Highwaymen
Exhibits Offered by the Orange County Regional History Center
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Now
nationally known, the Highwaymen began as a group of African
American artists who, against all odds, managed to prosper
selling their paintings in the segregated South of the
1950s and 1960s. One charismatic man dreamed big and developed
a fast method of painting that he generously shared with
25 others, and they collectively produced over 200,000
paintings over a 30 year period. Learn about their fascinating
story in The Highwaymen exhibnit and see up to 64 of their
breathtaking paintings.
B.J. Hausman, director of the art gallery
at Florida Community College in Jacksonville, attests,
"When you know the story behind [the artists] it
becomes magical."
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Availability
Now Open
Contents
64 Highwaymen
paintings featuring all 26 artists including: Curtis Arnett,
Hezekiah Baker, Al Black, Ellis Buckner, George Buckner, Robert
Butler, Mary Ann Carroll, Johnny Daniels, Willie Daniels,
Rodney Demps, James Gibson, Alfred Hair, Isaac Knight, Robert
Lewis, John Maynor, Roy McLendon, Alphonso Moran, Harold Newton,
Lemuel Newton, Sam Newton, Willie Reagan, Livingston Robers,
Cornell Smith, Sylvester Wells, and Charles Wheeler.
27 text
panels and graphics
Supplementary
Materials
Educational
Programming Resource Guide
Publicity Material
Space
Requirements
2,500
feet.
Smaller custom designs also available.
Fees
Contact
the History Center for pricing information.
Security
Requirements
High
Contact
Information
Barbara
Knowles
Traveling Exhibitions Coordinator
travelingexhibit@ocfl.net
(407) 836-8519
Tour
Itinerary
7/13/02-10/6/02
Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, FL
11/20/03-1/28/04 Williams Academy Black History Museum, Ft.
Myers, FL
2/9/04-6/4/04 Tallahassee Museum of Natural History and Science,
Tallahassee, FL
8/24/04-1/6/05 Homestead Art Club, Homestead, FL (custom)
8/25/04-1/7/05 Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL
(custom)
1/25/05-4/28/05 Old Courthouse Museum, Inverness, FL
8/24/05-1/6/06 South Florida Museum, Bradenton, FL
1/1/07-4/18/07 Saratoga Automobile Museum, Saratoga, NY (custom)
1/24/07-3/19/07 Beaches Museum and History Center, Jacksonville
Beach, FL (custom)
1/17/08-3/19/08 Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs,
FL
1/6/09-2/19/09 City of Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Gardens,
FL
3/30/09-6/30/09 Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Winter Park,
FL
7/23/09-10/28/10
11/10/09-2/10/10
3/2/10-5/4/10
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