Specialty license plate created in honor of the 'Highwaymen'
Selling landscapes along the roadside in the 1960s and 1970s, a group of African-American artists based around Fort Pierce became known as the âHighwaymenâ.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. â Selling landscapes along the roadside in the 1960s and 1970s, a group of African-American artists based around Fort Pierce became known as the âHighwaymenâ.
Now, thereâs a push to preserve their legacy on and off the road.
At the A.E Backus Gallery in Fort Pierce, the works on the wall are easy to identify.
The poinciana trees, the backcountry, the surf, all hallmarks of a Highwayman painting.