A History of the Printed Bird: Birds have mesmerized and inspired artists for centuries. Etched Feathers examines the works, and artistic processes, of John Costin and other bird artists and devotees, whose creations capture the essence of winged beauty.
FOX 13’s Lloyd Sowers caught up with local artist and printmaker John Costin in his Ybor City studio this past December. Costin worked closely with Brad Massey, Ph.D., Saunders Foundation Curator of Public History, on Etched Feathers for the past year.
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Plan your visit to see Etched Feathers and explore the growing Water Street neighborhood surrounding the museum.
Beneath the sandy soil in Tampa’s cemeteries lie thousands of people who knew this city before we did. They worked in its factories, raised children in its neighborhoods and buried...
For Tampa residents, a hurricane begins affecting daily life before its wind reaches the bay. In 1921, warnings arrived through telegraph lines and the morning newspaper. Today, forecasts...
Mysterious faces in hotel windows, a figure in military uniform and a special movie theater seat visited by an apparition in a fedora. Legend has it that music and laughter can be heard...