Florida Highwaymen Al Black died on May 12, 2025. The last four Florida Highwaymen are Willie Reagan, Robert L. Lewis Jr., Sam Newton and Curtis Arnett. Jim Crow laws prohibited the Black artists from ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: To celebrate Black History month, we will be reposting our series on African Americans who had a major impact on Florida. This story originally published in 2020. FORT PIERCE — Harold ...

TODD CHRIS THANK YOU. TONIGHT ONE OF THE LAST LIVING FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS, A TREASURE COAST ICON WITH HIS PAINTBRUSH HAS PASSED AWAY. ANGELA ROZIER SHARES MORE ON HIS LEGACY AND ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Their work has brightened canvases for decades, but only recently have Florida's famed Highwaymen artists received the recognition they deserve. WPTV reporter Jon Shainman recently ...

The Florida Highwaymen are an iconic group of Black artists who lived predominantly in Fort Pierce and Gifford in the 1950s. They got their start painting Florida landscapes under the tutelage of ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla., Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Legends of the Highway, the moving new feature inspired by the true story of the iconic Florida Highwaymen artists, is set to make its official debut ...

The fascinating story of black artists whose flamboyant colors, ocean waves, and swaying palms defined Florida for a generation of tourists.

An opening date for the Florida Highwaymen Museum remains in limbo, eight months after the February grand opening that never happened. Renovations are nearing completion, with work focused on exterior ...

City leaders want to purchase a property adjacent to properties they already control, including the home of the in-development Florida Highwaymen Museum. A master plan for redeveloping the Lincoln ...

Read full article: ‘A landscape painting transcends any racism:’ Meet the Florida Highwaymen this weekend Orange County Convention Center gets new Florida Highwaymen exhibit. ORLANDO, Fla. – During ...

One of the few remaining Florida Highwaymen, Albert "Al" Black, died May 12 at the age of 77, according to the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery. That leaves four of the original 26 artists who are still ...