Jacksonville, Florida.- The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is pleased to present “Eugene Savage: The Seminole Paintings”, on view through January 8th 2012. The exhibition features 42 paintings and watercolors inspired by Savage’s trips to the Everglades. As part of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary celebration, the works are being displayed publicly for the first time since the 1960s. The Cummer purchased the collection in 2007, after former trustee Samuel Vickers introduced Savage’s work to the Museum. Savage’s series is the most extensive painted record of the Florida Seminoles from the early twentieth century. He found a way to depict native culture as well as critique modern urban life. The natural rhythms of the Everglades are portrayed, which presents a vision of Seminole life. “While certainly not documentary in nature, Savage’s abstracted compositions evoke mystery and imagination,” said Keris. “I hope visitors will be enthralled by the work of Eugene Savage, and his magical recollections of the Seminoles and the Florida Everglades.”