A Nature Boy in Wartime Stuart

A Nature Boy in Wartime Stuart

by | Apr 9, 2026 | Curator Stories

Before the song, a quiet figure passed through Stuart. In 1944, in the middle of a wartime Florida that was rapidly transforming, a quiet figure passed through Stuart, playing piano in a hotel lounge, picking fruit in nearby groves, and moving through a landscape that...
THE WHITNEY STOVE STORY

THE WHITNEY STOVE STORY

by | Apr 7, 2026 | Curator Stories

From Greenwich Village to the Café Martier: A Stove’s Story Figure 1 Jo Hopper and artist Diana Kan Pose with the old Stove, A Lighthouse at Two Lights in the Background One afternoon in 1967 a small group gathered in Greenwich Village for a tea party. The guest of...
Tommy The Tarpon

Tommy The Tarpon

by | Mar 25, 2026 | Adopt Something

Tommy the Tarpon … Largest Fish Craig ever caught! This tarpon, known as “Tommy,” was donated to the Elliott Museum by Craig Caddigan, a beloved volunteer whose passion for Florida’s waters shaped both his life and his legacy. Representing the largest fish he ever...