Museum Studies 2012

Jamaicafinal.pdf

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4/18/12

12:45 PM

Exhibition Checklist Deloris Anglin (Jamaica, b. 1961) Fruit Lady; The Artist's Cousin, 1996 Oil on board 11 ¾ x 12 inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.001

Evadney Cruickshank (Jamaica, n.d.)

Duppies Flee the Balmyard, 1999 Acrylic on hardboard 16 x 23-1/8 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.4

Errol McKenzie (Jamaica, b.1954) First Prophet, 1993 Wood 38 x 43 x 31 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.12

Leroy Atherton (Jamaica, n.d.)

Vessel, 1997 Stained Cedar 7 x 4 x 4 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.001

Leonard Daley (Jamaica, 1930-2006) Absolutely Jamaica, 1995 Acrylic on canvas 72 x 45 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.5

Henry Simms (Jamaica, n.d.)

Welcome, 1996 Polychromed cut metal 14 ½ x 32 ½ inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.028

Ras Dizzy (Jamaica, 1930-2008) On the Shefield Water, 1992 Mixed media on matboard 10 ¼ x 13-3/8 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.026

Kingsley Thomas (Jamaica, b. 1941) When You Take These Flowers Back Home, You're Going to Have Him Back Warm in Your Heart Once More, c. 1990 Oil on board 24-3/8 x 16-1/8 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.045

Errol Lloyd “Power” Atherton (Jamaica, 1957 - 2008) Candle Head, 1995 Cedar 6 ½ x 3 x 2 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.007 Errol Lloyd “Power” Atherton (Jamaica, 1957 - 2008) Burning, 1995 Cedar 5-1/8 x 3 ½ x 1 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.008

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Errol Lloyd “Power” Atherton (Jamaica, 1957 - 2008) Flaming Spirit, 1995 Cedar 5 ¼ x 3 x 1 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.010 Vincent Atherton (Jamaica, 1923-2007) Vessel, c. 1980 Wood 14 ¾ x 6 ½ x 6 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.2 Tony Bag (Jamaica, b. 1953) Red Raincoat, 1985 Oil on hardboard 12 x 8 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.016 Everald Brown (Jamaica, 1917-2002) Neighbors of the Mountain, 1993 Acrylic on hardboard 26 x 29-5/8 x 1 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.3 Evadney Cruickshank (Jamaica, n.d.)

Hurricane Gilbert, 1996 Oil on masonite 23 x 28 inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.004

Additional support from: Judith and David Blumenthal Front Image: Everald Brown (Jamaica, 1917-2002), Neighbors of the Mountain, 1993, Acrylic on hardboard 26 x 29-5/8 x 1 inches, Gift of Wayne and Myrene L. Cox, 3.2012.3

Ras Dizzy (Jamaica, 1930-2008) Jacy Livingston Riding Cristol, 1991 Mixed media on matboard 14 x 20 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.7 Reginald English (Jamaica, 1929-1997) Pipesman, 1995 Polychromed metal 24 ½ x 13 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.8 Allan “Zion” Johnson (Jamaica, 1930-2006) Nine Angels at Revival Zion, 1987 Oil on hardboard 23 ¾ x 24 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2013.9 William “Woody” Joseph (Jamaica, 1919-2000) Untitled, c. 1980 Stained cedar 11 ¾ x 9 ½ x 6 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.035 William Joseph Jr. (Jamaica, b. 1969) Jerom, 1996 Carved lignum vitae 17 x 4 x 3 ¾ inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.022

Jamaican Intuitive Artists

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Kingsley Thomas (Jamaica, b. 1941) At the Gallery, c. 1990 Oil on board 12 x 21 ¾ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.047 Christopher Williams (Jamaica, n.d.)

Seven Black Star Liners, 1998 Oil on canvas 22 x 40 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.14 Sylvester Woods (Jamaica, 1924-2008) Untitled (banana wagon), 1996 Acrylic on masonite 13 ¼ x 19 inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.031 Errol McKenzie (Jamaica, b.1954) Mother Makes Her own Twin, 2007 Mixed media on linen 64 x 28 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.11 Byron Johnson (Jamaica, 1968-2002) Togetherness, 1990 Oil on hardboard 23-5/8 x 24 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.034

William Joseph Jr. (Jamaica, b. 1969) Untitled (woman with child), 1996 Carved lignum vitae 7 x 2 x 2 inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.023

The Frost Art Museum receives ongoing support from the Steven and Dorothea Green Endowment; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners; The Miami Herald; Target; and the Members & Friends of The Frost Art Museum.

Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum Florida International University 10975 SW 17th St. | Miami, FL 33199 t: 305.348.2890 | e: artinfo@fiu.edu w: thefrost.fiu.edu Museum Hours: Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm / Sun: 12pm-5pm / Mon: Closed

Second Annual FIU Museum Studies Exhibit The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum April 25, 2012 - August 26, 2012

Jamaicafinal.pdf

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4/18/12

12:45 PM

Jamaica’s Intuitive Artists: Storytellers and Visionaries

Wealth

The artists in this exhibit are known as Intuitives. Each creates in his or her own individualized artistic language.

The Jamaican Intuitives do not have formal art training, rather they developed singularly personal styles and techniques to capture their visions.

What connects many of these artists is the belief that their work is spiritually inspired. They inhabit a world with little distinction between the temporal and spiritual planes, harkening back to African traditions. Much of their art is grounded in personal religious views – based on one or more of Jamaica’s many faith movements or on a more free-formed spirituality. Their work often is the result of intensely personal visions. Springing from the artist’s psyche, these visions become testimony revealed through painting and sculpture, some giving praise, others providing instruction or warning. All tell stories that speak to the power of Jamaica’s history, its people and culture.

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Jamaican Independence, the visual stories contained in this exhibition are arranged by the themes represented by the colors of Jamaica’s national flag: Strength (Black), Resources (Green) and Wealth (Gold).

Deborah Wood

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Power comes in many different forms and is born from a variety of origins. The Jamaican people pride themselves in their strength. The Intuitive Artists use their creative nature to embody such pride in their artwork.

Dianely Martin

Resources

Ras Dizzy (Jamaica, 1930-2008), Jacy Livingston Riding Cristol, 1991, Mixed media on matboard, 14 x 20 inches, Gift of Wayne and Myrene L. Cox, 3.2012.7

Many of the Jamaican Intuitive Artists live outside of the large cities.

Life in small towns is lived in elemental contact with the natural world.

The work of these artists shows respect for the land and the plant and animal life it supports; respect for the fruits of the land that sustain Jamaicans; respect for those whose work brings forth that sustenance; respect for the spiritual oneness of all life.

Intuitive Art is no stranger to the context in which it operates. Often, Intuitive Artists represent the particularities of the environment that surrounds them in their work. In these cases, their art becomes a window into the reality recreating its own image of the nation, its people and natural richness. Other times, the Intuitive’s works reveal a separate world they have discovered through their inner eye.

The casual anecdote and the identification of its own elements, open a door for the presentation of a wide spectrum of the common resources of the inhabitants of the island. In the eyes of these artists, the physical is loaded with spiritual connotations. Reality then carries the wonderful notes of a divine and transcendent vision.

Anelys Alvarez Deloris Anglin (Jamaica, b. 1961), Fruit Lady; The Artist’s Cousin, 1996, Oil on board, 11 3/4 x 12 inches, Gift of Richard Ogust, FIU 1998.021.001

Intuitive Artists are natural abstract artists. Their work often includes narratives. It is also rich in symbolism with a mysterious, spiritual quality. These artists experimented with different color harmonies, such as vivid colors like Rastafarian red, green, and gold, in a new way. Their art is refreshing, different, and never repetitive in expressing their inner view of Jamaica’s natural and spiritual wealth.

Laura Mitchell

Allan “Zion” Johnson (Jamaica, 1930-2006), Nine Angels at Revival Zion, 1987, Oil on hardboard, 23 ¾ x 24 inches, Gift of Wayne and Myrene L. Cox 3.2013.9

Museum Studies

Adversity often leads a person or community to find creative ways to tap into their inner strength in order to dispel obstacles. The Jamaican Intuitive Artists frequently represent the vigor of their community in a variety of ways.

Strength is shown as people emerge during times of hardship; it also permeates throughout the Jamaican culture.

CM

MY

Spirituality exists in its natural form in Jamaica’s environment.

Jamaica’s natural wealth is essential for the people’s survival.

It also satisfies spiritual needs. The beauty of sunlight radiates warmth, happiness and spiritual wholeness. Each of these elements exists in the artworks created by the Intuitive Artists.

Jamaican Intuitive Art is the second annual exhibit which students in the Graduate Certificate of Museum Studies program have jointly curated. They worked in the permanent collections of the Frost Art Museum and learned first-hand the necessity of teamwork in this effort. Their achievements as curators, designers, educators and technologs are evident in all aspects of this ambitious exhibit.

In addition, this year’s Museum Studies students had the invaluable experience of working with one of the donors of this rich collection of artwork. Mr. Wayne Cox has generously given his time Spring 2012 ARH 5851 - Introduction to Museum Ethics, Policies and Procedures Students and his knowledge as a guide in their sudden immersion into the complexity of self-taught artists in Jamaica. Through this intensely handson opportunity, students applied classroom learning to the real museum context.

In its ninth year, the Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies Program continues to reach students from a variety of backgrounds, providing each with more than a basic understanding of the museum world.

Coursework provides a well-rounded introduction to many of the areas of work in this vast profession. I thank the students for following my not-too-subtle directions, for keeping to a timetable, and for completing a successful project. I would also like to thank Mr. Cox for generously giving his vast knowledge and the Frost staff for accepting this team into the fold of the Museum. In addition, thanks go to this year’s sponsors: Judith and David Blumenthal, FIU’s Latin American and Caribbean Center, and the Jamaican Consulate in Miami.

Annette B. Fromm, Ph.D. Museum Studies Coordinator

Jamaicafinal.pdf

2

4/18/12

12:45 PM

Jamaica’s Intuitive Artists: Storytellers and Visionaries

Wealth

The artists in this exhibit are known as Intuitives. Each creates in his or her own individualized artistic language.

The Jamaican Intuitives do not have formal art training, rather they developed singularly personal styles and techniques to capture their visions.

What connects many of these artists is the belief that their work is spiritually inspired. They inhabit a world with little distinction between the temporal and spiritual planes, harkening back to African traditions. Much of their art is grounded in personal religious views – based on one or more of Jamaica’s many faith movements or on a more free-formed spirituality. Their work often is the result of intensely personal visions. Springing from the artist’s psyche, these visions become testimony revealed through painting and sculpture, some giving praise, others providing instruction or warning. All tell stories that speak to the power of Jamaica’s history, its people and culture.

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Jamaican Independence, the visual stories contained in this exhibition are arranged by the themes represented by the colors of Jamaica’s national flag: Strength (Black), Resources (Green) and Wealth (Gold).

Deborah Wood

Strength C

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CY

CMY

K

Power comes in many different forms and is born from a variety of origins. The Jamaican people pride themselves in their strength. The Intuitive Artists use their creative nature to embody such pride in their artwork.

Dianely Martin

Resources

Ras Dizzy (Jamaica, 1930-2008), Jacy Livingston Riding Cristol, 1991, Mixed media on matboard, 14 x 20 inches, Gift of Wayne and Myrene L. Cox, 3.2012.7

Many of the Jamaican Intuitive Artists live outside of the large cities.

Life in small towns is lived in elemental contact with the natural world.

The work of these artists shows respect for the land and the plant and animal life it supports; respect for the fruits of the land that sustain Jamaicans; respect for those whose work brings forth that sustenance; respect for the spiritual oneness of all life.

Intuitive Art is no stranger to the context in which it operates. Often, Intuitive Artists represent the particularities of the environment that surrounds them in their work. In these cases, their art becomes a window into the reality recreating its own image of the nation, its people and natural richness. Other times, the Intuitive’s works reveal a separate world they have discovered through their inner eye.

The casual anecdote and the identification of its own elements, open a door for the presentation of a wide spectrum of the common resources of the inhabitants of the island. In the eyes of these artists, the physical is loaded with spiritual connotations. Reality then carries the wonderful notes of a divine and transcendent vision.

Anelys Alvarez Deloris Anglin (Jamaica, b. 1961), Fruit Lady; The Artist’s Cousin, 1996, Oil on board, 11 3/4 x 12 inches, Gift of Richard Ogust, FIU 1998.021.001

Intuitive Artists are natural abstract artists. Their work often includes narratives. It is also rich in symbolism with a mysterious, spiritual quality. These artists experimented with different color harmonies, such as vivid colors like Rastafarian red, green, and gold, in a new way. Their art is refreshing, different, and never repetitive in expressing their inner view of Jamaica’s natural and spiritual wealth.

Laura Mitchell

Allan “Zion” Johnson (Jamaica, 1930-2006), Nine Angels at Revival Zion, 1987, Oil on hardboard, 23 ¾ x 24 inches, Gift of Wayne and Myrene L. Cox 3.2013.9

Museum Studies

Adversity often leads a person or community to find creative ways to tap into their inner strength in order to dispel obstacles. The Jamaican Intuitive Artists frequently represent the vigor of their community in a variety of ways.

Strength is shown as people emerge during times of hardship; it also permeates throughout the Jamaican culture.

CM

MY

Spirituality exists in its natural form in Jamaica’s environment.

Jamaica’s natural wealth is essential for the people’s survival.

It also satisfies spiritual needs. The beauty of sunlight radiates warmth, happiness and spiritual wholeness. Each of these elements exists in the artworks created by the Intuitive Artists.

Jamaican Intuitive Art is the second annual exhibit which students in the Graduate Certificate of Museum Studies program have jointly curated. They worked in the permanent collections of the Frost Art Museum and learned first-hand the necessity of teamwork in this effort. Their achievements as curators, designers, educators and technologs are evident in all aspects of this ambitious exhibit.

In addition, this year’s Museum Studies students had the invaluable experience of working with one of the donors of this rich collection of artwork. Mr. Wayne Cox has generously given his time Spring 2012 ARH 5851 - Introduction to Museum Ethics, Policies and Procedures Students and his knowledge as a guide in their sudden immersion into the complexity of self-taught artists in Jamaica. Through this intensely handson opportunity, students applied classroom learning to the real museum context.

In its ninth year, the Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies Program continues to reach students from a variety of backgrounds, providing each with more than a basic understanding of the museum world.

Coursework provides a well-rounded introduction to many of the areas of work in this vast profession. I thank the students for following my not-too-subtle directions, for keeping to a timetable, and for completing a successful project. I would also like to thank Mr. Cox for generously giving his vast knowledge and the Frost staff for accepting this team into the fold of the Museum. In addition, thanks go to this year’s sponsors: Judith and David Blumenthal, FIU’s Latin American and Caribbean Center, and the Jamaican Consulate in Miami.

Annette B. Fromm, Ph.D. Museum Studies Coordinator

Jamaicafinal.pdf

1

4/18/12

12:45 PM

Exhibition Checklist Deloris Anglin (Jamaica, b. 1961) Fruit Lady; The Artist's Cousin, 1996 Oil on board 11 ¾ x 12 inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.001

Evadney Cruickshank (Jamaica, n.d.)

Duppies Flee the Balmyard, 1999 Acrylic on hardboard 16 x 23-1/8 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.4

Errol McKenzie (Jamaica, b.1954) First Prophet, 1993 Wood 38 x 43 x 31 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.12

Leroy Atherton (Jamaica, n.d.)

Vessel, 1997 Stained Cedar 7 x 4 x 4 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.001

Leonard Daley (Jamaica, 1930-2006) Absolutely Jamaica, 1995 Acrylic on canvas 72 x 45 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.5

Henry Simms (Jamaica, n.d.)

Welcome, 1996 Polychromed cut metal 14 ½ x 32 ½ inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.028

Ras Dizzy (Jamaica, 1930-2008) On the Shefield Water, 1992 Mixed media on matboard 10 ¼ x 13-3/8 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.026

Kingsley Thomas (Jamaica, b. 1941) When You Take These Flowers Back Home, You're Going to Have Him Back Warm in Your Heart Once More, c. 1990 Oil on board 24-3/8 x 16-1/8 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.045

Errol Lloyd “Power” Atherton (Jamaica, 1957 - 2008) Candle Head, 1995 Cedar 6 ½ x 3 x 2 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.007 Errol Lloyd “Power” Atherton (Jamaica, 1957 - 2008) Burning, 1995 Cedar 5-1/8 x 3 ½ x 1 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.008

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Errol Lloyd “Power” Atherton (Jamaica, 1957 - 2008) Flaming Spirit, 1995 Cedar 5 ¼ x 3 x 1 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.010 Vincent Atherton (Jamaica, 1923-2007) Vessel, c. 1980 Wood 14 ¾ x 6 ½ x 6 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.2 Tony Bag (Jamaica, b. 1953) Red Raincoat, 1985 Oil on hardboard 12 x 8 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.016 Everald Brown (Jamaica, 1917-2002) Neighbors of the Mountain, 1993 Acrylic on hardboard 26 x 29-5/8 x 1 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.3 Evadney Cruickshank (Jamaica, n.d.)

Hurricane Gilbert, 1996 Oil on masonite 23 x 28 inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.004

Additional support from: Judith and David Blumenthal Front Image: Everald Brown (Jamaica, 1917-2002), Neighbors of the Mountain, 1993, Acrylic on hardboard 26 x 29-5/8 x 1 inches, Gift of Wayne and Myrene L. Cox, 3.2012.3

Ras Dizzy (Jamaica, 1930-2008) Jacy Livingston Riding Cristol, 1991 Mixed media on matboard 14 x 20 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.7 Reginald English (Jamaica, 1929-1997) Pipesman, 1995 Polychromed metal 24 ½ x 13 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.8 Allan “Zion” Johnson (Jamaica, 1930-2006) Nine Angels at Revival Zion, 1987 Oil on hardboard 23 ¾ x 24 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2013.9 William “Woody” Joseph (Jamaica, 1919-2000) Untitled, c. 1980 Stained cedar 11 ¾ x 9 ½ x 6 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.035 William Joseph Jr. (Jamaica, b. 1969) Jerom, 1996 Carved lignum vitae 17 x 4 x 3 ¾ inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.022

Jamaican Intuitive Artists

ies r a n io is V d n a s r e ll Storyte

Kingsley Thomas (Jamaica, b. 1941) At the Gallery, c. 1990 Oil on board 12 x 21 ¾ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.047 Christopher Williams (Jamaica, n.d.)

Seven Black Star Liners, 1998 Oil on canvas 22 x 40 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.14 Sylvester Woods (Jamaica, 1924-2008) Untitled (banana wagon), 1996 Acrylic on masonite 13 ¼ x 19 inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.031 Errol McKenzie (Jamaica, b.1954) Mother Makes Her own Twin, 2007 Mixed media on linen 64 x 28 ½ inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox 3.2012.11 Byron Johnson (Jamaica, 1968-2002) Togetherness, 1990 Oil on hardboard 23-5/8 x 24 inches Gift of Wayne and Myrene Cox FIU 2000.011.034

William Joseph Jr. (Jamaica, b. 1969) Untitled (woman with child), 1996 Carved lignum vitae 7 x 2 x 2 inches Gift of Richard Ogust FIU 1998.021.023

The Frost Art Museum receives ongoing support from the Steven and Dorothea Green Endowment; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners; The Miami Herald; Target; and the Members & Friends of The Frost Art Museum.

Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum Florida International University 10975 SW 17th St. | Miami, FL 33199 t: 305.348.2890 | e: artinfo@fiu.edu w: thefrost.fiu.edu Museum Hours: Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm / Sun: 12pm-5pm / Mon: Closed

Second Annual FIU Museum Studies Exhibit The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum April 25, 2012 - August 26, 2012