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The Florida Highwaymen are a group of Black painters who started selling their art out of their cars in the 1950s and 1960s during the peak of segregation. “You have a group of artists ...
The Florida Highwaymen are an iconic group of Black artists who lived predominately in Fort Pierce and Gifford in the 1950s. They got their start painting Florida landscapes under the tutelage of ...
The last four Florida Highwaymen are Willie Reagan, Robert L. Lewis Jr., Sam Newton and Curtis Arnett. Jim Crow laws prohibited the Black artists from displaying their art in galleries.
Alfred Hair is played by grandson Kelvin Hair II. Other stars include Julian Horton, Daniel Augustin, Johnell Young and ...
Al Black was born in 1947 near Jackson, Mississippi. He moved to Fort Pierce in the 1960s and sold Florida Highwaymen paintings before he became an artist. He was inducted into the Florida Artists ...
Al Black was born in 1947 near Jackson, Mississippi. He moved to Fort Pierce in the 1960s and sold Florida Highwaymen paintings before he became an artist. He was inducted into the Florida Artists ...
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The next time you go to one of the many big conventions we have here in Central Florida, see if you can spot some beautiful paintings of Florida landscapes. The Orange ...
Highwaymen paintings can be seen at the A.E. Backus Gallery & Museum in Fort Pierce, as well as the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee. Many can be purchased at various websites in their honor.
Their work has brightened canvases for decades, but only recently have Florida's famed Highwaymen artists received the recognition they deserve. Trump signs executive order to make healthcare ...
TODAY, COVERING NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. ORIGINAL WORKS OF FLORIDA. HIGHWAYMEN. ART COMING TO PALM BEACH GARDENS SET TO BE DISPLAYED IN AN ART EXHIBIT. HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CITY’S ...