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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Salvador Dalí was well-known for his surreal paintings. His work often featured everyday objects portrayed with atypical or amorphous forms, his melted watches being one of the most iconic . He was fascinated by irregular shapes and could envision people or animals...
Curator-at Large, Dr. Carol Ockman ROBERT STERLING CLARK PROFESSOR OF ART HISTORY EMERITA, WILLIAMS COLLEGE Behind the intriguing, and equally disturbing, soft watches, abstracted heads with noses balanced on the ground, clusters of ants, grimacing lions’ heads,...
Think you know all there is to know about Gauguin: Voyage to Paradise? Learn a few fun facts before your visit! There is only one different wooden tiki within the entire Gardens. Keep on the lookout for this special one! Outside the Tropical Conservatory, a lone...
By Dr. Carol Ockman Curator-at-Large, Selby Gardens, and the Robert Sterling Clark Professor of Art at Williams College The name Gauguin instantly conjures a paradisiacal image of Tahiti—lush vegetation, a brilliant palette of saturated reds and yellows infused with...
By Dr. David Berry Many botanical gardens host orchid shows, but few if any are able to do it more completely than Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. As home to the finest scientifically documented orchid collection in the world, Selby Gardens is uniquely placed to...