The Highwaymen : Florida's outsider artists / Everglades Media, Inc. ; produced and written by Jack Hambrick.

Examines the work of the Florida landscape painters known as the Highwaymen, a group of young, untrained African-American landscape painters. They emerged from the small central Florida town of Fort Pierce in the late 1950's and early 1960's. They were prevented by segregation from selling their pai...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Everglades Media
Janson Media
Other Authors: Hambrick, Jack
Christian, Spencer
Language:English
Published: Harrington Park, N.J. : Janson Media, [2003], ©2003.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Landscape painting > Florida > 20th century.
Landscape painting, American > Florida > 20th century.
Backus, Albert Ernest, > 1906-1990.
Newton, Harold, > 1934-1994.
Hair, Alfred, > 1941-1970.
1900 - 1999
Landscape painting.
Landscape painting, American.
Florida.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Florida's outsider artists.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Examines the work of the Florida landscape painters known as the Highwaymen, a group of young, untrained African-American landscape painters. They emerged from the small central Florida town of Fort Pierce in the late 1950's and early 1960's. They were prevented by segregation from selling their paintings in traditional art galleries. So they sold their paintings out of the trunks of their cars, usually for around $35 a painting. They painted on wallboard. In 1995, the Highwaymen became recognized by the art world and their paintings sell for thousands of dollars. The Highwaymen mainly painted Florida back-country scenes, using bold strokes of dramatic colors.
Note:Originally produced in 2002.
Bonus features: a gallery of 56 paintings by 14 Highwaymen and biographies of Alfred Hair, Harold Newton and Bean Backus.
Photographs and cover art courtesy of Geoff Cook.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN8 D0023244 VideoDVD
ISBN:1568391072
9781568391076
Credits:Editor, Jack Hambrick ; photography, Jack Hambrick, Sean Calloway, James Salvage.
System Details:DVD, region 1, full screen presentation, Dolby Digital.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator: Spencer Christian.