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Hezekiah Baker. Cypress and Sky

Hezekiah Baker. Camp

Hezekiah Baker
Baker was born September 25, 1940, in Savannah, Georgia, and died August 1, 2007. At age thirteen, he moved to Fort Pierce, Florida, where he graduated from Lincoln Park Academy. He worked in the orange groves and tomato fields before he met Harold Newton and Alfred Hair. Baker began painting in the late 1960s.

He had a number of jobs, including selling insurance, baking breads at Dandee Bakery, and running his own restaurant, House of Foods, which was located on 25th Street in Fort Pierce. He married Gladys Paige in 1957 and had three daughters. Following his wife’s death, he married Ivory Young, who encouraged him to return to painting.

Baker’s paintings demonstrate a use of color different from that of the other Highwaymen, with an emphasis on pastels.

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About The Author Foreword by Gary R. Libby Excerpt Overview Royal Poinciana Ocean Shore Breaking Waves “Fireskies” Indian River St. Lucie and Inland Rivers Backcountry Backcountry Pines River of Grass People Stormy Weather Moonlight on the Water Orange Groves and Rarities A.E. Backus Alfred Hair Harold Newton R. A. (Roy) McLendon James Gibson Livingston (Castro) Roberts Mary Ann Carroll Al Black Sam Newton Curtis Arnett Hezekiah Baker Ellis Buckner George Buckner Robert Butler Johnny Daniels Willie Daniels Rodney Demps Issac Knight R. L. (Robert) Lewis John Maynor Alphonso (Poncho) Moran Lemuel Newton Willie Reagan Carnell (Pete) Smith Charles Walker S. M. (Sylvester) Wells Charles Wheeler

THE ARTISTS A.E. Backus Alfred Hair Harold Newton R. A. (Roy) McLendon James Gibson Livingston (Castro) Roberts Mary Ann Carroll Al Black Sam Newton Curtis Arnett Hezekiah Baker Ellis Buckner George Buckner Robert Butler Johnny Daniels Willie Daniels Rodney Demps Issac Knight R. L. (Robert) Lewis John Maynor Alphonso (Poncho) Moran Lemuel Newton Willie Reagan Carnell (Pete) Smith Charles Walker S. M. (Sylvester) Wells Charles Wheeler		THE ARTISTS Hezekiah Baker. Cypress and Sky Hezekiah Baker. Camp Hezekiah Baker Baker was born September 25, 1940, in Savannah, Georgia, and died August 1, 2007. At age thirteen, he moved to Fort Pierce, Florida, where he graduated from Lincoln Park Academy. He worked in the orange groves and tomato fields before he met Harold Newton and Alfred Hair. Baker began painting in the late 1960s. He had a number of jobs, including selling insurance, baking breads at Dandee Bakery, and running his own restaurant, House of Foods, which was located on 25th Street in Fort Pierce. He married Gladys Paige in 1957 and had three daughters. Following his wife’s death, he married Ivory Young, who encouraged him to return to painting. Baker’s paintings demonstrate a use of color different from that of the other Highwaymen, with an emphasis on pastels.
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