About the Wright Collection:
In its entirety, the Wright Collection of Southern Art features 141 works collected over 45 years by former Florence pathologist, Dr. Louis Wright. The collection was developed around the recognition of Southern Art as a viable facet of American expression and cultural development. It encompasses art produced over a 153-year period, from 1852 to 2005. At its center is work by noted artists like Thomas Hart Benton, Alfred Hutty, Helen Hyde, Florence native artist, William Henry Johnson, Alice Huger Smith, Anna Heyward Taylor, Elizabeth O’Neill Verner, Palmer Schoppe, Mary Whyte and Stephen Scott Young.
About the Florence County Museum:
Florence County Museum mission: The mission of the Florence County Museum is to provide a dynamic sanctuary for the preservation, interpretation and exhibition of objects o f scientific, historic and artistic significance that are unique or of special interest to the people of Florence County and the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The vision of the Florence County Museum is to stimulate imaginations and create experiences that transform lives by broadening people’s perspectives, attitudes and knowledge of themselves and the world.