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The Highwaymen are a group of 26 Black artists, including one woman, based in Fort Pierce who got their start in the mid-1950s painting various Florida landscapes to earn money instead of working ...
The Highwaymen: Legends of the Road. Fort Pierce, FL: A. E. Backus Museum and Gallery, 2008. DVD. Hambrick, Jack. The Highwaymen: Florida’s Outsider Artists. Harrington Park: Janson Media, 2003. DVD. Hurd, Gordon K. "Alfred Hair (1941-1970) - A charismatic businessman who created a movement for Florida’s black artists."
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.
Established in 1960, the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery was originally named the Fort Pierce Art Gallery. A.E. Backus, a prominent figure in the Florida arts community who ushered in an era of art and culture into the Indian River area, played a pivotal role in the creation of the institution. The Fort Pierce Art Gallery was loosely modeled after ...
Restoration work on Florida Highwaymen Museum in Fort Pierce began Tuesday. Florida speeders beware. Restorations on the historic building that will house the City of Fort Pierce Highwaymen Museum ...
The Fort Pierce Railroad Station in the early 20th Century. Fort Pierce is located on U.S. Route 1, near its intersection with Florida State Road 70. Interstate 95 and Florida's Turnpike are nearby, at the west edge of town. The Intracoastal Waterway passes through the city.
The Highwaymen Florida specialty license plate needs 3,000 pre-sales by October before the state will produce them. Buy one at this Fort Pierce event.
Old Florida Museum: St. Augustine: St. Johns Northeast History Hands-on programs with daily living activities from pre-European times to 20th century Old Jail Museum: St. Augustine: St. Johns Northeast Local history Also known as Florida Heritage Museum Old Town Hall History Center: Melbourne Beach: Brevard Central East Local history Oldest ...