2010 saw the passing of three significant figures in Jamaica’s art community – Albert Huie, Seya Parboosingh, Dawn Scott. Today’s Sunday Gleaner carries an article that looks closely at the impact of the loss of these three individuals. Local galleries flew flags at half mast this year to mourn the passing of three Jamaican painters [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 8, 2010
The National Gallery will host a memorial to the late master painter, Albert Huie, on Sunday, March 21. This memorial will be accompanied by a tribute exhibition consisting of Albert Huie works from the National Collection. Additional details about this exhibition will be available soon.
Continue reading...Sunday, February 14, 2010
Gleaner writer, Howard Campbell, remembers Jamaican master painter Albert Huie in this feature in today’s Sunday Gleaner. “In late 2000, painter Albert Huie was enjoying the tranqui-lity of retirement at his home in Baltimore, Maryland, when a controversy from decades past returned to haunt him. ‘Miss Mahogany’, a 1960 nude painting that caused a furore [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 5, 2010
Headline of today’s Editorial in the Gleaner newspaper – “We owe a debt of gratitude to Albert Huie” “Albert Huie, the master painter, has passed on at the age of 89. The contribution which he made in his lifetime remains, as does the example of a life which was lived to the fullest. Huie’s journey [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Opposition Spokesperson on Culture, Lisa Hanna, have issued statements regarding the recent death of Jamaican master painter Albert Huie. Prime Minister Golding described him as a cultural icon who has made an immense contribution to the development of Jamaican art. He extolled Huie as one of Jamaica’s greatest impressionist painters [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 1, 2010
Jamaican master painter, Albert Huie, died yesterday in Baltimore, Maryland (USA), after a long illness. He was 89 years old. Huie is highly regarded as one Jamaica’s foremost artists, and earned local and international acclaim for his works, many of which are represented in private, corporate and public collections, including the National Gallery of Jamaica. [...]
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
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