6/12/2023 0 Comments The Talented xth by Gibran Tariq![]() ![]() The expansive selection showcases choice works by the artists, depictions of Florida’s diverse ecology, scenes that have disappeared over the years, largely lost to development. “Living Color: The Art of the Highwaymen” presents 100 paintings made between the 1950s and 1980s. Rather than settling for back-breaking work in local citrus groves, they forged a living with their art.Īn exhibition currently displayed at the Orlando Museum of Art explores the work of the Florida Highwaymen. Shut out of museums and art galleries, they asserted their economic independence before and after segregation. ![]() ![]() Working in the Fort Pierce area, the artists became known as the Highwaymen. During a time when Black artists were generally focused on figuration and the best way to express themselves in the wake of Jim Crow and the fight for civil rights, they painted windblown palm trees, reflective coastal waters, grassy marshes, crashing ocean waves, and tropical sunsets. BEGINNING IN THE LATE 1950s, a group of mostly self-taught African American artists devoted themselves to capturing Florida’s natural landscapes. ![]()
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