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The Highwaymen, also referred to as the Florida Highwaymen, are a group of 26 African American landscape artists in Florida. Two of the original artists, Harold Newton, and Alfred Hair, received training from Alfred “Beanie” Backus. It is believed they may have created a body of work of over 200,000 paintings.
Alfred Warner Hair was born 20 May 1941 in Fort Pierce, Florida, one of seven children of Samuel and Annie Mae Hair. [2] Hair graduated from Lincoln Park Academy in 1961, and attended one year at community college before dropping out to pursue his career as an artist.
The Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) is an association of artists in Canada founded in Toronto in 1941. The FCA soon had chapters across the country, and was one of the main forces behind formation of the Canada Council in 1957. After this, the national organization withered, and only the British Columbia chapter remained active.
Robert Butler (September 25, 1943 – March 19, 2014) was a postwar and contemporary artist best known for his portrayals of the woods and backwaters around Florida's Everglades. He was a member of the well-known African-American artists group, The Highwaymen. [1] [2]
Currently eight of the 26 are deceased, including A. Hair, H. Newton, Ellis and George Buckner, A. Moran, L. Roberts, Hezekiah Baker and, most recently, Johnny Daniels. The full list of 26 can be found in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, as well as various highwaymen and Florida art websites.
Original membership included persons from a variety of visual art professions. Many of Ontario's foremost artists have belonged to the OSA. [15] Early member records and artifacts of the Society are held by the Province of Ontario Archives. [16] The Society's current membership exceeds 200 artists. [17] Members of the OSA included: Tom Thomson ...
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Jock Macdonald, who was a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters, was also a founding member of Painters Eleven. A Vital Force: The Canadian Group of Painters (CGP) (2013), which was curated by Alicia Boutilier for the Agnes Etherington Art Centre , was the first major touring exhibition to focus exclusively on the CGP in an ...