Artists Sent with Writers to Florida

Many artist discovered the beauty of Florida they had never known while they were a freelance illustrator. Magazines like Harpers Weekly and Century Magazine sent artist with writers to the Florida tropics to do articles as early as the 1860’s.

Florida Artists

Many great artist both American and foreign like Thomas Moran, John Singer Sargent, George Iness, Winslow Homer and many others at one time had made Florida their home or visited and created some spectacular Florida masterpieces.