Elise Frank (1891-1981) Painting on board of a Florida sunset river scene with palm trees and vegetation. Signed lower right. Measures approximately 18" x 11" and 21.5" x 14.5" w/ frame. Elise Frank was an artist from Tampa, FL and also taught at the Seaborn Academy on Davis Island. Her first commissioned painting was from D.P. Davis, the founder of Davis Island. She opened the Florida Academy of Art in 1936, later named the Elise Frank School of Art, taught ceramics and mold making, and created souvenir Florida pieces named Floramics.