National Gallery of Jamaica [1] ( Eng. National Gallery of Jamaica, NGJ ) - a public art museum in the city of Kingston ( Jamaica ), founded in 1974 in the commercial and cultural center "Kingston Mall" in the local harbor ; has a branch called " National Gallery West " in Montego Bay . The gallery contains works by both classical and contemporary Jamaican artists - holds temporary exhibitions, including expositions of works of contemporary world art ; complements them with educational programs.
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Content
- 1 History and description
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
History and Description
In 1972, an advisory committee was created in Jamaica on the establishment of a state art museum; it included a number of local authors. On November 22, 1974, the Jamaican National Gallery opened at the Devon House in Kingston ; its first leader was Liz Milner. The original museum collection included 237 paintings and drawings, as well as 25 sculptures that were donated from The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), founded in 1879. Maurice Facy was appointed the first chairman of the board of directors of NGJ - he held this post until 1977 when he was replaced by John Maxwell. On December 2, 1975, the gallery received the first official employees.
July 19, 1976 in the gallery opened the first major review exhibition dedicated to Jamaican art "Five Centuries: Art in Jamaica since the discovery of the island" (Five Centuries: Art in Jamaica since the Discovery); The exhibition was supervised by David Boxer. The first Annual National Exhibition opened on October 13, 1977 - it replaced the annual All Island and Self-Taught Artist exhibitions held at the Institute of Jamaica. In 1978, Boxer oversaw the exposition "The Formative Years: Art in Jamaica 1922-1940": 1922 was chosen as the date of arrival on the island of the sculptor Edna Manley (1900-1987), with the work of which modern Jamaican art began.
In 1982, the gallery moved to the Roy West Building, located in the center of Kingston; at the same time, the gallery has its first permanent exhibition "Kapo: The Larry Wirth Collection". The following year, the gallery organized a traveling exhibition, Art in Jamaica (Art in Jamaica: 1922 to 1982), which was first shown in the USA , Canada and Haiti , and in 1986 was also presented to the local public.
Today the gallery is housed in Kingston Mall, a commercial and cultural center located in the city harbor. The museum’s collection contains mainly the works of local artists - including John Dunkley, Mallika “Kapo” Reynolds, Manley, Barrington Watson, Albert Artwell, Everald Brown, Cecil Baugh, Albert Howe, Karl Abrahams and Osmond Watson. The branch of the gallery is the National Gallery West Art Center in Montego Bay .
See also
- Museum of Modern Art (Santo Domingo)
- Haiti National Pantheon
- National Museum and Art Gallery (Trinidad)
Notes
- ↑ Lipetsk fans of Bob Marley are preparing a gift for Jamaica . Interfax-Russia.ru (February 5, 2010). Date of appeal September 17, 2019.
Literature
- In retrospect: 40 years of the National Gallery of Jamaica. . - Kingston, Jamaica: National Gallery of Jamaica, 2014 .-- 71 p.
- Gloria Escoffery: The Jamaican grand national // Jamaica journal. 20 (1), February-April 1987, pp. 61-67.
- David Boxer. Jamaican art, 1922-1982 / National Gallery of Jamaica and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. - Washington, DC: The Service, 1983 .-- 88 p. - ISBN 9780865280205 . - ISBN 0865280207 .
Links
- National Gallery of Jamaica: Kingston / Jamaica . artfacts.net . ArtFacts.Net . Date accessed August 17, 2019.