December 26 , 2021
CICI AND HYATT BROWN MUSEUM OF ART
352 S Nova Rd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114
“Airy museum featuring a huge collection of Florida-themed paintings, plus a gift shop & cafe.” Google
This art museum is located in the same area as the Museum of Arts & Sciences. One can visit each museum separately, or do as I did and purchase a combination ticket which allows entrance into both.
The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art is home to the world’s largest collection of Florida art. Either the subject or the artist has to have a Florida tie. Believe me this does not limit the amount of beautiful artwork that can be displayed. Beyond the permanent gallery there were galleries dedicated to Volusia County (the home county of the museum and Daytona Beach), the Seminoles and the Everglades, Florida weather, and one called “Gone Fishin’.”
With me finishing my tour of Florida I could relate to many of the pieces of art on display. The museum isn’t very large and I circled through the galleries twice, finding more pieces I liked on my second loop. I certainly enjoyed this museum.
A view of the permanent gallery
"Moonlight on the Loop at Ormond"; ca. 1940; Ulrich W. Fisher; Oil on canvas
"Marker 71"; ca. 1960; Harry Louis Freund, Oil on board. Above is the Drawing for "Marker 71"
"Hyatt's Big Cypress on Spruce Creek"; ca. 2010; Sandra DeArmas Lloyd; Water soluble oil on canvas
"Flamingoes"; ca. 1960; Amos C. Brinton; Watercolor on paper
"Spoonbills"; ca. 1948; Walter Alois Weber; Gouache on paper
"Boats Docked, Carrabelle, Florida"; ca. 1965; Emil Eugen Holzhauer; Oil on board
"Moonrise on the Coast of Florida"; unidentified artist; from Harper's Weekly; wood engraving on newsprint paper
"The Rainbow"; ca. 1940; Vira B. McIlrath Scheibner; Oil on canvas
"Moonlight, Hunter's Camp, Everglades"; ca. 1978; Albert Ernest "Beanie" Backus; Oil on canvas
"West Ft. Walton Beach, Florida" ca. 1966; Emil Eugene Holzhauer; Oil on Board
"Ringling Circus, Winter Camp, Sarasota"; ca 1960; Helen Alton Farnsworth Sawyer; Oil on canvas
"Nightclub, Sarasota"; ca. 1950; Mario Rendina; Oil on canvas
"Wash Day at Freedmanville, Port Orange"; ca. 1940; Don J. Emery; Oil on board
"Sea of Grass"; ca. 1982; Jimmy (Hans-Ulrich) Ernst; Acryllic on paper. Ernst was the son of surrealist painter Max Ernst and Luise Straus, a well-known art historan and journalist.
"Shrimp Boat, Salt Creek, Florida"; ca. 1960; John Thomason; Oil on board