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The Highwaymen, Legends of the Road is an all new PBS documentary program that tells the story of a unique art world phenomenon that took root in the mid-20th century in the Jim Crow South.
They were an unlikely group of black landscape painters that emerged from the American South in the 1950's and 60's. Segregation locked them out of selling their works in white owned art galleries. So, the artists took to the road to sell their paintings.
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They formed a loose knit cooperative of artists and door to door salesmen and started mass producing decorative landscape paintings of Florida. The artists churned out the paintings in assembly line fashion and the salesmen packed them in their cars to sell to businesses and home owners all over the South. It is estimated that collectively the artists may have produced as many as 200,000 paintings and they sold every one.
In the 1970's and 80's the art had largely been forgotten and many paintings were sent to either the attic or the trash can. But, in 1994 a savvy art buyer re-discovered their art and labeled the group of black artists, "The Highwaymen". The title stuck, creating an art world identity that fueled their popularity and the value of their art.
The Highwaymen, Legends of the Road reveals the artists' inspiring journey and profiles the three remarkable men who initiated it. The one-hour feature documentary features exclusive interviews and never before seen images and paintings.
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The Highwaymen, Legends of the Road is made possible by Art Link International.
Art Link International specializes in Highwaymen paintings and all investment-grade art.
You are invited to visit Art Link's galleries in Lake Worth and Fort Pierce, Florida to view the largest selection of Highwaymen art.
With hundreds of paintings on display, Art Link can help you find your special painting.
www.artlinkinternational.com
809 Lucerne Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33460
(561) 493-1162
101 North US Highway 1
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
(772) 293-0214 |
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See the best examples of vintage Highwaymen art and exclusive photographs of the artists. Go to Gallery
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The Highwaymen, Legends of the Road is written and narrated by Emmy Award winning broadcast journalist John Hambrick.
John is represented by the Ciao Agency in Austin, Texas.
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Legendary Landscapes by Bob Beatty
Historian Bob Beatty is a Florida native and author of "Legendary Landscapes". Beatty is the former Curator of Education for the Orange County History Center. Beatty gives frequent lectures and presentations on Highwaymen art and is regarded as an authority on vintage art.
Visit Bob's website
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