When the highwaymen were making their paintings, they weren’t allowed to showcase their work in white galleries. On Feb. 18, the Fort Pierce community got a sneak peek of the Florida Highwaymen ...

Florida Highwaymen Alfred Hair and Harold Newton founded the group of Black artists in Fort Pierce and Gifford. They sold painting by the roadside.

Florida Highwaymen: One of original 26 dies in Fort Pierce; leaving only four still alive The Florida Highwaymen who are still alive are Willie Reagan (1939), Robert L. Lewis Jr. (1941), Sam ...

The Florida Highwaymen are known for turning paintings of Florida landscapes quickly and selling them from $5 to $25 in the southern region during the Jim Crow era at offices along highways in the ...

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.

Florida Highwaymen movie "Legends of the Highway" is based on the original 26 Black artists. Retired NFL star Kenny Holmes, who grew up in Gifford, is executive producer.

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 Hall of Fame in 2004.

Florida Highwaymen Alfred Hair and Harold Newton founded the group of Black artists in Fort Pierce and Gifford. They sold painting by the roadside.

Florida Highwaymen movie 'Legends of the Highway' based on original 26 Black artists Alfred Hair is played by grandson Kelvin Hair II. Other stars include Julian Horton, Daniel Augustin, Johnell ...

There were 26 original artists in the Florida Highwaymen, begun by Alfred Hair. Al Black was born in 1947 near Jackson, Mississippi. He moved to Fort Pierce in the 1960s and sold Florida Highwaymen ...