwatercolors.com.

Bob Bischoff

Flying Heron, 1987
embossed print
, 39” x 28 ½”

Gift of Zoe Golloway, 2005
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This piece was first created by the artist, Bob Bischoff, as a stained glass diptych in the late 1970s, and is the third edition of 2,500. The artist credits the inspiration for this image to a placemat at a restaurant near Lake Okeechobee, Florida. The mold was created from glass, and the image was blind embossed with 100% cotton liner paper. Embossing is a process by which an image is created by pressing paper onto a mold (either with a press or by hand) into an enamel tray. Bob Bischoff lives in Quincy and graduated in 1972 from Florida State University. Bob and his wife, fellow artist Jo Ann, are internationally known and have worked in South America, Japan, France, England, and India. Bischoff is the founder of the Master Craftsman Program at Florida State University, which is designed to teach by doing as well as explaining, much like a craftsman and apprentice relationship.

W. Stanley Proctor

Quails Robert, n.d.
bronze, 
10” x 8” x 10”

Gift of Count and Mrs. Guy de la Valdene, 2004
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This bronze sculpture by W. Stanley Proctor is of two birds, one of which is bent feeding; and is the sixteenth edition of 30. Native Floridian W. Stanley “Sandy” Proctor has a national reputation as a professional sculptor of the highest caliber. Prior to concentrating in bronze sculpture, Proctor was an accomplished painter and stone carver whose work had been displayed at museums of national and international recognition. The State of Florida recognized Proctor and his contribution to the arts by inducting him into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in March 2006. For more information on W. Stanley Proctor, visit www.proctorbronzes.com.

Dean Mitchell and Maya Angelou
Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul, 2003
limited edition bound book of poems and illustrations including CD

Gift of Dean Mitchell, 2004
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Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul is a limited edition book of 400. This is the first publication of this book-length edition of an original poem about jazz by Maya Angelou. The book is illustrated with 6 full-page etchings richly colored in aquatint by Quincy native, Dean Mitchell. The afterword is by Mitchell describing the relationship of his images to Angelou's poem. The publication is further enhanced by a CD containing an original recording by Wynton Marsalis created in response to Angelou's poem, and a reading of the poem by Angelou. 


Dr. Maya Angelou is a remarkable Renaissance woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer, and director, she continues to travel the world, spreading her legendary wisdom. Within the rhythm of her poetry and elegance of her prose lies Angelou’s unique power to help readers of every orientation span the lines of race and Angelou captivates audiences through the vigor and sheer beauty of her words and lyrics. For more information, visit www.mayaangelou.com. 



Wynton Marsalis (b. October 8, 1961) is the son of famed jazz musician Ellis 
Marsalis and has been described as the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation. He is well recognized for his musical work in both the classical tradition and that in the tradition of Duke Ellington. Marsalis is also known as being a devoted advocate for the Arts. For more information, visit www.wyntonmarsalis.org. 



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Mark Miller
The Time Maiden, 2001
wood and aluminum, 
11” x 75” x 15 ½”
Purchased by Gadsden Arts, Inc., January 2002
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This work consists of an all-cast aluminum body, and a walnut mounting board and cast face. This clock is the artist’s most unusual outline. The working weight drop mechanism that is typical in many Miller clocks runs about 30 seconds or so to demonstrate the workings of the piece. It is finished in enamel emulsions and weighs around 50 pounds. The jointed construction allows shocks from the falling weight and mechanism to be absorbed. Mark Miller is a Tallahassee artist (b. 1959) and has been building things since he was a child, beginning with his version of the robot from the television series Lost in Space. He hand builds the motors and casts them with little interest left for his completed pieces. His muse is the loud mechanical motions of his engines, of which he has made thousands. This piece was part of the exhibition of Mark Miller’s work, “Mark Miller: Past Times and Culture Revisited” at the Gadsden Arts Center, December 17, 2001-January 14, 2002.

Dean Mitchell
untitled, 1972
watercolor on paper
, 5 ½” x 8 ¾”

Gift of Bill Thursby, 2000
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Painted by Quincy native Dean Mitchell, this early watercolor painting consists of the image of a decaying old fence post, held up by its barbwire and rusty nails. Mitchell would have painted this while still in high school. The painting is executed in muted colors of tans, red, and browns, and the fence post floats in a barely sketched foreground in the upper two-thirds of the painting. 
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Mark Messersmith
Nightwatcher, 1994
acrylic on canvas
, 66 ½” x 74” x 2”

Gift of Zoe Golloway, 2000
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Nightwatcher is by Tallahassee, Florida, artist Mark Messersmith, and is a mixed media relief sculpture concerning issues of Florda’s natural environment and resources. Mark Messersmith holds degrees in art from Indiana University and Fontbonne University and is now a professor of studio art at Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he and his wife Susan make their home. He has work in numerous collections and has received many awards and fellowships for his work. For more information on Mark Messersmith, visit www.markmessersmith.com.

Beth Appleton
Back to the Garden, 2000
cut paper collage
, 47” x 28”

Purchased by Gadsden Arts Inc., 2000
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Back to the Garden is a tribute to the special things and people in artist Beth Appleton’s life. Fertility symbolizes Quincy, Florida’s, fertile clay soil and the flowers symbolize the special local people of Quincy who have affected Appleton’s life. The artist chose colors from across the spectrum, most notably deep cobalt blue, blood red, maroon, green, purple, magenta, yellow, orange, and pink. According to Appleton, the focal point is the sun mandala, and the detail is the communication between the sun and the flowers representing the energy between them. The title signifies celebrating a homecoming, and also getting back to the things that have always brought the artist joy and personal inner peace. 

This piece was exhibited in the first exhibition in the Bell & Bates Building September 17-October 28, 2000. A “Back to the Garden” challenge was sent to the Gadsden Arts membership asking them to contribute money to buy Back to the Garden and help build the Gadsden Arts Center Permanent Collection. Because of the successfulness of the challenge, Back to the Garden became the first piece formally acquired by the Gadsden Arts Center Permanent Collection.