Exhibition catalog published to accompany the exhibition State of Excellence: Treasures from Florida Private Collections held at the Orlando Museum of Art from January 26th through April 29th, 2018.

State of Excellence: Treasures from Florida Private Collections is an initiative of the Orlando Museum of Art focused on the depth an quality of collecting in the State of Florida. This important exhibition is drawn from some of the finest collections of European and American art held privately in the state. Highlights include paintings by the 17th century Dutch masters, 19th and 20th century French and American Impressionists and 20th century European and American Modernists and Abstract Expressionists.

Sculpture is represented with exceptional bronzes by August Rodin, Antoine Bourdelle and Käthe Kollwitz. Decorative art includes examples of French Art Nouveau furniture and glass, American Arts and Crafts furniture, American art pottery and early Steuben Glass. A special focus within the exhibition is historic photography. Selected from four extensive collections in the State, the 48 vintage photographs on view offer a mini survey of the medium from its inception in the 1840s through the mid-20th century.