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April 14, 2008
Pat Kuehn, APR
Community Information Specialist

‘HIGHWAYMAN’ TO GIVE ART DEMONSTRATION
AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH LIBRARY

Highwayman artist R.L. Lewis will demonstrate his landscape techniques at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19, in the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library auditorium.

The Highwaymen is a group of African-American artists who lived in the Fort Pierce area from the 1950s through the 1970s. They sold their works on the roadside or out of the trunk of a car.

During the demonstration, Lewis will paint a local landmark and describe the history of the Highwaymen.

Lewis taught art in the Brevard County School System for 32 years and was inducted into the Florida Artist Hall of Fame in 2004.

This free “Live in the Library” program is sponsored by the Friends of the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library. The library is open seven days a week at 1001 S. Dixie Freeway. For more information, please call (386) 424-2910.

Learn more about Volusia County’s public libraries at www.volusia.org/library.

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