Highwaymen Art

There are many other artists who claim to be Highwaymen, but if they are not one of the listed artists below, they are not Highwaymen!  Accept no imitation, Highwaymen Art has been increasing in value for several years as the supply has dwindled and the knowledge of the values of these fine Florida works of art has increased.  The period pieces, painted before they became a highly sought after commodity, were painted on Upson board, a building material used in the construction of houses.  The Highwaymen had little money during this period, and used whatever they could find at construction sites that was left over for their canvas.  They also made their frames from molding scraps and in the beginging, they used house paint even for their works of art.  These period pieces are from the 50s to the mid 80s and can be identified when a painting is on Upson.  Upson was discontinued in 1984.  After that, the Highwaymen started using masonite and later canvas, although some artists occasionly used canvas or canvas board when they could get it throughout the period.  They were not recognized until 1994 and the name, Highwaymen was assigned to them.  Since then, their paintings have skyrocketed in value and continue to do so with each passing year.

We offer two excellent books relating to the Highwaymen:

THE HIGHWAYMEN Florida's African-American Landscape Painters by Gary Monroe	HAROLD NEWTON The Original Highwayman by Gary Monroe