Matheson History Museum’s ‘Art from the Archives’ extended through Nov. 29
Press release from the Matheson History Museum
Updated on Nov. 19
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Matheson History Museum’s popular Art from the Archives exhibition has been extended through November 29. The Museum is open Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. but will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 27-28.
In celebration of the Downtown Festival and Art Show, we are excited to welcome visitors to a one-day exhibit at the Museum: Art from the Archives. We will have on display throughout the Main Museum Building art that is rarely seen – oil paintings, photographs, and more! Paintings and watercolors by Emmaline Buchholz, Dolores Seidel Morales, and Robert Carson are a few of the many pieces we have selected to share.
This free exhibition will give visitors a chance to gain a broader understanding of the Matheson’s permanent collection and the Museum’s ongoing work to preserve our collective history.
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission
The Matheson is located only one block east on E. University Avenue from the Downtown Festival and Art Show. Attendees can easily enjoy both shows!
Emmaline Buchholz (1887-1973)
Emmaline Buchholz was a talented artist and leading force in organizing local and statewide arts organizations in the early 20th century. She was educated at the Art Institute of Chicago. Upon moving to Gainesville, she set up an art studio on East Main Street, organized art classes for children, and arranged public art exhibitions in the 1920s. She chaired the local and state art departments of the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs and helped organize the Florida Federation of Art. Buchholz was also a moving force in the organization of the Gainesville Little Theatre (now the Gainesville Community Playhouse) and the Gainesville Garden Club. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and won many awards.
Her husband was Fritz Buchholz – beloved principal of Gainesville High School and the namesake of Buchholz High School. Emmaline died in 1973 and is buried in Gainesville’s Evergreen Cemetery.
Robert Carson, Ph.D. (1904-1971)
Dr. Robert Carson was a professor of humanities at the University of Florida from 1946-1971. He was a self-taught artist who worked mainly in watercolors and pen and ink. He illustrated Dr. Gordon Bigelow’s “Frontier Eden: The Literary Career of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings,” published in 1966, and hosted many one-man shows throughout the state. Carson and his wife, Estelle, were instrumental in the restoration of the Rawlings home in Cross Creek.
Dr. Carson was also an avid viola player and teacher. He was principal violist of the UF Symphony Orchestra and performed with the Faculty String Quartet.
Carson died tragically in 1971 from complications due to a car accident. He’s buried in Gainesville’s Forest Meadows Memorial Park East.
Dolores Seidel Morales (1908-1967)
Dolores Morales was originally from New York City and attended the National Academy of Design. After she moved to Gainesville, she became a member of the Gainesville Fine Arts Association and was a contemporary of Carson and Buchholz. She worked mainly in oil paints.
She married Julio Morales in 1933 and they had one son, Norbert. They moved to Gainesville after World War II when Julio began working as a mathematics professor at UF. Morales worked as a saleswoman at a few different stores, such as Lewis Jewelry, during her time in Gainesville. Morales died in 1964 in Miami.
This exhibit is sponsored in part by Visit Gainesville/Alachua County, FL, and the City of Gainesville.