Join us April 8, 2022 at 12pm as Dr. Alexander Rich, in dialogue with Ron and Clark Woodsby, provides an in-depth overview of our current exhibition The Art of the Highwaymen: From the Woodsby Family Collection.

About our Guests

Dr. H. Alexander Rich is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Museum. In addition, he is also an Assistant Professor of Art History at Florida Southern College and chair of the newly established Department of Art History & Museum Studies, which will be located at the Museum beginning this fall. Dr. Rich is a specialist in Modern and Contemporary Art History, with a particular focus on European and American art of the 19th and 20th centuries. He earned his Ph.D. in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and his A.B. from Dartmouth College.

Ron Woodsby is the Owner and President of Talk of the Town Restaurant Group, a family owned and operated restaurant conglomerate in Central Florida. Joining the family business in 2006, Ron's son Clark Woodsby serves as Executive Vice President. Originally founded by Ron's father, Charley Woodsby, Talk of the Town has been serving Central Florida since 1974. The three generations of Woodsby's now own and operate eight restaurants in Central Florida including Charley's Steak House, FishBones, Johnnie's Hideaway, Texas Cattle Company, and Vito's Chop House.