Artists

EG Barnhill (1894-1987) was the most interesting Florida tourist-art photographer in the early part of the 20th century. Known for his gold toned glass plates and hand painted glass plate landscapes using uranium pigments, his landscapes show an unearthly luminescence and are wonderful metaphors for Florida light. Each uranium pigment platen is unique, varying by the application of color.

His work has been exhibited in major museums, including the seminal group show “Imagining Florida” at the Boca at the Raton Museum of Art and the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, where “Glow”, a one-person exhibition, was mounted. University Press of Florida published E. G. Barnhill: Florida Photographer, Adventurer, Entrepreneur, in 2016.