Draft:Earl J. LaPan

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Earl J. LaPan (August 24, 1908 – February 19, 1996) was an artist. He served during World War II. He painted tropical scenes in murals in Florida. He also designed statues. He painted about 300 murals. He painted a portrait of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo.

In 1939 he travelled to New York to work at the World's Fair.

The Florida Senate presented him with a resolution honoring his work.

Works

 * Everglades mural at Essex House LaPan helped restore it some 50 years after he painted it.
 * Bucking Horse statue (1962) (replaced)
 * Marine statue (1978) for Mariner Bank. Florida Senate President Jerry Thomas was used as a model. It was relocated to Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach, Florida.
 * Victor Hotel mural