In fine style : the dancehall art of Wilfred Limonious / written by Christopher Bateman ; edited by Al Fingers ; foreword by Beth Lesser.

By:

Bateman, Christopher (Musician) [author.]

Contributor(s):

London : One Love Books, 2016Description: 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0956777376
9780956777379

Contained works:

Limonious, Wilfred, 1949-1999. Works. Selections

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biography.

DDC classification:

741.6092 23

LOC classification:

NC998.6.J2 B37 2016

Contents:

Foreword / Limonious and Jamaican humour / Beth Lesser -- The grey lines / Orville "Bagga" Case -- Smiles to cover heartburn / Donna P. Hope -- Introduction -- Cartoons in Jamaica -- Funny pages on wax -- Albert Town -- Jamal -- Laugh with us -- Working in reggae -- Grass root and earth runnings -- Night time art -- The albums.

Summary: "During the 1980s, Wilfred Limonious (1949-99) became one of Jamaican music's most prolific graphic artists, designing countless reggae album jackets and record-label logos. With silly characters, scribbled commentary and outrageous Patois-filled speech bubbles, the world he created was the perfect visual counterpart to the island's emerging dancehall culture."--Back cover.

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Heavily illustrated.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-261) and index.

"During the 1980s, Wilfred Limonious (1949-99) became one of Jamaican music's most prolific graphic artists, designing countless reggae album jackets and record-label logos. With silly characters, scribbled commentary and outrageous Patois-filled speech bubbles, the world he created was the perfect visual counterpart to the island's emerging dancehall culture."--Back cover.

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