Florida Artists Hall of Fame explained

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^[1] until 2012 when four inductees were added.

In 2013 legendary Florida folk singer & songwriter Frank J. Thomas born and raised in Clay County;^[2] 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.^[1]

Alphabetical list of inductees

Year^[3]	Name	City	Lifetime	Artform
2004			1941 – 1970	Folk artists
1993			1887 – 1995	Thespian and theater impresario
1993			1906 – 1990	Artist
2012			1935 -	Painter
2012			1926 – 2015	Architect
2012			1930 – 2023	Underwater film actor and director
2000			1946 – 2023	Musician
2002			1955 – 2005	Dancer
1998			1942 –	Photographer
1992			1930 – 2004	Musician
2020			1945 -	Musician
2009			1935 – 2012	Writer
2003			1893 – 1977	Folk artist
2010			1928 – 2008	Blues musician
1993			1890 – 1998	Author
2013			1957 –	Singer and songwriter
1988			1931 – 2012	Politician who supported arts
2003			1919 – 2010	Marching band director and innovator
1992			1925 – 1996	Artist/ sculptor of human figures
1995			1819 – 1904	Painter of nature
1987			1899 – 1961	Author
1990			1891 – 1960	Folklorist, historian, and novelist
2011			1932 –	Painter
2002			1903 – 1992	Circus clown
2000			1871 – 1938	Writer
2006			1873 – 1954
2005		Beluthahatchee, Florida	1916 – 2011	Journalist
2000			1930 – 2013	Author and illustrator
2020			1941 – 2015	Painter
1999			1929 – 2000	Painter and sculptor
2007		McLellan, Florida	1918 – 2009	Songwriter
1991			1916 – 1986	Writer
1996			1919 – 1990	Folk singer/ songwriter
2001			1872 – 1933	Architect
1994			1875 – 1953	Art collector and museum founder
2008			1945 –	Film director
2004			1879 – 1965	Sculptor
2006			1939 –	Sculptor
1991			1925 – 2008	Painter
1987			1896 – 1953	Author
1993			1936 – 2018	Actor
1987			1866 – 1936	Circus empresario
1998			1937 – 1991	Folk musician and storyteller
2012			1921 – 2017	Opera singer
2001			1933 – 2017	Artist
2008			1892 – 1962	Sculptor
1999			1927 – 2014	Author
2010			1961 –	Painter
2013			1943 – 2020	Musician
2009			1932 – 2017	Musician
2011			1938 –	Singer and songwriter
1994			1934 – 2022	Photographer
1997			1936 -	Ballet dancer
1994			1917 – 2003	Painter and professor of art
1989			1911 – 1983	Author
2013			1834 – 1926	Painter
1994			1939 –	Music composer
2015			1926 – 2021	Opera composer
2014			1950 – 2017	Singer and songwriter
2014			1947 -	Collage artist, painter, arts critic and curator
2016			1929 – 2023	Artist & Environmental Graphic Designer
2016			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

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Florida Artists Hall of Fame . . August 22, 2014 . August 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140815052300/http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/ahf/ . dead .
2. Web site: Frank & Ann Thomas - Division of Historical Resources - Florida Department of State .
3. Web site: Florida Artists Hall of Fame - Division of Cultural Affairs - Florida Department of State. dos.myflorida.com. 2017-04-04.