Palm Beach Visual Arts

"Deborah Pollack is a valuable asset as the conservator of the history of Florida's visual arts. Her latest magnum opus, Palm Beach Visual Arts, is elegant, scholarly, and most significant."

--Molly Charland, Director of Education, Society of the Four Arts

From its first days as a tropical island resort, Palm Beach has attracted artists, collectors, patrons, and dealers. Founded by Henry Morrison Flagler, the art-loving oil baron, in the late nineteenth century, Palm Beach quickly attracted notables of the art world seeking inspiration and society. Palm Beach Visual Arts explores the incredible story of the island and its painters--including Salvador Dali and Marcel Duchamp--architects, potters, and photographers, as well as the luminaries and doyens who forged the art scene and organizations that still thrive today. This lavishly illustrated portrait explores Palm Beach as a prominent and influential locus for the arts.



Art dealer, speaker, and award-winning writer Deborah C. Pollack has written several titles about the art and artists of Palm Beach. She contributes to regional and national arts publications, including American Art Review and Antiques and Art around Florida. A frequent speaker at museums, art associations, and historical societies, Pollack has been researching and sharing her passion for her community for more than thirty years. She and her husband own the gallery Edward and Deborah Pollack Fine Art.