Painter A.
Backus (1906 1990) portrayed an unspoiled Florida that has made his paintings synonymous with the state: backcountry terrain is often described as Backus landscape, emotive clouds as Backus sky, and translucent waves as Backus water.
As more and more of the state s wilderness is lost to development, Backus s paintings emerge as poetic testaments of Florida s lost paradise.
Defining his artistic roots as part Cracker and part Monet, Backus was drawn to tropical nature as defined by.
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Vendome Press Tropical light: the art of a. e. backus, hardcover/natasha kuzmanoviac
