Beloved Art Books Take New Form October 31, 2012 Gainesville, FL— The University Press of Florida (UPF) is pleased to announce a collection of postcards featuring images from four of its most-treasured art books: The Highwaymen: Florida’s African-American Landscape Painters, Dream Houses: Historic Beach Homes & Cottages of Naples, Florida Cowboys: Keepers of the Last … Continue reading Beloved Art Books Take New Form
It’s Publication Day!
Once upon a time in the land of book publishing; the same fabled land of three-martini lunches and staff whose full-time job was only to write jacket copy; where one could send an assistant out for a cup of coffee that cost less than a dime; someone said: "Let here a date be chosen. That … Continue reading It’s Publication Day!
From America’s Tropical Wonderland to Legoland
According to a report in today's Orlando Sentinel, the site Cypress Gardens, the original Florida theme park will soon become the latest Legoland theme park, set to open in the fall of 2011. Meanwhile, we here at The Florida Current are planning for the much-anticipated arrival of Lu Vickers's beautiful, kitchy new history of the … Continue reading From America’s Tropical Wonderland to Legoland
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