Carnell Smith

Born in 1950 in Buckley W. Virginia. Carnell Smith came from a troubled family in which his father murdered his mother in a drunken rage. Growing up without both of his parents present as a result of this incident he found peace when he was introduced to art by his teacher at Lincoln Park Academy after moving to Ft Pierce. His older sister married Alfred Hair and like this he was introduced to the Florida Highwaymen. Smith filled many roles as a part of the Highwaymen collective, including making frames, joining Al Black on his sales trips, painting some of Alfred Hairs backgrounds and eventually painting on his own after Hairs death. He was late to find out about the groups renascence but was happy to enjoy it until his passing in 2015.