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The Highwaymen Murals: Al Black's Concrete Dreams
The Highwaymen Murals: Al Black's Concrete Dreams
Item#: BK_Highwaymen_AlBlackMurals
$40.00

The Highwaymen Murals: Al Black's Concrete Dreams
by Gary Monroe. Hardcover, 160 pgs. University Press of Florida, 2009.

The Highwaymen Murals: Al Black’s Concrete Dreams chronicles the most colorful and controversial Highwayman. The book tells the Highwaymen’s story and focuses on Al Black, whose life goes awry. He winds up in a prison where he is permitted to paint murals directly on cinderblock walls. This book archives these 90 transformative paintings while informing its audience of their significance.