[dropcap]O[/dropcap]pening Reception for The Lure of Florida Fishing exhibition will be at the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee, Florida on March 13th – 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. The exhibits will be open to the public March 14 through August 26th (see hours and location below).
The Lure of Florida Fishing chronicles the rise of recreational fishing in Florida from the late 19th-century through the Golden Age of angling in the 1950s, the exhibit features numerous trophies, reels, lures, and of course, fish. Learn how Florida became a destination for leisure and sport fishing at 6:30 PM opening night. Sport fisher Mike Rivkin will talk about the rise of fishing in Florida after WWII and signs copies of his book titled, Angling and War: The Collision of Big-Game Fishing and WWII.
The Lure of Florida Fishing exhibition is vaulted to international status simply because of the presence of Stanley Meltzoff’s art. If you’re anywhere near Tallahassee during The Lure of Florida Fishing exhibition, make every effort to treat yourself.
About Stanley Meltzoff:
Meltzoff was born in New York on Born March 27, 1917
Universally acknowledged as the first and still finest artist ever to paint the world’s apex game fish, Meltzoff was born in Brooklyn and went on to artistic triumphs in a variety of genres. During WWII, he served as correspondent for THE STARS AND STRIPES army newspaper alongside the legendary cartoonist Bill Mauldin. Thereafter he enjoyed success as a commercial artist and illustrator, ornamenting such magazine covers as The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post, and Scientific American, among many others.
With a 1960 commission in-hand from Sports Illustrated, he created heretofore unimagined renderings of fish in their natural habitats, amazing the critics and turning the entire category on its head. An avid and experienced diver, Meltzoff’s thousands of hours spent underwater combined with a supremely gifted hand to create some of sporting art’s most memorable imagery.
His subsequent paintings of tuna, billfish, and other species provided landlubbers everywhere a unique glimpse into a bluewater world filled with movement and drama. Widely honored throughout his career, including election in 1999 to the Society of Illustrator’s Hall of Fame, Meltzoff’s death in 2006 stilled a brush that will never be equaled.
His 65 covers for Scientific American set a record that remains unchallenged to this day, and he was widely recognized in later life as one America’s finest 20th century artists
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Museum of Florida History:
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-640
Monday-Friday: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 4:30pm
Sunday and holidays: Noon – 4:30pm
Parking and admission are free – donations accepted
Museum of Florida History website
Silverfish Press:
(division of SCM Corporation)
PO Box 12452
La Jolla, CA 92039
858-625-0220
858-625-0219 (fax)
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