4G Art Field Trip
Our annual 4th grade Art Field Trip featured a visit to The Mennello Museum of American Art. This wonderful museum, at 900 East Princeton Street - just minutes from Orlando Junior Academy, is home to the Folk Art of Earl Cunningham (1893-1977). This outstanding collection of paintings, by the self taught artist, capture scenes from life along the eastern seaboard of America from Maine to Florida. The brilliantly colored landscapes tell stories of Cunningham’s interest in boats and wildlife and many paintings also show scenes of Florida’s Native Americans of long ago. The students and several parents who joined us…