Early Life and Education Alice Baber (August 22, 1928 – October 2, 1982) was born in Charleston, Illinois. Her family traveled south to Florida during the winters at a doctor’s suggestion because of Alice's poor health—a formative experience that instilled in her lifelong fascination with landscapes and the expressive power of color and light. From an early age, Baber demonstrated a passion for art, remembering around age five she decided she would either be a “poet or painter.” At age eight, she was formally studying drawing and by age twelve became “so advanced she was enrolled in a colleg…