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Distinguished Artist Collection


The Permanent Collection serves to enhance student learning experiences and support college goals for research, teaching and service. We strive to acquire and maintain quality collections that meet the mission and vision on the institute.





Artwork In Distinguished Artist Collection


Artists In This Collection

Jacqueline Bishop
Clyde Butcher
Christo and Jeanne Claude
Karen Glaser
Steve McCurry
Tom Nakashima
Art Shay
Juane Quick to See Smith
Josephine “Jo” Stealey
Anna Tomczak
Jerry Uelsmann
decorative image of Art-Shay_Backyard-Olympics-sm , BACKYARD OLYMPICS 2017-10-30 09:13:52
BACKYARD OLYMPICS
Art Shay
B&W photograph

As a Time-Life photojournalist in the 1950’s and 1960’s Shay recorded the history and progress of the Civil Rights Movement along with the lives of those involved and affected through his camera lens.

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decorative image of Big-Cypress-Pollen ,   2016-02-08 08:44:08
BIG CYPRESS POLLEN
Karen Glaser
Pigment ink print on rag paper

This image was part of Viva Florida 500: Celebrating Florida’s heritage and cultural history. Karen Glaser first became enthralled with underwater photography in 1983 and has been underwater ecosystems, including oceans, freshwater springs, outdoor swimming pools and wild swamplands.

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decorative image of Boy-from-the-Suri-Tribe-sm. , BOY FROM SURI TRIBE 2017-10-30 09:21:14
BOY FROM SURI TRIBE
Steve McCurry
Digital-C Print on Fuji Flex Crystal Archive paper

This portrait of a boy from the Suri tribe in Omo Valley is representative of the way McCurry is able to evoke a strong emotional connection to his subjects. One of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for over the past thirty years, Steve McCurry has created unforgettable images in six continents and numerous countries.

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decorative image of BURMA-10075-fisherman-on-lake-sm-e1535469668187 , FISHERMAN ON INLE LAKE 2017-10-30 09:25:09
FISHERMAN ON INLE LAKE
Steve McCurry
Digital-C Print on Fuji Flex Crystal Archive paper

Fisherman on Inle Lake is a depiction of the universal aspects of the working man. The image speaks to the point that fishing and being a fisherman, although done in several different styles, whether off a bridge, in a boat or on stilts, is fundamentally the same for all mankind.

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decorative image of Korean-Mystery-sm , KOREAN MYSTERY 2017-10-30 10:20:23
KOREAN MYSTERY
Jerry Uelsmann
Silver Gelatin Print

Uelsmann’s earlier and later works are representations of his use of multiple negatives to produce his surreal, dreamlike photographs. For the past five decades Jerry Uelsmann, a pioneer in manipulation in the darkroom, has been successful in creating a never-ending array of surreal photographic montages by hand.

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decorative image of Loxahatchee-River-2 , LOXAHATCHEE RIVER #2 2017-10-30 10:24:05
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER #2
Clyde Butcher
Silver Gelatin Print

The serene black and white print is typical of Clyde Butcher’s photography. Regarded as Florida’s finest landscape photographer Butcher has been documenting the untouched areas of landscapes on film for more than 50 years. Using a large format camera he hand processes his photographs on silver gelatin fiber-based paper. His photographs are selenium toned and printed in limited editions.

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ODE TO SUSAN
Josephine “Jo” Stealey
Archivally processed leaves, cotton paper, wire armature, gold leaf, silk organza, thread & wrought iron hangers

“Ode to Susan” draws upon the long tradition aprons have played in all cultures as symbols of work, homemaker, caregiver and celebratory moments. This apron references the mid-20th century idealized woman in her “pretty little apron” waiting for her husband to come home and do his bidding.

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decorative image of Pine-Cone-Ginger ,   2016-01-22 12:34:29
PINE CONE GINGER
Anna Tomczak
Color Polaroid

One of only five in the world, the 20×24 Polaroid Camera is often sought out for the soft rendering of its dye diffusion transfer film, its one of a kind instant picture, and the fine detail of a 20″ x 24″ contact print.

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decorative image of Simultaneous-Implications-am , SIMULTANEOUS IMPLICATIONS 2017-10-30 10:17:59
SIMULTANEOUS IMPLICATIONS
Jerry Uelsmann
Silver Gelatin Print

Uelsmann’s earlier and later works are representations of his use of multiple negatives to produce his surreal, dreamlike photographs. For the past five decades Jerry Uelsmann, a pioneer in manipulation in the darkroom, has been successful in creating a never-ending array of surreal photographic montages by hand.

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decorative image of Theatre-of-War ,   2016-02-08 08:35:05
THEATRES OF WAR
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Lithograph

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith states, “Theatres of War is a phrase used in WWI–I did this during Bush’s reign and Rumsfeld who made war sound like a video game. The bird sings like a machine gun and I used titles of Broadway plays in the ground.

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decorative image of Waiting-for-Shishin ,   2016-02-08 08:04:45
WAITING FOR SHISHIN
Tom Nakashima
Oil on wood

Tom Nakashima is an internationally exhibited artist who has had over 30 major solo exhibitions.
Nakashima’s work is in the permanent collections of The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian’s American Art Museum, L’Hermitage and numerous other museums.

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decorative image of Monument-to-Leonardo-a ,   2016-02-08 08:31:01
WRAPPED MONUMENT TO LEONARDO; A; Ed. 692/999
Christo
Color lithography/collotype from a photograph by Shunk & Kender

The monument to Leonardo da Vinci, on Piazza della Scala, was wrapped with polypropylene fabric and red polypropylene rope, in the fall of 1970, in Milan, Italy. The fabric had been sewn beforehand according to patterns allowing ample folds.

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WRAPPED MONUMENT TO LEONARDO; B; Ed. 692/999
Christo
Color lithography/collotype from a photograph by Shunk & Kender

The monument to Leonardo da Vinci, on Piazza della Scala, was wrapped with polypropylene fabric and red polypropylene rope, in the fall of 1970, in Milan, Italy. The fabric had been sewn beforehand according to patterns allowing ample folds.

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Our Other Collections


decorative image of Malt-Collection-Francesco-Goyo-Algun-Partido-Saca , The Malt Collection 2025-04-16 11:29:48
The Malt Collection
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Rundqist Collection
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The William Clover Student Collection
decorative image of Outdoor-Gallery-Building-84 , Outdoor Gallery Collection 2025-04-16 13:52:29
Outdoor Gallery Collection

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Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts
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Pensacola, FL 32504
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