Palm Beach Visual Arts
2016Pollack, Deborah C.
200 pages (color)
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1906 Fort Pierce, Florida - 1990 Fort Pierce, Florida. Known for: Everglade landscape, trees and figure painting.
A painter whose career was almost entirely focused on Florida landscapes, skyscapes, people and botanics, Albert Backus is regarded as the Dean of Florida Painters. He first received attention for... Read full biography
A painter whose career was almost entirely focused on Florida landscapes, skyscapes, people and botanics, Albert Backus is regarded as the Dean of Florida Painters. He first received attention for his still-lifes, especially hibiscus, and later for his landscape and figure works of the Florida... Read full biography
A painter whose career was almost entirely focused on Florida landscapes, skyscapes, people and botanics, Albert Backus is regarded as the Dean of Florida Painters. He first received attention for his still-lifes, especially hibiscus, and later for his landscape and figure works of the Florida backwoods country. Although he was basically self-taught, taking summer classes at the Parsons School in New York City, he gave lessons to numerous artists. Today, among persons knowledgeable about... Read full biography
A painter whose career was almost entirely focused on Florida landscapes, skyscapes, people and botanics, Albert Backus is regarded as the Dean of Florida Painters. He first received attention for his still-lifes, especially hibiscus, and later for his landscape and figure works of the Florida backwoods country. Although he was basically self-taught, taking summer classes at the Parsons School in New York City, he gave lessons to numerous artists. Today, among persons knowledgeable about American folk art, Albert Backus is known as the most influential person of The Highwaymen, a group of 1950s African-Americans who are arguably the best known of the Florida folk-art painters. Using art expression as a way of working through their despair... Read full biography
A painter whose career was almost entirely focused on Florida landscapes, skyscapes, people and botanics, Albert Backus is regarded as the Dean of Florida Painters. He first received attention for his still-lifes, especially hibiscus, and later for his landscape and figure works of the Florida backwoods country. Although he was basically self-taught, taking summer classes at the Parsons School in New York City, he gave lessons to numerous artists. Today, among persons knowledgeable about American folk art, Albert Backus is known as the most influential person of The Highwaymen, a group of 1950s African-Americans who are arguably the best known of the Florida folk-art painters. Using art expression as a way of working through their despair at having no future beyond their jobs as workers in citrus groves and packing houses, The Highwaymen sold paintings out of their vehicles. Descr... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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Reflections-Paintings of Florida 1865-1965
2009Libby, Gary R.184 pages (color)The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesA.E. Backus
2003Peterson, Olive Dame127 pages (color)How to Draw Florida's Sights and Symbols
2002Quasha, Jennifer0 pages (color)Southern Skies Gentle Breezes
2001Firestone, Sherry and Glenn104 pages (color)The Highwaymen, Florida's African-American Landscape Painters
2001Monroe, Gary125 pages (color)A.E. "Bean" Backus: The Backus Scho
2000Martin County Council for the58 pages (color)Celebrating Florida Works of Art from the Vickers Collection
1995Libby, Gary R (editor)144 pages (color)Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pagesA.E. Backus, Florida Artist
1984
(Exhibition catalog)Peterson, Olive Dame0 pagesContemporary Art of the U S (Golden Gate Exposition1940)
1940
(Exhibition catalog)IBM Collection112 pages