Gloria Escoffery
Jamaican painter (1923–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gloria Escoffery OD (22 December 1923 – 24 April 2002) was a Jamaican painter, poet and art critic that contributed to post-colonial arts and culture during the mid-to-late 20th century.
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Born | (1923-12-22)22 December 1923 |
Died | 24 April 2002(2002-04-24) (aged 78) Brown's Town, St. Ann, Jamaica |
Alma mater | McGill University, Slade School of Fine Arts, University of the West Indies's School of Education |
Occupation(s) | Artist, poet, teacher, art critic and journalist |
Notable work | Rootsman Adam Reincarnates For The Millennium (2000) Banana Plantation Workers (1953) The Old Woman (1955) |
Children | Fabian |
Awards | Officer of the Order of Distinction, Silver Musgrave Institute of Jamaica, Member of Caribbean Hall of Fame |
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