Gary Monroe

Gary Monroe, a native of Miami Beach, has photographed throughout Brazil, Israel, Cuba, India, Trinidad, Poland, and Egypt, among other international destinations. He is best known for his long-term photographic involvements with the elderly’s old world culture of South Beach, Haiti during the end of the Duvalier regime and foray into democracy, and tourism as a rite of passage. He has received various honors and distinctions for his work, including two National Endowments for the Arts, four Florida Humanities Council Fellowships, a State of Florida arts fellowship, and two Fulbright Foundation fellowships. Monroe is the author of The Highwaymen: Florida’s African-American Landscape Painters and three other books on Florida’s Highwaymen artists. He has written nine books, most of which acknowledge unrecognized self-taught Florida artists. His most recent book, E. G. Barnhill: Florida Photographer, Adventurer, Entrepreneur, highlights the artist’s hand-colored photographs.

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Harold Newton

The Original Highwayman

University Press of Florida

From the best-selling author of The Highwaymen comes the story of the group’s most prolific and most sought after painter. 65 color plates.

  • Copyright year: 2018
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Silver Springs

The Underwater Photography of Bruce Mozert

University Press of Florida
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Extraordinary Interpretations

Florida's Self-Taught Artists

University Press of Florida
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Cassadaga

The South's Oldest Spiritualist Community

University Press of Florida
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Florida's American Heritage River

Images from the St. Johns Region

University Press of Florida
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Mary Ann Carroll

First Lady of the Highwaymen

University Press of Florida
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The Highwaymen

Florida's African-American Landscape Painters

University Press of Florida
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E. G. Barnhill

Florida Photographer, Adventurer, Entrepreneur

University Press of Florida
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The Last Resort

Jewish South Beach, 1977–1986

University Press of Florida
  • Copyright year: 2020
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Alfred Hair

Heart of the Highwaymen

University Press of Florida

A long-awaited testament to the life and work of Alfred Hair, the driving force of the Florida Highwaymen, this book introduces a charismatic personality whose energy and creativity were foundational to the success of his fellow African American artists during the era of Jim Crow segregation.

  • Copyright year: 2020
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