Florida Artists Hall of Fame facts for kids
Florida Artists Hall of Fame recognizes artists who have made significant contributions to art in Florida. It was established by the Florida Legislature in 1986. There is a Florida Artists Hall of Fame Wall on the Plaza Level in the rotunda of the Florida Capitol. The Florida Council on Arts and Culture reviews nominations annually and makes recommendations to the Florida Secretary of State. No more than two inductees are selected in any year until 2012 when four inductees were added.
In 2013 legendary Florida folk singer & songwriter Frank J. Thomas born and raised in Clay County; Latin pop superstar Gloria Estefan and painter Laura Woodward were inducted.
In 1986, the Hall was established by the Florida Legislature. It provides recognition to persons, living or dead, who "made significant contributions to the arts in Florida either as performing or practicing artists in individual disciplines." The awards recipients show diversity of artistic accomplishment in the state's "cultural tapestry." Inductions take placed each March during the Florida Heritage Awards. Each honoree receives a commemorative bronze sculpture. The sculpture, La Florida was created by Enzo Torcoletti.
Alphabetical list of inductees
Year | Name | City | Lifetime | Artform |
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2004 | Alfred Hair and the Florida Highwaymen | Fort Pierce, Florida | 1941 – 1970 | Folk artists |
1993 | George Abbott | Miami Beach, Florida | 1887 – 1995 | Thespian and theater impresario |
1993 | A. E. "Bean" Backus | Fort Pierce, Florida | 1906 – 1990 | Artist |
2012 | Jacqueline Brice | Jupiter, Florida | 1935 - | Painter |
2012 | Robert C. Broward | Jacksonville, Florida | 1926 – 2015 | Architect |
2012 | Ricou Browning | Tallahassee, Florida | 1930 – 2023 | Underwater film actor and director |
2000 | Jimmy Buffett | Key West, Florida | 1946 – 2023 | Musician |
2002 | Fernando Bujones | Miami, Florida | 1955 – 2005 | Dancer |
1998 | Clyde Butcher | Ochopee, Florida | 1942 – | Photographer |
1992 | Ray Charles | Greenville, Florida | 1930 – 2004 | Musician |
2020 | Rita Coolidge | Tallahassee, Florida | 1945 - | Musician |
2009 | Harry Crews | Gainesville, Florida | 1935 – 2012 | Writer |
2003 | Earl Cunningham | St. Augustine, Florida | 1893 – 1977 | Folk artist |
2010 | Bo Diddley | Archer, Florida | 1928 – 2008 | Blues musician |
1993 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas | Coconut Grove, Florida | 1890 – 1998 | Author |
2013 | Gloria Estefan | Miami, Florida | 1957 – | Singer and songwriter |
1988 | George Firestone | Miami, Florida | 1931 – 2012 | Politician who supported arts |
2003 | William P. Foster | Tallahassee, Florida | 1919 – 2010 | Marching band director and innovator |
1992 | Duane Hanson | Davie, Florida | 1925 – 1996 | Artist/ sculptor of human figures |
1995 | Martin Johnson Heade | St. Augustine, Florida | 1819 – 1904 | Painter of nature |
1987 | Ernest Hemingway | Key West, Florida | 1899 – 1961 | Author |
1990 | Zora Neale Hurston | Eatonville, Florida | 1891 – 1960 | Folklorist, historian, and novelist |
2011 | James F. Hutchinson | Stuart, Florida | 1932 – | Painter |
2002 | Lou Jacobs | Sarasota, Florida | 1903 – 1992 | Circus clown |
2000 | James Weldon Johnson | Jacksonville, Florida | 1871 – 1938 | Writer |
2006 | John Rosamond Johnson | Jacksonville, Florida | 1873 – 1954 | Composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance |
2005 | Stetson Kennedy | Beluthahatchee, Florida | 1916 – 2011 | Journalist |
2000 | Elaine L. Konigsburg | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 1930 – 2013 | Author and illustrator |
2020 | Guy LaBree | Hollywood, Florida | 1941 – 2015 | Painter |
1999 | Doris Leeper | New Smyrna Beach, Florida | 1929 – 2000 | Painter and sculptor |
2007 | Lawrence Hankins "Hank" Locklin | McLellan, Florida | 1918 – 2009 | Songwriter |
1991 | John D. MacDonald | Sarasota, Florida | 1916 – 1986 | Writer |
1996 | Will McLean | Chipley, Florida | 1919 – 1990 | Folk singer/ songwriter |
2001 | Addison Mizner | Boca Raton, Florida | 1872 – 1933 | Architect |
1994 | Ralph Hubbard Norton | West Palm Beach, Florida | 1875 – 1953 | Art collector and museum founder |
2008 | Victor Nuñez | Tallahassee, Florida | 1945 – | Film director |
2004 | Albin Polasek | Winter Park, Florida | 1879 – 1965 | Sculptor |
2006 | W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor | Tallahassee, Florida | 1939 – | Sculptor |
1991 | Robert Rauschenberg | Captiva, Florida | 1925 – 2008 | Painter |
1987 | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | Cross Creek, Florida | 1896 – 1953 | Author |
1993 | Burt Reynolds | Jupiter, Florida | 1936 – 2018 | Actor |
1987 | John N. Ringling | Sarasota, Florida | 1866 – 1936 | Circus empresario |
1998 | Gamble Rogers | St. Augustine, Florida | 1937 – 1991 | Folk musician and storyteller |
2012 | Louis Roney | Winter Park, Florida | 1921 – 2017 | Opera singer |
2001 | James Rosenquist | Aripeka, Florida | 1933 – 2017 | Artist |
2008 | Augusta Savage | Green Cove Springs, Florida | 1892 – 1962 | Sculptor |
1999 | Patrick D. Smith | Merritt Island, Florida | 1927 – 2014 | Author |
2010 | Christopher M. Still | Tarpon Springs, Florida | 1961 – | Painter |
2013 | Frank Thomas | Lake Wales, Florida | 1943 – 2020 | Musician |
2009 | Mel Tillis | Silver Springs, Florida | 1932 – 2017 | Musician |
2011 | Johnny Tillotson | Jacksonville, Florida | 1938 – | Singer and songwriter |
1994 | Jerry N. Uelsmann | Gainesville, Florida | 1934 – 2022 | Photographer |
1997 | Edward Villella | Miami, Florida | 1936 - | Ballet dancer |
1994 | Hiram D. Williams | Gainesville, Florida | 1917 – 2003 | Painter and professor of art |
1989 | Tennessee Williams | Key West, Florida | 1911 – 1983 | Author |
2013 | Laura Woodward | Palm Beach, Florida | 1834 – 1926 | Painter |
1994 | Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | Miami, Florida | 1939 – | Music composer |
2015 | Carlisle Floyd | Tallahassee, Florida | 1926 – 2021 | Opera composer |
2014 | Tom Petty | Gainesville, Florida | 1950 – 2017 | Singer and songwriter |
2014 | Bruce Helander | West Palm Beach, Florida | 1947 - | Collage artist, painter, arts critic and curator |
2016 | Jane Davis Doggett | Jupiter Island, Florida | 1929 – 2023 | Artist & Environmental Graphic Designer |
2016 | Romero Britto | Miami, Florida | 1963 - | Visual Artist |
2017 | Don Felder | Gainesville, Florida | 1947 - | Musician/Guitarist |
2017 | Billy Dean | Quincy, Florida | 1962 - | Singer/Songwriter |
2017 | Lee Bennett Hopkins | Cape Coral, Florida | 1938 - 2019 | Poet/Anthologist |
2017 | Jim Stafford | Winter Haven, Florida | 1944 - | Musician/Entertainer |
2018 | Purvis Young | Miami, Florida | 1943 - 2010 | Visual Artist |
2018 | The Bellamy Brothers | Darby, Florida | Howard: 1946 - , David: 1950 - | Singers/Songwriters/Recording Artists |
2019 | George Inness, Jr. | Tarpon Springs, Florida | 1854 - 1926 | Painter |
2019 | Ann Norton | West Palm Beach, Florida | 1905 - 1982 | Sculptor |
2019 | Bertie Higgins | Tarpon Springs, Florida | 1944 - | Singer/Songwriter/Recording Artist |
See also
- Great Floridians
- List of music museums