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Isaac Mendes Belisario's “Koo-Koo, or Actor Boy”

 

Isaac Mendes Belisario was one of the earliest artists to depict Jamaican culture. This character sketch, “Koo-Koo, or
Actor Boy”, is of a junkanoo dancer after Emancipation. It was in his collection of lithographs released in 1837-38.

 

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The National Gallery of Jamaica has resumed its innovative child art programme, Saturday Art Time.

Sangster International Airport now features art exhibitions to give local and international artists and art programmes in Jamaican schools the opportunity to showcase their talent.

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