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Folk Heritage Awards
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The Secretary of State, with the recommendations of the Florida Folklife Council, confers Florida Folk Heritage Awards annually. The awards are given to outstanding folk artists and folk culture advocates who have made long-standing contributions…
Professional Resources
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Items for ILL on archives and preservation, collection development, management and more.
Ricou Browning
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Ricou Browning is a Florida native who made his mark as a writer, director, actor and underwater stunt coordinator in the Florida Film Industry. A penchant for underwater stunt work began at Wakulla Springs in the 1940s when he learned to perform…
Jimmy Buffett
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Performer, songwriter and author Jimmy Buffett has made Key West his home for more than 30 years, a period that saw him rise from an unknown street musician to the heights of fame and fortune. For his millions of fans around the world, Buffett…
Fernando Bujones
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A world-renowned ballet artist, Miami-born Fernando Bujones (pronounced "boo-HOH-nays) led an extraordinary career that will have a lasting impact on dance in Florida and around the globe. His immense power, technical brilliance and exuberance won…
Harry Crews
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A brilliant novelist and satirist in the Southern Gothic tradition, Harry Crews has put his name to 17 novels, two major collections, numerous short stories, essays and film screenplays. Crews also is credited as a gifted instructor and mentor for…
Bo Diddley
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The late Bo Diddley of Archer, near Gainesville, was one of rock music's principal architects in the 1950s. He is generally credited as the man who gave rock its beat—the "rock" upon which the "roll" was built. His innovative and original style of…
William P. Foster
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William Patrick Foster, recognized as one of the world's most renowned band directors, was the creator and band director of the internationally acclaimed Florida A&M University (FAMU) Marching "100" Band for over 50 years. His innovative…
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…
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…
Lawrence Hankins "Hank " Locklin
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Florida native Hank Locklin was one of country music's early honky-tonk singers. A three-time Grammy finalist, Locklin saw more than 15 million copies of his songs sold worldwide before his death in 2008. In a career that spanned nearly seven…
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.…
Ralph Hubbard Norton
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Ralph Hubbard Norton, an industrialist from Chicago, retired to West Palm Beach in 1939. With his first wife, Elizabeth Calhoun Norton (1881-1953), he founded the Norton Gallery and School of Art in 1941 to house an extensive collection of major…
Albin Polasek
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Regarded as one of the foremost American sculptors of the 20th Century, Czech-born Albin Polasek served nearly 30 years as head of the sculpture department for the Art Institute of Chicago before retiring to Winter Park, Florida in 1949. Polasek…
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