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Edna Manley

Jamaican sculptor (1900-1987) · Jamaica · Artists · Died at 86

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Edna Swithenbank Manley was a Jamaican artist, known primarily as a sculptor, although her oeuvre included significant drawings and paintings.

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Musgrave Medal

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Edna Swithenbank Manley was a Jamaican artist, known primarily as a sculptor, although her oeuvre included significant drawings and paintings. Trained in British neoclassical tradition, Manley became a major figure in Jamaican art, with her work forming an important part of the National Gallery of Jamaica's permanent collection. Edna Manley was also an early supporter of art education in Jamaica, having both organised and taught art classes at the Junior Centre of the Institute of Jamaica throughout the 1940's.

Country
Jamaica
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1987 · aged 86

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