Florida Highway men

"The Last Great American Art Movement of the 20th century"

This video discuss the materials that they artists used.

THE ORIGINAL FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN

In 2004, the State of Florida inducted the following

26 individuals in the

Florida Artists Hall of Fame as

the Original Highwaymen:

  

Curtis Arnett (1950-  )

Hezekiah Baker (1940-2007)

Al “Blood” Black (1947-  )

Ellis Buckner (1943-1991)

George Buckner (1942-2002)

Robert Butler (1943-2014)

Mary Ann Carroll (1940-2019)

Johnny Daniels (1954-2009)

Willie Daniels (1950-2021)

Rodney Demps (1953-2020)

James Gibson (1938-2017)

Alfred Hair (1941-1970)

Issac Knight (1942-2022)

R. L. “Robert” Lewis, Jr. (1941-   )

John Maynor (1948-2016)

R.A. “Roy” McLendon (1932-  )

Alfonso “Poncho” Moran (1930-2003)

Harold Newton (1934-1994)

Lemuel Newton (1950-2014)

Sam Newton (1948-  )

Livingston “Castro” Roberts (1942-2004)

Willie Reagan (1939-  )

Carnell “Pete” Smith (1950-2015)

Charles Walker (1945-2022)

S. M. “Sylvester” Wells (1937-2023)

Charles “Chico” Wheeler (1946-2019)

ABOVE: Harold Newton (1934-1994). Beautiful Backwater, not dated. Oil on Upson Board. Collection of Roger Lightle

Alfred Hair Founding Member of the FLorida Highway men