Not settling for back-breaking work in the citrus groves, these self-taught, African American artists forged a living with their art beginning in the early 1950s. We believed their portraits needed to be captured in a more artistic and permanent way.
Al Black, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype
Al Black, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype. Photographed at the Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore's Creek, Linear Park, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16, 2019. ©Don Jones
Charles Walker, Florida Highwaymen 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion Alumitype
Charles Walker, Florida Highwayman, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype.
Photographed at the Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore's Creek, Linear Park, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16, 2019. ©Don Jones
Doretha Hair Truesdale, Widow of Original Florida Highwaymen Alfred Hair
Doretha Hair Truesdale, Widow of Original Florida Highwaymen Alfred Hair. Photographed at the Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore's Creek, Linear Park, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16, 2019. ©Don Jones
Gertrude Walker, wife of Florida Highwaymen Charles Walker
Gertrude Walker, wife of Florida Highwaymen Charles Walker, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype. Photographed at at The Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore’s Creek, Linear Park, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16, 2019. ©Don Jones February 16th, 2019, Fort Pierce, Florida.
Isaak Knight, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype
Isaak Knight, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype. Photographed at The Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore’s Creek Linear Park, February 16, 2019. © Don Jones
Mary Ann Carroll, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype.
Mary Ann Carroll, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype,
Photographed at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, 4th floor, 1700 S. 23rd Street, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16th, 2019. © Don Jones
Robert Lewis Sr., Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype.
Robert Lewis Sr., Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype.
Photographed at The Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore’s Creek, Linear Park, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16, 2019. ©Don Jones
Roy McLendon Sr., Florida Highwaymen.
Roy McLendon Sr., Florida Highwaymen. 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype. Photographed at the Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore's Creek, Linear Park, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16, 2019. ©Don Jones
Willie Daniels, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype.
Willie Daniels, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype.
Photographed at The Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore’s Creek, Linear Park, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16, 2019. ©Don Jones
Willie Reagan, Florida Highwaymen, 8x10" Wet Plate Collodion, Alumitype.
Photographed at The Highwaymen Heritage Trail Art Show & Festival, Moore’s Creek, Linear Park, Fort Pierce, Florida, February 16, 2019. ©Don Jones
