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A. E. Backus
American painter (–)
A. E. Backus | |
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| Born | Albert Ernest Backus ()January 3, Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, () (aged&#;84) Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. |
| Other&#;names | Beanie Bean |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years&#;active | s– |
| Spouse | Patricia Hutchinson &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
Albert Ernest "A.
E." Backus (January 3, – June 6, ), also known as Bean or Beanie Backus, was an American artist famous for his vivid Florida landscape paintings.[1][2][3]
Early life
Backus was born and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida.
He was named after a family friend, Albert Hoofnagle, and the doctor who delivered him as a baby and cared for him when he became critically ill, Dr. Ernest E. Van Landingham.[4][5] Because Backus was sickly as a toddler (he was diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia and peritonitis), his mother gifted him a small set of watercolor paints for h