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Mary Ann Carroll: First Lady of the Highwaymen by Gary Monroe (Hardcover, 2014)

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In the years since the art world discovered them, much has been made of the Highwaymen-the loosely knit band of African American painters whose edenic Florida landscapes, created with inexpensive materials and sold out of their cars, shaped the state's popular image as much as oranges and alligators (New York Times). But lost in the legends surrounding the group is the mesmerizing story of Mary Ann Carroll, the only female Highwayman. In 1957, sixteen-year-old Carroll met Harold Newton, later dubbed the original Highwayman. He had red flames on his car and was painting a landscape along the side of the road. The young African American girl was shocked: here was a black man who didn't work in the orange groves, who made a living off his paintings. It wasn't long before she was creating and selling her own landscapes, and the other Highwaymen, taking note of her startling use of color, welcomed her into the fold. Carroll sold her first painting at eighteen-remarkable for any young artist, unheard of for a black woman artist in the South. Like her Highwaymen brethren, she travelled across the state, selling her art at hotels, offices, and restaurants where she was not allowed to drink, eat, or even sit. If the Highwaymen faced discrimination at every door they knocked on, then the challenges were magnified for Carroll. She took pride in always having her pristine Buick gassed and ready to go and her small handgun cleaned and ready to use. After years of virtual obscurity, Carroll was invited to the First Lady's Luncheon in 2011, where she presented a painting of her iconic poinciana to Michelle Obama. Mary Ann Carroll is the never-before-told story of a black female artist's hard-fought journey to feed her family and make a name for herself in a man's world.

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University Press of Florida
ISBN-13
9780813049694
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Author
Gary Monroe
Publication Name
Mary Ann Carroll: FIRST Lady of the Highwaymen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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203mm
Item Width
254mm

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Gary Monroe
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United States

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