Bert Mowers Collection, Circa 1960s
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 14 Artwork
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Bert Mowers Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Bert Mowers Collection contains 14 paintings of Seminole completed by Bert Mowers in the 1960s.
- Biographical / historical:
Bert Mowers was born on July 28, 1903 in Rensselaer, New York. He worked as a carpenter and artist and moved to Hollywood, Florida during the mid to late 20th century. Mowers used oil paints on reclaimed materials, including ceiling tiles, to illustrate Seminole life and people found in Irving Peithman's book "The Unconquered Seminole" (1957). The Bert Mowers Collection contains renditions of illustrations from the Irving Peithman book, as well as several paintings of Seminole people and land, created during the 1960s.
Bert Mowers died in Deland, Volusia County, Florida on September 19, 1981.
- Acquisition information:
- Bert Mowers donated the collection to the Broward County Historical Commission on 08/03/1977 (Accession BCHA-1977.12).
- Processing information:
This collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Seminole
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The Bert Mowers Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Bert Mowers Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
