A. E. Backus Museum & Gallery

The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery, an 8.000 sq. ft. public visual arts facility, was established in 1960 by A.E. Backus and a group of local art enthusiasts. With a career spanning more than 70 years, Backus was the first Florida-born artist to build his professional renown by painting the landscape and scenes from the daily life of his native state. He was fortunate to have known great success during his lifetime, with paintings hanging in the businesses and the private collections of many of Florida’s most prominent citizens.