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How to view the iconic art of the Florida Highwaymen in Charlotte

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In the early 1950s through the 1980s, a group of 26 African-American artists known as the "Florida Highwaymen" used vivid and bright colors to display the beautiful Florida landscape.

From palm trees and sunsets to oceans and bright red Poinciana trees, the Florida Highwaymen's art brought the Sunshine State to life like no artists before or since.

They pained everything on inexpensive Upson board and then, on weekends, they would travel and sell their paintings to hotels, offices, businesses and individuals who appreciated their work. All of those paintings were sold for just $25 apiece.

Right now, many of their paintings are on display at the VAPA Center in Uptown Charlotte. They can be found in the Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery, located at 700 North Tryon Street. Joanne Rogers, the founder of the Nine Eighteen Nine, knew about the amazing history of this group of artists and arranged to bring a collection of their original works to the Queen City.

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