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George Buckner Paintings
George Buckner. Blue Pines
George Buckner. Going Fishing
George Buckner died December 7, 2002, at age fifty-nine. Both he and his
brother Ellis (George was the eldest of twelve) grew up in Gifford,
Florida. George left school in the sixth grade to work after his father
died. He was tall and handsome and an accomplished musician who could
play the guitar, piano, and saxophone. Buckner met Harold Newton when he
and Ellis were working in the orange groves and the two began painting.
George was the more deliberate of the artists and did not like to go out
on the road to sell. He is considered one of the best artists of the
group.
For much of his life, he mowed lawns for a living. “He had his own
lawn service,� said Reuben Buckner, George’s son. “A lot of them
never knew he was an artist. And when they found out, which was not so
long ago, they would ask why he would come out here mowing lawns when
he’s got this talent. He said he liked being outside.�
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