Up for auction is a brand new softcover book “Florida’s Highwaymen: Legendary Landscapes”. This definitive book about Florida’s Highwaymen artists was written by Bob Beatty and published in 2005 by Historical Society of Central Florida.

Paintings by the Florida Highwaymen have captivated many through bold strokes of dramatic color depicting Florida’s natural beauty, and are highly prized by collectors today. The book contains numerous full-color photographs of paintings by Highwaymen artists Harold Newton, Alfred Hair, Roy McLendon, James Gibson, Livingston “Castro” Roberts, Mary Ann Carroll, Willie Daniels, Al “Blood” Black, Sam Newton, Hezekiah Baker, George and Ellis Buckner, Johnny “Hook Daniels, Rodney Demps, Lemuel Newton, Issac Knight, Willie Regan, Robert Lewis, Robert Butler, Alphonso “Poncho” Moran, Sylvester Wells, Charles Walker, Curtis Arnett, John Maynor, Cornell “Pete” Smith, and Charles “Chico” Wheeler. Also included are the short biography and background information for each of the artists.

The book Florida’s Highwaymen: Legendary Landscapes highlights an important part of Florida’s twentieth century cultural history and explores the stories of a group of young, untrained African-American landscape painters that emerged from the small Florida town of Fort Pierce in the late 50s and 60s.  This book covers the era of segregation and strongly focuses on the stories behind the artists, including photos of the artists then and now, images of their world, and first-person accounts and primary source research on their lives and times. 

The paintings in this book represent a fascinating story that reflects on the triumphs of a group of artists from the segregated South who overcame the great odds that prevented Florida’s Highwaymen from working with traditional art galleries and forced them to travel throughout the state selling their paintings out of the trunks of their cars. Telling the story of ingenuity and entrepreneurship, the book unfolds the secrets of perseverance in the face of societal limitations.

This is a brand new book, still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap. Pictures were taken from our own book. Please ask questions before bidding, all sales are final. Payment by Money Order, personal check, or Paypal. Buyer pays shipping by USPS Media Mail ($3.55) or Priority Mail ($5). Insurance ($1.70) is optional but recommended (seller is NOT responsible for the loss or damage of uninsured items). Buyer must contact the seller via e-mail within the 3 days of the auction end with the full correct shipping address. Payment must be received within 7 days of the auction end. Thank you for viewing this auction.