Mary Ann Carroll - 9780813080888

Mary Ann CarrollFirst Lady of the Highwaymen\nAuthor(s): Gary Monroe\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Florida, United States\nImprint: University Press of Florida\nISBN-13: 9780813080888, 978-0813080888\nSynopsis\nIn the years since the art world discovered them, much has been made of the Highwaymenthe 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 [tel], the only female \""Highwayman.\""\n\nIn 1957, sixteen-year-old Carroll met Harold Newton, later dubbed the original Highwayman. He was painting a landscape along the side of the road. There were red flames on his car. Yet what shocked the young African American girl most of all was discovering a black man who didn't work in the orange groves, who.