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"Using iconic images and many not so well-known illustrations, this is a pictorial history of all that has come to represent Florida in print media. Chapters laden with nostalgic images explore the myths and reality of Florida as a tropical Eden. Sections on Romantic Florida, Funny Florida, Florida's bathing beauties and working Florida culminates with a chapter on the kitsch that has come to represent Florida"--
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"Painter A.E. 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,"...
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The skillful artist's brush of Roger Bansemer guides you around Florida's coast, to Savannah and Charleston, and points beyond and in between, including a stop in the Virgin Islands. He includes history about the places and colorful facts about the people and the wildlife, as well as philosophy, in this gentle narrative guidebook.
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"Florida's amazing landscapes and fascinating wildlife were sources of inspiration for early naturalists seeking new horizons. Among them was John James Audubon. Elegant herons, acrobatic terns, endearing pelicans and colorful roseate spoonbills all feature among his beloved artwork. But Audubon was not the first nature artist inspired by Florida. Mark Catesby, an English country squire turned adventurer, helped introduce the wonders of Florida to...
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Annotation. "Roberta Favis tells the story of the last two decades of the life and artistic career of Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904), when the peripatetic painter settled permanently in St. Augustine, Florida. Providing generous illustrations in both black and white" Annotation. Roberta Favis tells the story of the last two decades of the life and artistic career of Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904), when the peripatetic painter settled permanently...
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