Barrington Watson
Barrington Watson is Jamaica’s master painter. Born in 1931 in Lucea, Jamaica, Barrington Watson made his original mark in Jamaica as a football player for Kingston College. However, he ultimately followed his artistic yearnings by enrolling at the Royal College of Art in London. He traveled widely and then returned to Jamaica in the early 1960’s. In 1967 he won a prize at the first Spanish Biennal at Barcelona. Barrington Watson has exhibited throughout Jamaica and internationally and currently lives in Jamaica. He is the father of sculptor Basil Watson.
"I utilize
The Light of Turner
The Line of Ingres
The Range of Rembrandt
The Techniques of Velasquez
The Emotion of Goya
And, my Birthright of Benin."
Awards
- 1957 - British Council Scholarship
- 1958-9 - Jamaican Government Scholarship
- 1961 - Jamaican Government Travel Scholarship
- 1967 - Special Award, Spanish Bienalle - First Barcelona International Exhibition
- 1974 - Gold Medal, Jamaica Festival
- 1984 - Prime Minister of Jamaica's Award for Excellence
- 1999 - Barrington Watson Day in Atlanta, GA (Feb. 11th)
- 2000 - Gold Musgrave Award
Notable Works
- Spirit of Garvey, (Oil/Canvas)
- Pan-Africanists, Oil/Canvas, 1999
Portraits
- Marcus Garvey, Jamaica
- Fredrick Douglass, JAMICA
- C.L.R. James, Trinidad
- Harriet Tubman, USA
- Kwame Nkrumah, Gold Coast
- W. E. B. Du Bois, USA
- Julius Nyerere, Tanganyika
- Jomo Kenyatta, British East Africa
- George Padmore, Trinidad
- Haile Selassie I, Ethiopia
- Paul Robeson, USA,
- Malcolm X, USA
- Rosa Parks, USA
- Martin Luther King, Jr., USA
- Muhammad Ali, USA
- Patrice Lumumba, Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville)
Literary works
Reference
Barrington Watson - The Artist
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