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Alfred Hair and the Florida Highwaymen

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"Florida Highwaymen" is the collective name given to a small group of African American painters from Ft. Pierce, Florida, who began painting Florida landscapes in the late 1950s. Under the tutelage of local landscape artist, A. E. "Beanie" Backus,…

Zora Neale Hurston

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Zora Neale Hurston not only stands as the most celebrated black female writer ever to work in Florida, but also one of the undisputed titans of African-American literature in U.S. history. A major figure of New York's Harlem Renaissance in the…

James F. Hutchinson

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James Hutchinson's lifelong passion for capturing the beauty and diversity of Florida's natural environment and heritage has won him the respect of art lovers and fellow landscape artists the world over. In the 1960s and '70s, his keen interest in…

Stetson Kennedy

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With a life of literary works including his classic book on Florida folklore, Palmetto Country, Kennedy is best known for his book The Klan Unmasked (1954) and other works that aided in the fight against discrimination in the South. Kennedy's…

Elaine L. Konigsburg

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Elaine Konigsburg is a distinguished and prolific writer and illustrator of children's books and young adult fiction. Since 1968, she has lived in Jacksonville with her family. Since then she has published nearly two dozen titles, books for which…

Doris Leeper

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An acclaimed visual artist and active environmentalist, Doris Marie Leeper, was an internationally recognized sculptor and painter who executed a number of large-scale commissions. Her work has been acquired for over 100 public collections held by…

Will McLean

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Considered by many to be the "Father of Florida Folk Music," Will McLean spent most of his life traveling the state and writing over 3,700 songs and stories. He became known as the "Black Hat Troubadour" because of the black hat he wore everywhere.…

Addison Mizner

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Addison Mizner was Florida's leading architect in the 1920s. He established his own Spanish and Mediterranean Revival style that became the architectural signature of Florida, and in so doing, created the ambience that truly transformed the…

Burt Reynolds

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A veteran of screen, stage and television, Burt Reynolds continues to foster a deep philanthropic commitment to his native Florida. The actor, producer and director has starred in more than 100 feature films and 300 television programs.

John N. Ringling

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An international celebrity of circus fame, John N. Ringling amassed a fortune through his entertainment interests and business ventures. With his beloved first wife, Mabel Burton, the couple built an elegant Sarasota Bay mansion to house their…

Louis Roney

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An international opera/concert/movie star for more than 40 years, Louis Roney has sung leading tenor roles, in four languages in major opera houses around the world and made two movies of opera: Carmen ( Montreal) and The Tales of Hoffman (Paris).…

James Rosenquist

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Considered one of the preeminent artists of the pop art movement that emerged in the 1960s, today James Rosenquist is regarded as one of the most famous visual artists in the world. He began his career as a commercial sign painter, painting…

Augusta Savage

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A gifted sculptor, Florida-born Augusta Savage fought poverty, racism and sexism to become a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the period of African-American cultural outpouring in New York City during the 1920s and '30s. Her…

Johnny Tillotson

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Jacksonville native Johnny Tillotson has led one of the most successful recording careers in the American music industry, spanning five decades from his first hit single in 1959. Tillotson is widely regarded as one of the most important forerunners…

Jerry N. Uelsmann

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Jerry Uelsmann's photographs have been extensively exhibited and collected both nationally and internationally and his work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows worldwide. His highly recognized and acclaimed work broadened the parameters…

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