Library Research Guides: Afro-Caribbean Art: Bahamas

Multidisciplinary

Dionne Benjamin-Smith
Maxwell Taylor

Dionne Benjamin-Smith

Three women rendered as playing cards.

D'Aguilar Art Foundation - Dionne Benjamin-Smith Profile
Florida State University - Master Artists of the Bahamas
National Art Gallery of the Bahamas - Dionne Benjamin-Smith Profile

Maxwell Taylor

Black and white simple style drawing of the backs of women holding kids on their backs.

Art in Anglophone Caribbean - Encyclopedia.com
ARTSMANIA - Interview
Bahamas News - Interview
D'Aguilar Art Foundation - Profile
The Edge of Time: Contemporary Art from the Bahamas - Book

Painting

Jackson Burnside

Abstract painting with lots of colors. There is an upside down sun-like figure at the bottom.

"Artists of the Bahamas: A Tribute to African Roots" - Video
The D'Aguilar Art Foundation - Jackson Burnside Profile
Doongalik Studios - About
Florida State University - Master Artists of the Bahamas
"Jackson Burnside III: Native Son" - Documentary
National Art Gallery of the Bahamas - Jackson Burnside Article
Mad Mimi - Magazine Cover

Amos Ferguson

Painting with two brown figures with circular heads, playing instruments.

"Amos Ferguson, 89, Bahamian Artist, Is Dead" - New York Times
You have access to NYT through IU.
"Amos Ferguson: Match Me If Your Can" - Video
ArtNet - Amos Ferguson Profile
Artsy - Amos Ferguson Portfolio
Galerie Bonheur - Amos Ferguson Profile
National Art Gallery of the Bahamas - Amos Ferguson Profile
Supa Modu Magazine - Article

Under the Sunday Tree by Eloise Greenfield; Amos Ferguson (Illustrated by)
Call Number: 759.9729 FER
ISBN: 0060222549
Publication Date: 1988
A collection of poems and paintings evoke life in the Bahamas.

Kishan Munroe

Blue and red painting of figures struggling to swim away from a sinking boat that has been bombed.

The Bahamian Project - Kishan Munroe Profile
D'Aguilar Art Foundation - Kishan Munroe Profile
National Art Gallery of the Bahamas - Kishan Munroe Profile
Palacio Magazine - Article
Schmidt Ocean Institute - Profile

John Beadle

Brown figures are in high relief against the wall, each with items surrounding them. At the center are the layers of a pillar.

Caribbean In Transit - Profile
D'Aguilar Art Foundation - John Beadle Profile
National Art Gallery of the Bahamas - John Beadle Profile
Mutual Art - Profile & Exhibitions

Jessica Colbrooke

Sculptural head of a black woman with braids.

Cacique International - Profile/Article
Ceramics Monthly - Interview
D'Aguilar Art Foundation - Jessica Colbrooke Profile
National Art Gallery of the Bahamas - Jessica Colbrooke Profile

Afro-Caribbean Art

Multidisciplinary

Dionne Benjamin-Smith

Maxwell Taylor

Painting

Jackson Burnside

Amos Ferguson

Kishan Munroe

Sculpture

John Beadle

Jessica Colbrooke

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Afro-Caribbean Art

Multidisciplinary

Dionne Benjamin­-Smith

Maxwell Taylor

Painting

Jackson Burnside

Amos Ferguson

Kishan Munroe

Sculpture

John Beadle

Jessica Colbrooke

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Dionne Benjamin-Smith