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Art Happenings from page 6 • The Highwaymen sold paintings themselves or of Refuge Museum at Gilbert’s Bar, which opened in
hired salesmen to sell them to banks, motels, doctors and 1876 and served as a haven for shipwrecked survivors.
Highwaymen Fun Facts lawyers’ offices, restaurants, businesses and the general The Elliott Museum, located at 825 N.E. Ocean Blvd.
• The Highwaymen’s unique tools consisted of oils, public throughout Florida. They usually charged $25 to in Stuart, seeks to preserve and celebrate the region’s
tree trunk easel, Upson board and their car trunks. $35 per painting. Some paintings today sell for tens of colorful history by presenting an eclectic mix of traveling
• Painting and selling landscape art was an escape thousands of dollars. and rotating permanent exhibits, lectures and experiential
from working laborious jobs in factories and field work. • Interest in their landscape art escalated when Jim events. The House of Refuge’s mission is to educate
• The Highwaymen painted Florida landscapes scenes Fitch coined the name “Highwaymen” in 1995. the public about the historical significance of Martin
in an hour or less, often selling the oil paintings before • It is estimated the Highwaymen have painted and County’s iconic landmark and to ensure its historical
they were dry. sold more than 200,000 paintings. integrity and preservation. For more information, go
• They made their own frames fashioned out of crown About The Historical Society Of Martin County online to www.hsmc-fl.com or call (772) 225-1961.
molding painted with house paint and highlighted with Since 1955, the Historical Society of Martin County
gold paint. has served as a guardian of local history and a cultural Photos of the Highwaymen Opening Reception
• There were 26 original Highwaymen and only one center by operating the Elliott Museum and the House at the Elliott Museum by Doreen Poreba
female artist: Mary Ann Carroll.

Seated: Roy McLendon, one of just seven original Sarah Woods, Lori Hass and Debbie Duvall
Roy McLendon did a live painting demonstration during the Highwaymen remaining, and his grandson (left) Mishuel
opening weekend. McLendon and son, Roy McLendon, Jr.

Pattama Lightle and Steve Carr in front of Backcountry Oak
Edithy Marcellis and Deena Rahill Widget Webert, Sally Brodie and Trish Repass by W. Daniels

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