Caribbean artists biography books

The Caribbean is made up of more than twenty countries, each with its own identity.

Yet fascinatingly, there are significant cultural commonalities despite geographic, ethnic, linguistic, and political diversity. A mixture of African, Amerindian, Asian, and European origins define the remarkable Caribbean culture, which, from the period of colonialism to the present, has also witnessed a massive diaspora.

Caribbean Art examines the diverse and highly accomplished work of Caribbean artists, whether indigenous or from the diaspora, popular or “high” culture, rural or urban based, politically radical or religious.

This expanded edition with a new preface has been updated to reflect and address fundamental challenges to traditional art-historical practice and its foundational co