The Highwaymen introduces a group of young black artists who painted their way out of the despair awaiting them in the citrus groves and packing houses of 1950s Florida. As their story recaptures the
In 1960, a group of self-trained African American painters, led by Alfred Hair and Harold Newton, produced an astonishing number of landscapes. Eventually known as the Highwaymen because they sold the
The unorthodox work of the self-taught artist confounds our understanding of contemporary art. This collection of examples from Florida artists attests to the intensely personal yet universal desire f
“Here, Monroe tells perhaps his most compelling tale of all—about the only Highwaywoman, Mary Ann Carroll.”—Jeff Klinkenberg, author of Alligators in B-Flat “A tale of triumph, of personal survival, o
Harold Newton was an unrecognized vagabond artist who not only captured the beauty of the Florida landscape but transformed it with an artistry that invoked its drama of light, color, and form while h
“Provides a wonderful insight into the world of Florida’s tourism industry through the eyes of E.G. Barnhill as an unsung character of hand-colored photography.”—R. Lynn Whitelaw, founding director an
Silver Springs, billed as "Florida's Original Tourist Attraction," is a 350-acre nature theme park surrounding the head waters of the Silver River, the largest artesian spring in the world. Archaeolog
In recognition of the fact that the St. James River and its tributaries have been a central feature of the cultural landscape of the Florida peninsula throughout history, it was declared an American h
Calling itself a "metaphysical mecca," the small town of Cassadaga, between Orlando and Daytona Beach in central Florida, was established more than a century ago on the principle of continuous life, t
