A.E. "Bean" Backus

Recognized as the "Dean of Florida Landscape Painting," Backus (1906-1990) was a prodigious artist and tireless humanitarian

Florida Highwaymen

This loosely-associated collective of African American artists was mentored and encouraged by Backus beginning in the 1950s

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