Jamaican art : then and now / text by Petrine Archer Straw and Kim Robinson. PRINT

Includes index.

Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- One: Birth of a Movement -- Two: Intimations of Europe -- Three: The Dynamic Sixties -- Four: Change, Grown and Synthesis -- Five: Self --Taught Artists -- Africa Incarnated -- Six: Diverse Directions -- Seven : An Expanding Vision -- Eight: New Trends, New Media -- About the Artists.

This revised version has been a long time coming. With the new title Jamaican Art: Then and Now it documents art from an era of nationalism to the new millennium and adds three new chapters that feature contemporary artforms including, textiles, ceramics, photography, video, performance art and installations. Additionally, this edition has tried to accommodate those artists who did not make the cut twenty years ago but who have continued to exhibit successfully over the past two decades. It is still generously illustrated, although many of the pioneer artists have been reduced to one or two images to allow for the work of younger talent. With a bolder more modern typeface, a striking cover and updated biographies, this is a useful text for anyone interested in the subject.

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