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Alfred Warner Hair was the driving force behind the artists dubbed “The Highwaymen.” Killed in a barroom fight at the age of 29 nearly 50 years ago, he has left his mark with the thousands of paintings he left behind and a one-of-a-kind artistic legacy. His work will be explored at an exhibition at A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery in Fort Pierce from Jan. 8 through Feb. 16.

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It has been nearly 50 years since a young black man was shot and later died on a hot August night in a modest little bar on Avenue D in Fort Pierce. He might have been forgotten, except that he left a curious legacy that was to live on long after his death.

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Famed Fort Pierce artist to be remembered Saturday

The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery will present a panel discussion entitled “We Remember Backus” as a session in the fourth annual Treasure Coast History Festival on Saturday, Jan. 11, presented by Indian River Magazine. The panel discussion will start at 1 p.m. in the Sunrise Theatre’s Black Box Theatre located at 117 South 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce. Admission is free and no reservations are required, though seating is on a first-come, first served basis.

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