Browse Exhibits (2 total)

Painters, Potters, Dancers & Designers: Artists in Residence at the Randall-Lewis House

Clifton Van Brunt Lewis purchased the Randall-Lewis House in the late 1950s and adapted its reuse into a residence for local artists, writers, photographers, and intellectuals in Tallahassee, Florida. Find out about Clifton, the artists, and the founding of the residence here.

artists, clifton lewis, evon streetman, fsu, george milton, historic preservation, kristin skagfield, lester bruch, painters, professors, randall-lewis house, Tallahassee, william watson

A Call to Action

"Girls, take a vital interest in government in all its details. You won't like it very much. You may think it isn't a clean game, but we women, if we keep our ideals, can do much to improve politics."

-- Eleanor Roosevelt, February 17, 1940, address to Florida State College for Women

Clifton Van Brunt Lewis's journey in civic activism began at the cusp of her graduation from the Florida State College for Women in 1940.

civil rights, clifton lewis, florida state college for women, Tallahassee, tallahassee council on human relations, world federalism