{"id":14249,"date":"2023-11-26T10:16:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/?p=14249"},"modified":"2023-12-18T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:55:17","slug":"floridas-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/articles\/collectibles\/floridas-got-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida&#8217;s Got Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14249\" class=\"elementor elementor-14249\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f349b2 article-style elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f349b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e05e422\" data-id=\"e05e422\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fae22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03fae22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>You\u2019ve all heard the jokes.<\/strong> \u201cFlorida Man.\u201d Florida \u2014 America\u2019s appendage, Land of newlyweds and the nearly dead. Etc. Sure, Florida was loyal to the British in 1776 and yes, the US acquired Florida for free as a kind of a BOGO, a throw-in to the Louisiana purchase. And we certainly have our share of weirdos. (Most of whom are \u201cup-north transplants,\u201d by the way). The pictures painted are of backwoods neo-hillbillies or slick Miami hucksters or slow midwesternesque mid-Florida retirees or lazy Margaritaville weed-smoking slackers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511f0c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"511f0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The derision is unwarranted.<\/strong> We all know how wonderful it is here. As for Florida Man? Florida men (and women) have served our state well over the last two centuries, especially in the arts. But even our native son Tom Dorsey wrote, \u201cFlorida is a theme park and the theme is weirdness.\u201d Maybe, but weirdness and creative brilliance often go hand in hand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7c7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd7c7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Host Of Celebrated Artists Hail From Florida<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7cd143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7cd143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/talent-painting-1024x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14309\" alt=\"talent painting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/talent-painting-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/talent-painting-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/talent-painting-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/talent-painting.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a4b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58a4b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Today we present a list of celebrated artists<\/strong> that we want to purchase for art lovers who are eager to own them. Florida artists are collected by Floridians and \u201cup north\u201d folks too. Some of these artists bring a few hundred dollars and some tens of thousands or more. If you have a piece by one of these incredible Florida artists for sale, give us a call:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1fa66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd1fa66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Albert Backus<\/strong><br \/><strong>Romero Britto<\/strong><br \/><strong>Ellis Buckner<\/strong><br \/><strong>Clyde Butcher (photographer)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Mary Ann Caroll<\/strong><br \/><strong>Walter Cole<\/strong><br \/><strong>Emmet Fritz<\/strong><br \/><strong>Emile Gruppe<\/strong><br \/><strong>Alfred Hair<\/strong><br \/><strong>Martin Johnson Heade<\/strong><br \/><strong>Hermann Hertzog<\/strong><br \/><strong>George Innes<\/strong><br \/><strong>Harold Newton<\/strong><br \/><strong>Robert Rauchenberg<\/strong><br \/><strong>Frank Shapleigh<\/strong><br \/><strong>Syd Solomon<\/strong><br \/><strong>Anthony Thieme<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sylvester Welles<\/strong><br \/><strong>Purvis Young<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf11e30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf11e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pictured above<\/strong> is a large painting by Florida artist Romero Britto that recently brought $16,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796832e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"796832e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CONTACT US to see why museums and universities<br \/>have trusted us to liquidate fine art and antiques.<br \/>Always buying rare and valuable items.<br \/>Cash or auction. We make house calls statewide.<br \/>ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acc429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9acc429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is an archival article formerly written and is for informational purposes only. The valuations in this article have likely changed since it was first written.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve all heard the jokes. \u201cFlorida Man.\u201d Florida \u2014 America\u2019s appendage, Land of newlyweds and the nearly dead. Etc. 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