The Highwaymen: African American Visions of the Florida Landscape

Circle Auction is proud to present this single-owner collection of 35 Highwaymen paintings, featuring 17 landscapes by "the original Highwayman" Harold Newton, as well as works by Alfred Hair, Roy McLendon, Livingston Roberts, Mary Ann Carroll, Al Black, Willie Daniels, Sam Newton, Lemuel Newton, Willie Reagan, and George Buckner. –View the catalog and register to bid here: https://bid.circle-auction.com/auctions/circle-auction/the-highwaymen-african-american-visions-of-the-florida-landscape-19998 In the mid-1950s, aspiring young African American painters Harold Newton and Alfred Hair, under the guidance of their mentor Bean Backus, focused their attention on capturing the unique scenery of the Florida landscape. Though their colorful and modern styles would prove to...