Florida. 1951 - 2021
Landscape painting
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1950 Tifton, Georgia - 2014. Known for: Florida highwaymen landscape painting.
Following is the AskART Glossary definition of Highwaymen, which included Lemuel Newton. A group of young African-American landscape and skyscape painters, these artists painted their way out of the... Read full biography
Following is the AskART Glossary definition of Highwaymen, which included Lemuel Newton. A group of young African-American landscape and skyscape painters, these artists painted their way out of the despair awaiting them as workers in Florida citrus groves and packing houses of the 1950s. Original... Read full biography
Following is the AskART Glossary definition of Highwaymen, which included Lemuel Newton. A group of young African-American landscape and skyscape painters, these artists painted their way out of the despair awaiting them as workers in Florida citrus groves and packing houses of the 1950s. Original members were James Gibson, Alfred Hair, Harold Newton and Livingston Roberts. The only female member was Mary Ann Carroll. Their major influence was Albert Backus (1906-1991), a white man often... Read full biography
Following is the AskART Glossary definition of Highwaymen, which included Lemuel Newton. A group of young African-American landscape and skyscape painters, these artists painted their way out of the despair awaiting them as workers in Florida citrus groves and packing houses of the 1950s. Original members were James Gibson, Alfred Hair, Harold Newton and Livingston Roberts. The only female member was Mary Ann Carroll. Their major influence was Albert Backus (1906-1991), a white man often referred to as the Dean of Florida painters who had a fanciful formula involving huge cumulus clouds billowing over the ocean. The Highwaymen created hybrid versions of his style, and their work is sometimes characterized as motel art. Typically they... Read full biography
Following is the AskART Glossary definition of Highwaymen, which included Lemuel Newton. A group of young African-American landscape and skyscape painters, these artists painted their way out of the despair awaiting them as workers in Florida citrus groves and packing houses of the 1950s. Original members were James Gibson, Alfred Hair, Harold Newton and Livingston Roberts. The only female member was Mary Ann Carroll. Their major influence was Albert Backus (1906-1991), a white man often referred to as the Dean of Florida painters who had a fanciful formula involving huge cumulus clouds billowing over the ocean. The Highwaymen created hybrid versions of his style, and their work is sometimes characterized as motel art. Typically they painted on inexpensive materials such as Upson board, a roofer's material, and they sold their work out of the trunks... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Trees in the Everglades
Trees in the Everglades
Lemuel NewtonTrees in the Everglades
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Early natural Florida landscape with river and red Poinciana tree at center
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A moonlit coast with a sailboat in the distance.
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Florida. 1954 - 2009
Florida Highwaymen painter
Florida. Born 1946
Florida landscape painting, Highwayman artist
Florida, Mississippi. 1946 - 2025
Easel and mural landscape and other regional scene paintings
Florida. Born 1948
Landscape, river scene painting, Highway Man painter
Florida. 1938 - 2017
Dramatic landscape-cloudscape painting
Florida. Born 1932
Landscape painting (Florida Highwaymen)
Florida. 1941 - 1970
Landscape painting