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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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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Rural Scene, Countryside, Farms and/or Barns
- •Tropical Landscape Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Florida Before 1945
- •Jamaica
Art Association
- •Indian River School of Painting
Art School
- •Parsons, The New School for Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Florida Artists Hall of Fame Inductee
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing