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2. A. E. Backus Museum & Gallery - Wikipedia

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   This museum houses artwork by A. E. Backus and other Florida artists. [1] The museum contains the largest public collection of paintings by Backus, [1] a preeminent Florida landscape painter. The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery, an 8,000 sq. ft. public visual arts facility, was established in 1960 by Backus and a group of local art enthusiasts.

3. A. E. Backus - Wikipedia

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   Beanie was mostly self-taught, although he did enjoy two summer stints at the Parsons School of Design in New York City in 1924–25. [12] Backus always earned his living through his artistic talent, first as a commercial artist painting signs, billboards and theater marquees, and later encouraged by Dorothy Binney Palmer, his first true patron, to pursue his landscape paintings as a full-time ...

4. The Highwaymen (landscape artists) - Wikipedia

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   In 1955, 19-year-old African American artist Harold Newton was convinced by A. E. Backus, a prominent Florida landscape artist, to create paintings of landscapes rather than religious scenes. [7] Newton sold his landscapes from the trunk of his car because art galleries in South Florida refused to represent African Americans. [8]

5. List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast - Wikipedia

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   20th Century Technology Museum. The list of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

6. List of museums in Florida - Wikipedia

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   Museum Name Image Community County Region Type Notes A. E. Backus Gallery & Museum: Fort Pierce: St. Lucie Central East Art Features landscapes by A. E. Backus and pieces by other Florida artists A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center: Gainesville: Alachua North Central History Former home of A. Quinn Jones ACCORD Civil Rights Museum St ...

7. Category:Museums devoted to one artist - Wikipedia

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8. List of museums in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Houston Museum of Natural Science. This list of museums in Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

9. Category:Museums in St. Lucie County, Florida - Wikipedia

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   A. E. Backus Museum & Gallery; H. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute; N. National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum; S. St. Lucie County Regional History Center This page ...