Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
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Former name | Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts |
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Established | 2001 |
Location | 400 North Ashley Drive Tampa, Florida, 33602 |
Type | Photography Museum |
Website | www.fmopa.org |
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA) occupies the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Cube, Rivergate Plaza's architecturally significant six-story atrium building renowned as one of the most impressive interior spaces on Florida's west coast. Since 2012, FMoPA has been located in the Cube, which was selected as one of the Top 100 buildings in Florida in the American Institute of Architects' Florida Architecture, 100 Years, 100 Places poll.[1] The Cube is located adjacent to Rivergate Tower, also known as the Sykes Building, in downtown Tampa, Florida. The location of FMoPA makes it part of the Waterfront Arts District, along with the Tampa Museum of Art and Glazer Children's Museum; all of which are situated around the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, located alongside the historic Tampa Riverwalk. [2] Directly across from FMoPA and the Hillsborough River, where the Tampa Riverwalk is located, is the architecturally significant University of Tampa where the Henry B. Plant Museum resides.
Prior to being renamed the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in the summer of 2006, FMoPA was named the Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts.[3]
Permanent collection[]
The photographic works in the growing permanent collection include an entire suite of Harold Edgerton's landmark works using his invention, the strobe light. Also in the collection are Len Prince's celebrity portraits, a notable Dorothea Lange, a portrait of Ansel Adams by Judy Dater, scenes of Pittsburgh by Charles "Teenie" Harris and a body of work by Dianora Niccolini, a pioneer in the photographing of the male nude. The female nude is well represented in a work by Ruth Bernhard. Burk Uzzle's iconic Woodstock scenes as well as Bud Lee's unforgettable views of the 1960s and 1970s counterculture document important moments in American history. More historical moments are found in an expanding collection of panoramic (or "Cirkut") photographs taken in the early 20th century, including views of the construction of the Panama Canal and of early Tampa history.
References[]
- ^ Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places
- ^ Amy Scherzer Florida Museum of Photographic Arts finds perfect location in Tampa's Beer Can Building February 17, 2012 Tampa Bay Times
- ^ "About FMoPA • FMoPA | Florida Museum of Photographic Arts | Tampa, Florida". FMoPA | Florida Museum of Photographic Arts | Tampa, Florida. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
External links[]
- Museums in Tampa, Florida
- Art museums and galleries in Florida
- Photography museums and galleries in the United States
- Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
- Museums established in 2001
- Tourist attractions in Tampa, Florida
- Landmarks in Tampa, Florida
- 2001 establishments in Florida